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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. LIII. No. 1354 



BALANCE SHEET — DECEMBER 23, 1920 



Investments : 



CASH STATEMENT 



Receipts 

 Dec. 23, 1920. 



Balance from last report $3,657.69 



Interest from securities. . .$5,707.75 

 Interest from bank balance. 51.72 

 Interest from E. M. Yerkes. 5.37 



Eevertment of grant made 



S. I. Kornhauser 250.00 



P. W. Whiting 200.00 



Donald Eeddick, Chr 500.00 



Irving W. Bailey 500.00 



Daniel W. La Eue 200.00 



Margaret F. Washburn . . 200.00 



Jos. Peterson 200.00 



Asa A. SchaefEer 200.00 



Theo Hough 100.00 



Carl J. Wiggers 150.00 



Ferdinand Canu 250.00 4,500.00 



Interest on Life Membership 



350 members at $3 1,050.00 



2 members (Jane M. 



Smith Fund) 200.00 1,250.00 



Cash in Banks 



Fifth Avenue Bank 5,271.26 



U. S. Trust Company 1,209.92 6,481.18 



$16,753.74 



I certify that I have audited the accounts of 

 the Treasurer of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science for the period December 

 20, 1919, to December 23, 1920; that the securi- 

 ties representing the investments of the association 

 have been exhibited and verified; and that the in- 

 come therefrom has been duly accounted for. 



The financial statements accompanying the Treas- 

 urer 's report are in accord with the books of the 

 association and correctly summarize the accounts 

 thereof 



(Signed) Herbert A. Gill, 



Auditor 



Dated December 23, 1920 



At the autumn meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee of the council, held in New York on Oc- 

 tober 17, 1920, the following report was received 

 and ordered to be printed in Science. It covers 

 only a portion of the fiscal year on account of the 

 fact that the records of the Permanent Secretary's 

 office were turned over to the new Permanent Sec- 

 retary on April 1, 1920. The former Permanent 

 Secretary, Dr. L. O. Howard, presented his resig- 

 nation at the St. Louis meeting, at which he was 

 elected president for 1920 and 1921, but the new 

 Permanent Secretary, Dr. Burton E. Livingston, 

 did not assume his duties until February 1, 1920, 

 and did not actually take charge of the accounts 

 until April 1, 1920. During the interim Dr. How- 

 ard continued to care for the affairs of the asso- 

 ciation, and he has given much valuable advice and 

 assistance to the new Permanent Secretary. Dr. 



