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year are Dr. E. W. Nelson, president; Dr. 

 Wilfred H. Osgood and Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, 

 Jr., vice-presidents; Dr. H. H. Lane, record- 

 ing secretary; Dr. Hartley H. T. Jackson, 

 corresponding secretary; Mr. Artliur J. Poole, 

 treasurer. Mr. N. Hollister was reappointed 

 editor, and director ex officio. The following 

 were elected directors of the 1921 class: Dr. 

 Glover M. Allen, Dr. J. Grinnell, Dr. Witmer 

 Stone, Dr. J. C. Merriam, Mr. H. E. Anthony. 

 Upon recommendation by the directors, 

 ninety-nine new members were elected. The 

 Society voted to affiliate with the American 

 Association for Advancement of Science. It 

 also authorized the appointment of a Com- 

 mittee on Marine Mammals to cooperate with 

 the National Research Council or other agen- 

 cies toward the international preservation of 

 marine mammals. 



The following was the program: 



MONDAY, MAY 2, 10:00 A.M. 



Meeting of the Board of Directors 

 Afternoon Session, 2:00 P.M. 



Bemarhs on certain mammals of Panama: E. 

 A. Goldman. 



A singing mouse • H. H. Lane. 



Disposition and intelligence of the orang- 

 utan: W. EL Sheak. 



The California elk-drive of 1904: C. Haht 

 Merriam. 



Some observations on heaver culture with ref- 

 erence to the national forests: Smith Riley. 



Progress in mammalogy during 1920. General 



. discussion for members, led by T. S. Pal- 

 mer. 



, Evening Session, 8:15 P.M. 



A motion picture record of the animal collec- 

 tions of the Washington and Philadelphia 

 Zoological Parks. (Made with the camera 

 invented by Carl E. Akeley.) Arthur H. 

 Fisher. 



tuesday, may 3 

 Morning Session, 10:00 A.M. 



Geography and evolution as pertaining to the 

 hangaroo rats of California: Joseph Grin- 

 nell. 



Nerve-endings of the macules and cristw 

 acusticoe: H. H. Lane. 



Business Session, 10:lf5 A.M. 



Afternoon Session, 2:00 P.M. 



Life histories of African squirrels and related 



groups: H. Lang. 

 (a) Meaning of California records for the 

 huffalo: (b) The range of mountain sheep 

 in northern California: C. Hart Merriam. 

 Habits of the mammals of Celebes and Bor- 

 neo: H. C. Eaven. 



WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 



Morning Session, 10:00 A.M. 



Present status of some of the larger mam- 

 mals of Canada: E. M. Anderson. 



Observations on certain specialized structures 

 of the integument of primates, {a) Carpal 

 sinus hairs. (6) A sternal gland in the 

 orang-utan: Adolph H. Schultz. 



Improved methods of trapping small mam- 

 mals alive: Vernon Bailey. (Presented 

 by E. A. Goldman.) 



Life-zones of southern Ecuador: H. E. An- 

 thony. 



Remarks on the distribution and relationships 

 of the North American chipmunks: Ar- 

 thur H. Howell. 



Some significant features of economic mam- 

 malogy : W. B. Bell. 



1 :00 P.M. 



Administration Building, National Zoological 

 Park 

 Luncheon for members and their wives, as 

 guests of Hie Administration of the National 

 Zoological Park and the Washington Mem- 

 bers. 



2:15 P.M. 



Final Business Session 

 2:80 P.M. 

 Tour of National Zoological Park under di- 

 rection of N. Hollister, superintendent. 



Hartley H. T. Jackson, 

 Corresponding Secretary 



