June 17, 1921] 



SCIENCE 



549 



emy is allowed to retain the usual dollar allow- 

 ance if it collects the annual association dues 

 of such memher after April 1, but the allow- 

 ance is not effective for that year if the mem- 

 ber pays his dues before April 1. 



The operation of academy affiliation is illus- 

 trated by the above table, for the years 1920 

 and 1921. 



It appears that the affiliation arrangement 

 for academies has thus far been very unprofit- 

 able in a financial way, but it is hoped that the 

 financial loss by the association and the cor- 

 responding contributions toward the support 

 of the academies may prove justifiable as ex- 

 pense incurred in promoting the advancement 

 of science and education in the United States. 



The present status of the membership of 

 the association (March 31, 1921) is summar- 

 ized below, together with corresponding data 

 for 1920. 



The expenses of the Chicago meeting, in- 

 cluding those of the preliminary announce- 

 ment, were nearly $4,000, of which about one- 

 half was raised through local subscriptions 

 secured by the Local Committee. The print- 

 ing of the General Program cost $1,002.50 and 

 the printing and mailing of the preliminary 

 announcement cost $965.35. 



Preparations for the annual meeting are 

 exceptionally well in hand this year, the local 

 committee having already begun its work, and 



1 The sum of the corresponding iium,bers ia col- 

 umns 3 and 6 does not agree exactly with the 

 number in column 5, ibecause members sometimes 

 liave to be transferred from the account of one 

 academy to that of another because of change of 

 residence. 



Number of March 31, 



1920 



Active life members 353 



Annual members credited with 



dues for current year 8,034 



Mar. 31, 

 1921 



350 



9,287 



Members in good standing, total. 8,387 9,637- 



Members in arrears for two pre- 

 vious years and current year. 915 424 



Members in arrears for $2 on 

 1920 account and for current 

 year 220 29 



Members in arrears for one pre- 

 vious year and for current year . 618 773 



Members in arrears for current 



year only 2,163 1,085' 



Names on list, total .12,303 11,948 



CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP FKOM SEPTEMBER 80, 

 1920, TO MABCH 81, 1921 



2 On April 21, this number had been increased 

 to 9,852. 



3 On April 21, this numljer had been decreased 

 to 870. 



* It should be noted that this number is con- 

 siderably larger than the normal expectancy on 

 account of dropping for nonpayment of dues. The 

 list during 1920 stUl contained all those names 

 that should ordinarily have been dropped at the 

 beginning of that year. On October 1, 1920, names 

 were dropped for which there was an arrearage of 

 3 years, as well as those for which there was an 

 arrearage of 2 years. 



