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' The associations composing the federation re- 
ported concerning their activities during the past 
year, and the reports of committees were consid- 
ered as follows: 
Action on the recommendations in the report of 
the committee on college entrance requirements 
was postponed for one year, with the understand- 
ing that the various associations were to take 
action on it in the meantime, and were to report 
their decisions to the federation. 
The national geometry committee report was 
approved as a report of progress. The chairman, 
Dr. Slaught, reported that a preliminary report 
would soon be distributed to all members of the 
federation who were engaged in mathematics 
teaching, as well as to such other teachers as were 
interested. An edition of 5,000 copies will be pub- 
lished, the expense being borne by the National 
Educational Association. 
The amendments reorganizing the council by 
limiting the representation of each association to 
one member were adopted, as follows: 
Section 5. Hach association shall have one dele- 
gate on the federation council, this delegate to 
cast one vote for every fifty members of the asso- 
ciation he represents, but to have at least one 
vote. The delegate may be chosen in any way 
decided upon by his association, shall hold office 
for three years, or until the appointment of his 
successor, and shall be eligible for reelection. In 
case of a vacancy by death or resignation, the 
association in question must at once appoint a 
successor. 
Section 7. The duty of a delegate shall be to 
keep the secretary of the federation informed as 
to the activities of his association, and to repre- 
sent the interests of his association at every meet- 
ing of the council. If for any reason he can not 
attend a meeting, he shall be responsible for being 
represented by a properly accredited proxy. 
The associations have been asked to appoint 
these representatives at once, and it is hoped that 
the new council will soon be in full working order. 
The treasurer reported as follows: 
EXPENDITURES 
Stationery and stamps .....,.......... $ 8.50 
Printing wandymailing yell eleieiils er 70.52 
National Geometry Committee ......... 100.00 
$179.02 
IstIRNG 5 on dolacooodomadoe adalat 66 85.78 
$264.80 
SCIENCE 
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RECEIPTS 
Balances trom Oil OManaaene eee $ 85.60 
Dues from 12 associations ............ 179.20 
$264.80 
One association, the Association of Biology 
Teachers of New York, has resigned from the 
federation, and two associations with an approxi- 
mate membership of 150 have not yet paid their 
dues for the year. 
A committee of teachers of physics, J. A. Ran- 
dall, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, chairman; W. R. 
Pyle, Morris High School, New York City; W. A. 
Hedrick, McKinley Manual - Training School, 
Washingon, D. C.; G. A. Works, Madison, Wis- 
consin; P. B. Woodworth, Lewis Institute, Chi- 
cago, has been appointed ‘‘to coordinate new 
apparatus and new teaching content with the 
present secondary school physics course.’’ 
Mr. Randall is chairman of a similar committee 
of the New York State Science Teachers’ Asso- 
ciation, and committees to cooperate in this work 
have already been appointed by the Physics Club 
of New York and the New Jersey State Science 
Teachers’ Association. It is hoped that the Na- 
tional Educational Association will decide, at next 
summer’s meeting, to be a partner in this under- 
taking, as it has been in the work of the National 
Geometry Committee. 
The plan of work for the committee is to have 
each member act as chairman of a local committee, 
which shall investigate conditions in its territory, 
collecting data as to new apparatus and improve- 
ments in courses to be submitted to the general 
committee, and giving to the instrument makers 
plans for whatever apparatus seems worth while. 
The general committee will probably form a new 
definition of the ‘‘physics unit’’ to correspond 
with what they find to be the most improved usage 
in the subject, and will perfect machinery by 
which every physics teacher in the country can 
secure the most improved forms of equipment. 
On Thursday morning, at a joint session with 
Section L of the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science, the members of the 
council listened to addresses by Professor C. W. 
Moore, of Harvard; Professor A. L. Jones, of 
Columbia, and Dean J. R. Angell, of Chicago 
University, on the new systems of admission to 
these colleges. 
HUGENE R. SMITH, 
Secretary 
POLYTECHNIC PREPARATORY SCHOOL, 
BROOKLYN 
