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science in European libraries ; and by Professor 

 Archer B. Hulbert, of Colorado College, on 

 American history and the natural sciences. 

 Further discussion followed, and it was pro- 

 posed that the association establish a committee 

 to facilitate the photographing of material in 

 European manuscripts for the use of investi- 

 gators in this country. The question was also 

 raised of the relations between the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science 

 and the Historical Association. The fact that 

 this year the two bodies are to meet, respec- 

 tively, at Boston and New Haven should pro- 

 vide the opportunity for a joint session or 

 sessions on the history of science and perhaps 

 for future common action or cooperation. 



Papers of interest to students of the history 

 of science also were read at other sessions at 

 St. Louis. At the conference in Medieval His- 

 tory Professor Louis J. Paetow, of the Uni- 

 versity of California, treated of "The Twelfth 

 and Thirteenth Centuries in the History of 

 Culture," and Professor Lynn Thorndike, of 

 "Guido Bonatti, an Astrologer of the Thir- 

 teenth Century mentioned by Dante," while at 

 the conference on the History of Civilization 

 Professor Breasted gave an account of the 

 new Edwin Smith Medical Papyrus. 



REPORT ON MEMBERSHIP OF THE AMERI- 

 CAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE AD- 

 VANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 



The following tabulations present the status 

 of membership in the association at the ends 

 of the fiscal years 1920 and 1921, and on Janu- 

 ary 14, 1922. The tabulation for 1920 is 

 incomplete on account of incomplete records, 

 the present system of records not having been 

 installed till the spring of 1920. 



At end of fiscal At end of fiscal 



year 1920 year 1921 

 (Sept. 30, 1920) (Sept. 30, 1921) 

 Active life and sustain- 

 ing members 353 349 



Annual members in good 



standing 9,649 9,811 



Total of members in 



good standing 10,002 10,160 



Members in arrears for 



one year 993 682 



Members in arrears for 



two years 447 705 



Total of members on roll 11,442 11,547 



Loss in membership during the fiscal year: 

 Dropped at beginning of fiscal year 



(more than two years in arrearsi) 447 



By death 44 



By resignation 326 



Total loss 817 



Total gain in membership (new members) : 



Sustaining members 1 



Life members 11 



Annual members 910 



Total gain 922 



Net gain in membership 105 



Loss from October 1, 1921, to January 

 14, 1922: 



Dropped October 1, 1921 705 



By death 46 



By resignation 220 



Total loss 971 



Gain from October 1, 1921, to January 



14, 1922: 



Reinstatements 16 



New life members 11 



New annual members 870 



Total gain 897 



Net loss from October 1, 1921, to Jan- 

 uary 14, 1922 74 



Total of members on roll January 14, 



1922 (11,547 less 74) 11,473 



Total of members in good standing Jan- 

 uary 14, 1922 8,381 



Associates for the second Toronto meet- 

 ing (not included above) 247 



It is to be noted that there were 158 more 

 members in good standing on September 30, 

 1921, than there were on the preceding Sep- 

 tember 30, and that the total enrollment was 

 greater on the latter date by 105. The total 

 enrollment suffered a sudden decrease (of 705) 

 on October 1, 1921, by the di-opping of the 

 names of all whose period of arrearage be- 

 came over two years on that date, and this 

 loss has since been increased, by deaths and 

 resignations, to 971. To offset this, 881 new 

 members were enrolled up to January 14, and 

 16 members were reinstated. 



It is gratifying to note that the annual dues 

 have been paid much more promptly this year 

 than ever before. Of the 11,473 individuals 

 whose names were on the roll January 14, 

 8,381 had paid their dues for the current year 

 and were therefore in good standing. 



BUETON E. LlVTlTGSTON, 



Permanent Secretary. 

 lAs provided in By-Laws, Article X. 



