March 6, 1914] 



SCIENCE 



351 



I find that the following members of your 



faculty are enrolled in the Association: . 



Will you not mention to each of these the im- 

 portance of the Atlanta meeting and urge his at- 

 tendance and participation? 



There are doubtless many others in your com- 

 munity who are eligible to membership. We 

 should like to receive all whom you can recom- 

 mend, and to welcome them at Atlanta. I enclose 

 several membership application cards and will 

 send others on request. 



If you will suggest their names, I shall be 

 glad to write them individually, or, if you think 

 it advisable, I can visit your institution at some 

 time in the fall which we can agree upon, for the 

 purpose of interviewing these men personally, and 

 possibly to speak before the men of science in 

 your community. 



Will you not write to me in regard to the mat- 

 ter, and let me know just what you think may be 

 the best method for interesting the present mem- 

 bers, and increasing the roll from your institu- 

 tion? 



Very cordially yours. 



Associate Secretary 



From these 538 communications 120 replies 

 were received. Of the special letters 24 were 

 acknowledged. Of the total number of replies 

 44 recommended persons for membership. 



The following table indicates the distribu- 

 tion of members and the acknowledgments 

 received. 



Alabama 



Arkansas 



Florida 



Georgia 



Kentucky 



Louisiana , 



Mississippi 



North Carolina 



South Carolina 



Tennessee 



Texas 



Virginia 



West Virginia 



Kemoved from territory 



Total 

 Num- 

 ber 



31 

 11 

 27 

 59 



29 

 47 

 18 

 38 

 27 

 51 

 83 

 86 

 28 

 3 



Total 

 Acknowl- 

 edgments 



9 

 3 



2 



15 



3 



7 



9 



12 



8 



19 



14 



10 



6 



3 



Number 

 Submitting 

 Names for 

 Membership 



association. This number was greatly aug- 

 mented by the names of eligible persons other- 

 wise secured. The total number of such invi- 

 tation letters was 255. A membership appli- 

 cation card and return envelope were enclosed 

 with each letter, also one of the association 

 leaflets of information. 



Acceptances were received from 37 to whom 

 these invitations were extended. In addition, 

 22, who may or may not have been influenced 

 by these communications to members, applied 

 directly to the permanent secretary. The 

 total enlistment for the territory was there- 

 fore 59. 



These were distributed by states as follows: 



Letters of invitation were sent to each per- 

 son thus suggested for membership in the 



The associate secretary made two trips in 

 the interests of the association. On October 

 31 the meeting of the Southern Educational 

 Association at Nashville was attended. On 

 invitation of the president, Hon. M. L. 

 Brittain, the secretary addressed a general 

 meeting of the association, urging the coopera- 

 tion of southern educators in the work of the 

 American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science, and extending a cordial invitation 

 to be present and participate in the Atlanta 

 meeting. 



In response to the requests received from 

 institutions, a ten-day trip was undertaken, 

 commencing November 30, during which the 

 following colleges and universities were 

 visited : 



University of Mississippi, 



Miss. A. and M. College, 



Ala. Polytechnic Institute, 



Georgia School of Technology, 



University of Georgia, 



Davidson College, N. C, 



Clemson College, S. C. 



At all these, excepting Davidson College, an 

 address was made before the faculties of the 

 institutions. The topic chosen for discussion 

 was that of cooperation among scientists. 



