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ican Society of Naturalists, by which name the 
eastern society is now known ; 
And whereas, it is desirable that the organi- 
zation of the central naturalists should be co- 
ordinate with the eastern society ; 
And whereas, it is desirable that all the natu- 
ralists of the country should, as far as possible, 
come together from time to time in a national 
general gathering ; 
Resolved, that the naturalists of the Central 
States form a permanent organization and that 
they favor a coordinate relation of this associa- 
tion and that of the Eastern States, as eastern 
and central branches respectively of the Ameri- 
can Society of Naturalists. 
That the two organizations meet annually in 
their respective territories (except as stated 
below), have the same conditions of member- 
ship, elect their own officers and collect and 
disburse their own funds ; 
That the records of the two branches, includ- 
ing lists of members, be published jointly at 
joint expense and under the joint editorship of 
the secretaries of the two branches ; 
That every third year the two branches 
meet together alternately in the East and in the 
Central States, that the officers of the meeting 
be those of the receiving branch, and that 
visiting members enjoy full privileges, except 
as may be agreed upon at the time of joint 
ratification of this resolution ; 
That this resolution be transmitted to the 
American Society of Naturalists at its Chicago 
meeting, with the suggestion that it be referred 
to a committee to arrange further details and 
that the report of the committee be received 
and acted upon at the same meeting ; 
That, a copy of these resolutions be printed 
in SCIENCE to give an opportunity for full dis- 
cussion of them. 
C. B. DAVENPORT, 
Secretary of Committee. 
SCIENTIFIC POSITIONS UNDER THE GOV- 
ERNMENT. 
A NUMBER of important scientific positions 
will be filled by civil service examination on 
June 3d. Itis desired to establish an eligible 
register for the positions of plant physiologist 
and plant pathologist in the office of Plant 
SCIENCE. 
[N.S. Vou. XII. No. 332. 
Industry, United States Department of Agri- 
culture, with salaries of $1,800 per annum. 
The competitors will not be assembled for this 
examination, but must make application for 
the special form and send the following infor- 
mation not later than the date mentioned. 
The statements in physiology, those in path- 
ology being similar, together with the weights, 
are as follows: 
1. A statement of the line of study pursued in the 
colleges in which the competitor has received 
degrees or in which he has carried on work : 
(a) Technical and practical work with plant 
PHYSIO]OGY. .......ce sce eee eee eeeeceeveeseeeeeer 20 
(6) Scientific research in physiology and co- 
ordinate lines 
(c) Submission of a list of articles on phys- 
iology and related subjects published 
by Competitor ...............ccccceeeseeeeeeeee 25. 
2. A statement of the competitor’s experience as 
an executive officer or teacher..................-+. 15. 
3. A statement of not less that 500 words setting 
forth the present status and prospective devel- 
opment of plant physiological research........ 20 
An examination will be held on the same day 
in any city where postal free delivery has been 
established for the position of assistant in the 
seed laboratory of the Division of Botany with 
a salary of $1,200, the subjects and weights 
being as follows: 
1. Essay on methods of conducting purity tests 
(orthography and penmanship will be marked 
ON WAVE) GOED) ssoazdnc: soseososs occandoudbonbs0senocS 10 
OM StLUCh inal DOLAMY pe seeekeasecnesneehet setae eecenenes 15 
3. Morphology of the seed ........:.....0..secseeeenees 20 
4. Reading botanical German ......--.....02..eeeeseeees 10 
5. Drawing; Of Seeds <2... .snece:s-cseneussheeecunrnsecere 15. 
6. Identification of seeds............:cceeseseeeeeeeeeeees 30 
An examination under similar conditions will 
be held for the position of a field assistant in 
the Department of Agriculture, with a salary of 
$1,000. Here the subjects and weights are: 
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2. 
3. English composition.............- (sheet 3)..........- 10 
4, Education and experience...... (sheet 4).......... 20 
An examination for the position of computer 
in the Division of Forestry, with a salary of 
$1,000, will also be held, the subjects being : 
1. Forest mensuration 
Q. General fOrestry.......-cesesscescerscsseceeeeceenerevees 
