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gested remedies, in so far as concerns the 

 future of our society considered by itself. 

 It may be permitted me, however, to look 

 still further into the future, and to see 

 therein the possibility of a yet wider affilia- 

 tion than that already discussed, that of 

 the several grand divisions of natural sci- 

 ence, on a basis somewhat different from 

 that now obtaining in the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science, an 

 affiliation in which the American Chemical 

 Society, by reason of its numbers and the 

 importance of its field, shall occupy a most 

 prominent position. Whether or not this 

 vision is ever to come true, we should all 

 work in harmony to the end of the forma- 

 tion of a grand organization of chemists 

 that shall be a power for the greatest good 

 to the profession and to mankind. 



W. F. HiLLEBRAND 



U. S. Geological Subvey 



T3E THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OP 



THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL 



SOCIETY 



The thirteenth annual meeting of the 

 society was held in New York City on 

 Friday and Saturday, December 28-29, 

 1906, forming a part of the general gather- 

 ing of scientists in attendance at the meet- 

 ings of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science and the numerous 

 affiliated societies. With this environment 

 went a noticeable increase in attendance, 

 over eighty members being present at the 

 four sessions. Friday morning was de- 

 voted to a joint session with Section A of 

 the association and the Astronomical and 

 Astrophysical Society, Professor Simon 

 Newcomb presiding. A large audience 

 listened to seven papers from the fields 

 represented. The remaining three sessions 

 were somewhat crowded with the regular 

 program, to which were added several 

 papers from Section A. The great pro- 

 ductive capacity of the society is rapidly 



making it a serious problem to provide 

 adequate facilities for presentation and 

 discussion of the output. 



At the afternoon session on Friday Pro- 

 fessors E. B. Van Vleck and Morley, and 

 on Saturday President White, Vice-Presi- 

 dent P. F. Smith and Professor Morley 

 occupied the chair. Owing to the recent 

 illness of President Osgood, the presidential 

 address was not delivered; it is hoped that 

 it may be given at some future meeting. 



The council announced the election of 

 Mr. E. I. Shepard, of Harvard University, 

 to membership in the society. Eight appli- 

 cations for membership were received. The 

 organization was authorized of a new sec- 

 tion of the society, to be known as the 

 Southwestern Section. (A preliminary 

 meeting of the proposed section was held 

 at Columbia, Mo., on December 1.) It was 

 decided to hold the next summer meeting 

 at Cornell University. An amendment of 

 the constitution was adopted by which the 

 editorial committee of the Transactions is 

 included in the council. 



At the annual election the following offi- 

 cers and members of the council were 

 chosen : 



President— B.. S. White. 



Vice-presidents — ^Heinrieli Maschke, P. F. Smith. 



Secretary — F. N. Cole. 



Treasurer — W. S. Dennett. 



Committee on Publication — F. N. Cole, Alex- 

 ander Ziwet, D. E. Smith. 



Members of the Council to serve until Decem- 

 ber, 1909— G. A. Bliss, E. W. B^o^vn, M. W. 

 Haskell, A. G. Webster. 



The treasurer's report shows a balance 

 of $5,195.80 on hand December 14, 1906, 

 being a gain of about $1,360 for the year, 

 and including about $2,800 life-member- 

 ship fund. The sales of the society's pub- 

 lications, exclusive of the Bulletin sent free 

 to members, amounted during the year to 

 over $1,500. The library has increased to 

 over 2,500 volumes. The number of papers 

 presented before the society in 1906 was 



