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local organizations will do what is in thfir 

 power to make the week a pleasant one to 

 those who attend the nieetinfrs. 



AFKl MATED SOCIKTIES. 



The followini; societies have indicated 

 their intention to meet in St. Louis, in eon- 

 vocation week, in attiliation with tlic Ameri- 

 can Association for the Advancement of 

 Science or with the American Society of 

 Naturalists. For further det^iils. the daily 

 pros^ranis should l)e consulted. 



The A»nric(iii Aittliropological Associa- 

 tion will meet in affiliation with Section IT. 

 IVesident, AV J MeGee; Secretary. George 

 A. Dorscy. Field Columbian Museum, ("hi- 

 eago, 111. 



The Aiiuricitii CJtemicdl Socithj will 

 meet on ^Monday and Tuesday. Hotel 

 headiiuarters will be at the Soutlieru. 

 Meetings will be held in afSliation with 

 Section C. The address of the retiring 

 president, Dr. John H. Long, on 'Some 

 Problems in Fermentation,' will be given 

 in Room 102 of tlie high school, on Wednes- 

 day evening, at 7 :30. President, John 

 II. Long; Secretary, Wm. A. Noyes. Johns 

 Hopkins I'niversity, Baltimore, jMd. 



The Amcricdit Maihcmatical Society- 

 Chicago Section will meet on Thursda.v and 

 Friday in affiliation with Section A of the 

 As.soeiation. Titles and abstracts of papers 

 should be in the hands of the secretary not 

 later than Saturday. December 12. Secre- 

 tary, Thomas F. llolgate. Noilliwestern 

 University, Evanston. III. 



The American Microscopical Society will 

 meet, probably on Tuesday. A stereoptieon 

 will be provided for the use of members. 

 President, T. J. Burrill: Secretary. H. B. 

 Ward, Lincoln, Nebi-aska. 



The American Physical Society will meet 

 in affiliation with Section B. President, 

 Arthur G. Webster: Secretary. Ernest Mer- 

 ritt, Cornell University. Ithaca, New York. 



The American Psychological Association 



will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

 President, W. L. Bryan; Secretary, Liv- 

 ingston Parrand, Columbia University, 

 New York, N. Y. 



The American Society of Xaturalists 

 will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

 The public di.seussion, on 'What Academic 

 Degrees should be conferred for Scientific 

 Work," will be held on Wednesday aftei-- 

 noou, and the annual dinner will be given 

 at the Mercantile Club, on Seventh and 

 Locust Streets, Wednesday evening. Mem- 

 bers of this and affiliated societies are re- 

 quested to register and procure tickets for 

 the dinner at the local secretary's office as 

 early as possible in the week. President. 

 William Trelea.s(': Secretary, Ross G. Hai- 

 rison, Jolms Hopkins Medical School, Balti- 

 moi-e, Maryland. 



The American Society of Zoologists— 

 Central Branch will meet in affiliation with 

 Section F. President. J. E. Reighanl : 

 Secretary, Frank Smitli. University of 

 Illinois, Ui-bana, 111. 



lite Association of Economic Entomol- 

 ogists will meet on Tuesday and Wednes- 

 tlay. President, il. V. Slingerland; Secre- 

 tary, A. F. Burgess, Columbus, Ohio. 



The Association of Plant and Aniinal 

 Breeders will hold its first meeting on 

 Tuesday. Wednesday and Thur-sday. 

 Chairman. W. :\1. Ha.v.s. St. Anthony Park. 

 Minn. 



The ^[stroiioniiial and Astroph ysical So- 

 ciety of America will meet in affiliation 

 with Section A. President. Simon Xew- 

 eondj: Secretary, (jleorgc C. Comstoek, Uni- 

 versity of Wisconsin. Aladison, Wis. 



Th( Botanical Club of the Association 

 will probabl.v meet as convenient times. 



The Botanical Society of America will 

 meet on Tuesdaj', Wednesday .and Thurs- 

 day. The address of tlie retiring presi- 

 dent. Dr. B. T. Galloway, will be (m 'What 

 the Twentieth Centur.v demands of Bot- 

 any.' President. Charles Reid Barnes: 



