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Twenty-three persons were present. 



The minutes of October 1 were adopted as read. 



Eighteen candidates were elected to annual membership : Mr. 

 Libero Ajello, 1006 Furnald Hall, Columbia University, New- 

 York, N. Y. ; Dr. Fred A. Barkely, Montana State University, 

 Missoula, Mont. ; Mrs. Albert C. Barnes, Merion, Pa. ; Mrs. D. C. 

 Boyce, 4214 Bigelow Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Dr. Myrle M. Burk, 

 R. F. D. No. 2, Waterloo, Iowa; Mr. Virginius H. Chase, 107 

 Park PL, Peoria Heights, 111. ; Dr. Lincoln Constance, Botany 

 Department, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. ; Dr. Fred- 

 erick L. Fagley, 60 Gramercy Pk., New York, N. Y. ; Dr. John 

 E. Flynn, Biological Abstracts, University of Pennsylvania, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. ; Mrs. Grace B. Griffeth, 41 Lake View Pk., Roches- 

 ter, N. Y. ; Miss Sarah H. Harlow, 56 Hancock Ave., Yonkers, 

 N. Y. ; Mr. Howard K. Henry, Haverford College, Haverford, 

 Pa. ; Dr. John Austin Jump, State Teachers College, Frostburg, 

 Md. ; Mr. John Masek, Apopka, Fla. ; Mr. W. Stanley Myers, 818 

 Eubanks St., Oklahoma City, Okla. ; Mr. George A. Orrok, 21 East 

 40th St., New York, N. Y. ; Mr. William Slater, 1060 Morewood 

 Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. ; and Dr. George James Wilds, Hartsville, 

 S. C. 



Three candidates were elected to associate membership : Miss 

 Phyllis M. Busch, 229 East 18th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Miss Cay 

 Hillegas, 7 St. Luke's PL, Montclair, N. J. ; and Miss Dorothy E. 

 .Wheatley, 29 South Munn Ave., East Orange, N. J. 



Dr. John Leutritz of the Bell Telephone Laboratories spoke 

 on the preservation and biological materials. The speaker's abstract 

 follows : 



Telephone equipment is exposed to a wide variety of environmental condi- 

 tions. Many of the materials of biological origin such as cotton, paper, jute, 

 rubber and w^ood used in communications systems are exposed to a variety of 

 living organisms which will cause their degradation and subsequent interrup- 

 tion of service. The major research has been carried on to ascertain suitable 

 preservatives by field and laboratory assays for protecting these materials, 

 especially from damage by fungi and termites. 



Sporadic attacks by organisms such as carpenter ants, "fire ants," limnoria, 

 toredo, ground squirrels, field mice and cockroaches have presented minor 

 problems to the biologists in the Bell System. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Clyde Chandler 

 Recording Secretary 



