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Thirty-one persons were present. 



The minutes of the meeting of December 3 were adopted as 

 read. 



Eleven candidates were elected to annual membership : Dr. 

 Constantine John Alexopoulos, Department of Biology, Kent State 

 University, Kent, Ohio; Dr. Walter R. Bedell, West Winding, 

 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ; Rev. Charles A. Berger, S.J., Director, 

 Biological Laboratory, Fordham University, Bronx, N. Y. ; Dr. 

 F. Cleonique, Maison Principal, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada; Dr. 

 Douglas W. Dunlop, Science Building, Brooklyn College, Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y. ; Mr. Carlos R. Garcia, Department of Biology, Univer- 

 sity of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico ; Miss Anne M. Han- 

 son, 149 W. 82nd St., New York, N. Y. ; Dr. S. S. Ivanofif, Texas 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Winter Haven, Tex. ; Mrs. 

 Frederick L. Keays, 240 Middle Neck Rd., Great Neck, L. I., 

 N. Y.; Dr. Raphael Kurzrok, 4560 Delafield Ave., Fieldston, 

 N. Y. ; and Mr. Harris Braley Parks, Route 1, Box 368, San 

 Antonio, Tex. 



Two candidates were elected to associate membership : Miss 

 Frances Hillman, 102-502 62nd Dr., Forest Hills, N. Y., and Dr. 

 Myrtle Lothrop Massey, 319 Sterling PL, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Three resignations from annual membership were reported : 

 Dr. Earl H. Newcomer, Department of Botany, Michigan State 

 College, East Lansing, Mich. ; Mrs. Martha S. Wood, "Braewold," 

 Mount Kisco, N. Y. ; and Mr. Herbert S. Zim, 151 W. 66th St., 

 New York, N. Y. 



Two resignations from associate membership were reported: 

 Mr. Milton Lessor, 816 Howard Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., and Dr. 

 James Mandel, 18 E. 199th St., Bronx, N. Y. 



The annual banquet to be held at the Men's Faculty Club on 

 Tuesday evening, January 7, 1941, was announced by Dr. Karling. 



No further business was transacted. 



The scientific program of the afternoon consisted of reports by 

 Dr. J. S. Karling on "Gas-House Fungi" and Mr. Libero Ajello on 

 "The Cytology of Cystolith Formation in Ficus elastica." 



Respectfully submitted, 



Clyde Chandler 

 Recording Secretary 



