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Dr. Howe as Chairman of the Committee on Amendments 

 to the Constitution read the report of the Committee on the 

 recommended changes: 



Proposed Amendments to the Constitution and By-laws of the 



Torrey Botanical Club as Published in Torreya for 



March-April, 1933 (33: 42-46): 



It is moved to amend Article X — Council 



(a) By changing, in paragraph 1, line 1, sixteen to nineteen; 



(b) By adding, in line 2, after President the words the retiring President, 

 the two Vice-Presidents; 



(c) By changing, in line 7, Five to Seven; 



and (d) By adding, in paragraph 2, line 4, after meetings, the words and it 



may appoint committees to facilitate the conduct of its business. 



It is moved to amend Article XI — Members 



By adding, in line 1, after sustaining, the word life. 



It is moved to amend Article XIII — Annual Dues 



(a) By omitting the word Annual in its title; 



(b) By adding a third paragraph to read as follows: 



Payment of one hundred dollars at one time shall entitle one to 

 become a life-member without further payment of dues. After pay- 

 ment of annual dues for forty years, a member shall be eligible to 

 election to life-membership and, in special cases, members for shorter 

 periods may likewise be elected to life-membership. 



After considerable discussion the Secretary was instructed 

 to send out a special notice according to Section 21 of the Con- 

 stitution. 



Dr. R. P. Wodehouse, Vice-President of the club, gave a 

 very interesting illustrated talk on "Evolution of Pollen Grains". 



The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m. 



S. M. Pady 

 Acting Secretary 



Meeting of April 3, 1934 



The meeting was called to order by Vice-President Karling 

 at 8:15 p.m. at Columbia University with thirty-nine members 

 present. 



Mr. Jonathan Gordon, 377 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, 



