PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Meeting of October 1, 1935 



The meeting was held at the American Museum of Natural 

 History. 



Report of Council meeting was read. Mr. Raymond Torrey 

 was appointed to represent the Club at New York State Trails 

 Conference. 



Dr. Elmer D. Merrill's resignation from the Council was 

 accepted. Mr. James Murphy was appointed to succeed Dr. 

 Merrill. 



The following were unanimously elected to membership in 

 the club: Mr. Paul Franz Brandwein, Biological Department, 

 New York University, New York, N. Y. ; Mr. Henry Morrell, 

 The Players, 16 Gramercy Park, New York, N. Y. ; Mr. Guy 

 G. Nearing, E. Ridgwood Avenue and Paramus Road, Ridge- 

 wood, N. J.; Miss Mary Olmsted, 205 East 176th Street, New 

 York, N. Y. 



The resignations of Mrs. Anne H. Blinks and Mrs. L. P. 

 Warren were accepted with regret. 



The death of Professor Thomas H. MacBride in March of 

 last year was reported. 



Mr. Raymond H. Torrey reported that the requirement of 

 membership for attendance at Torrey Club field meetings has 

 not noticeably decreased attendance and said that the scheme is 

 working out very well. He suggested also the use of chartered 

 buses for use on certain excursions, but after discussion the 

 consensus of opinion was that this was not a thing to undertake 

 immediately. 



Dr. Hagelstein told about the collecting of slime molds 

 during the mycologists foray around Ithaca and asked that 

 members still keep in mind the making of slime mold collections 

 during field trips, but he also told us that, in the collections made 

 during the foray, a number of species found on the specimens 

 after microscopical examinations were not observed in the field. 

 Your secretary humbly suggests that if Dr. Hagelstein requires 

 a microscope to find the slime molds after collecting them it 

 might be a little difficult for the average field botanist to find 

 them at all. 



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