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as a reference work, it seems destined for widespread use. It 

 has a fine color plate for a frontispiece, and the illustrations have 

 been carefully chosen and prepared and are beautifully repro- 

 duced. 



Brooklyn College, and 



Brooklyn Botanic Garden 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Meeting of December 16, 1936 



The meeting was called to order by Vice-President H. A. 

 Gleason at 3:30 p.m. at the New York Botanical Garden with 

 28 members present. The minutes of the meetings of November 

 18 and December 1 were read and adopted. 



The Secretary then read the following proposed amendments 

 to the Constitution and By-Law's which were unanimously 

 adopted: 



To amend Article III — Officers — by (1) substituting in para- 

 graph 1 for "Secretary" the words Recording Secretary and Cor- 

 responding Secretary. (2) Inserting in paragraph 2 before "Secre- 

 tary" the w'ord Corresponding. 



To amend Article VII — Secretary — by striking out the ex- 

 isting paragraph and substituting the following: 



Article \TI — Secretaries 



The Recording Secretary shall keep full and accurate records 

 of the membership and proceedings of the Club and Council; 

 notify each member of his election and report to the Treasurer 

 the name and residence of each member elected, and perform 

 other duties of a similar nature as may be assigned by the Club 

 from time to time. 



The Corresponding Secretary shall have charge of the 

 Charter, Seal, Constitution, By-Laws, and Records of the Club. 

 He shall give due notice of all meetings, conduct the correspond- 

 ence of the Club and prepare all letters to be written in its 

 name, retaining copies of them. He shall serve as Chairman of 

 the Program Committee and Exchange Committee on Publica- 

 tions, and perform other duties of a similar nature as may be 

 assigned by the Club from time to time. 



