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To amend Article 10 — Council — by (1) changing in line 1, 

 paragraph 1, the word "nineteen" to twenty. (2) Inserting before 

 the first "Secretary" in line 4, paragraph 2, the word Recording. 

 (3) By inserting after the word "or" in the last line of paragraph 

 3 the words either of the Secretaries. 



To amend Article 14 — Resignation of Members- — by insert- 

 ing before "Secretary" the word Recording. 



To amend Article 21 — Amendments — by inserting before 

 "Secretary" the word Corresponding. 



To amend By-Law 6 — Program Committee — by striking out 

 the last line and substituting the following: The Corresponding 

 Secretary shall he Chairman of the Committee. 



In connection with these amendments the Secretary pointed 

 out that there was no provision in the Constitution of the Club 

 for the Business Manager, although he has been listed as an 

 officer and annually elected since 1919. It was further pointed 

 out that the Exchange Committee on Publications was not 

 listed in the By-Laws as a Standing Committee, although its 

 nature and character were as permanent as those of the Local 

 Flora, Field, and Program Committees. 



Following the adoption of the amendments, the Chair ap- 

 pointed Professor T. E. Hazen as chairman of a committee to 

 arrange for the Annual Banquet and Meeting to be held on 

 January 5, 1937. The Secretary then brought up the question 

 as to the desirability of appointing a Budget Committee. Pro- 

 fessors E. B. Matzke, M. A. Chrysler, H. N. Moldenke, T. 

 E. Hazen, and Mr. G. T. Hastings were appointed and requested 

 to present a budget for consideration of the Council at its next 

 meeting. 



The Chairman of the Field Committee, R. H. Torrey, told 

 of the efforts of the Hudson River Association to prevent the 

 stone quarry at Mt. Taurus from further defacing the cliffs of 

 the Hudson. Following this, it was moved that the Secretary 

 write to the Governor of New York endorsing the activities of 

 the Hudson River Association and urging him to exert utmost 

 pressure for the removal of this quarry. 



The Scientific Program consisted of an illustrated talk by 

 Dr. H. N. Moldenke on "Five Thousand Miles Through Eu- 

 rope." Dr. Moldenke related his experiences in the various her- 



