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certed action by all metropolitan scientific societies in securing 

 the representation of science as such at the World's Fair to be 

 held in 1939. No definite action was taken by the Club. 



The Chair then appointed Drs. Harper, Dodge, and Graves 

 as a committee to draw up resolutions relative to the death of 

 our late President, Dr. M. A. Howe. Following this, the Treas- 

 urer presented the budget for 1937, which had been approved 

 by the Council, and it was unanimously adopted. Mrs. R. A. 

 Harper, Drs. R. C. Benedict, and F. T. McLean were appointed 

 to audit the Treasurer's books for 1936. 



Dr. E. D. Merrill, of Harvard University, then spoke of the 

 practice of the New England Botanical Club of giving under- 

 graduate and graduate students of botany junior membership 

 in its organization, which might later be changed to full mem- 

 bership if they desired, and suggested that this might possibly 

 be done by the Torrey Club. After considerable discussion, Dr. 

 Zimmerman moved that the matter be referred to the Council 

 for further consideration. Dr. R. Pratt then reported the results 

 of the annual election — the officers elected being those whose 

 names appear on the inside of the front cover. 



The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 J. S. Karling 

 Secretary 



CORRECTIONS 



On page 19 of the January- February number of Torreya the 

 date of the resolution given as January 8, 1936 should have been 

 January 8, 1935. 



On pages 23 and 24 the officers given for the Botanical 

 Society of America should have been for the Ecological 

 Society of America. The officers elected by the Botanical So- 

 ciety, are Dr. E. W. Sinnott, president; Dr. Loren C. Petry, 

 vice-president; Dr. George F. Avery, Jr., secretary; Dr. F. E. 

 Denny, treasurer. 



