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of the season, presented a supplementary report. Mr. Norman 

 Taylor was appointed by the president chairman of the field 

 committee for 1909. 



The secretary reported that 1 5 regular meetings had been held 

 during the year, at which 463 persons were present. Nine 

 persons have been elected to membership but not all have 

 qualified, and 14 resignations have been received and accepted. 

 Through death the Club has lost three members. 



The treasurer's report indicated that the Club's finances are in 

 a satisfactory condition. 



The following officers were elected for the year 1909: 



President : Henry Hurd Rusby. 



Vice-Presidents : Edward Sandford Burgess and John Hendley 

 Barnhart. 



Secretary : Percy Wilson. 



Treasurer : William Mansfield. 



Editor : Marshall Avery Howe. 



Associate Editors : John Hendley Barnhart, Jean Broadhurst, 

 Philip Dowell, Alexander W. Evans, Tracy Elliot Hazen, 

 WiUiam Alphonso Murrill, Charles Louis Pollard, and Herbert 

 Maule Richards. 



The Club adjourned at 10:15 p. m. 



Percy Wilson, 



Secretary 



OF INTEREST TO TEACHERS 



Laboratory Teaching 



Professor Charles H. Shaw, discussing laboratory teaching for 

 culture students in Science for September 1 1, states that the aver- 

 age student falls to a discouraging degree short of " developing 

 that power of obtaining knowledge which it was planned that he 

 should," and " as a matter of fact the hours when actual inde- 

 pendent work is being done are few and precious, and the greater 

 part of the laboratory time is spent in merely performing assigned 

 tasks," 



Professor Shaw further adds : " In looking for a solution my 



