REPORT OP THE COUNCIL. 459 



through the press before December 30, and that the issue of the accepted 

 manuscripts of the winter session be completed not later than April 30. 

 Although this was practicall}^ accomplished in the case of volumes 5 

 and 6, it was at the expense at times of much editorial haste and effort. 

 The Editor can be relieved of some of this undesirable hurrying by a 

 little more cooperation on the part of members in the way. of prompt 

 transmittal of " copy." In response to editorial suggestion it has become 

 the common practice to furnish neat, typewritten manuscripts and suit- 

 able tables of contents, thereby greatly facilitating work, promoting ac- 

 curacy, and aiding economy ; and if, now, the importance of promptness 

 can be fully realized by those who contemplate publishing papers, there 

 will be little left to be desired. 



At the risk of transgressing editorial privilege the Editor begs leave to 

 call attention to the desirability of conciseness of statement in preparing 

 material for publication in the Bulletin. Carried away by commend- 

 able enthusiasm for their subject and earnestly desiring to leave no con- 

 clusion misunderstood or unbuttressed by a wealth of evidence, authors 

 unintentionally commit the sin of verboseness. It is rare to receive a 

 manuscript which would not be improved by more or less condensation. 

 The most serious phase of this is that it entails the printing each year of 

 from 50 to 100 pages of needless words, with the resulting exclusion of 

 authors through lack of space. 



In addition to the Proceedings brochure, five papers of the summer 

 meeting, several of which are unusually long, were accepted by the Pub- 

 lication Committee. They will make in all about 260 printed pages, re- 

 quiring some 14 plates and many text figures to illustrate them. They 

 are all in type, with one exception, and probably this manuscript will be 

 in the printers' hands before the close of the month. 



The cost of each of the six volumes thus far issued by the Society is 

 as follows : 



Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. Vol. 6. 



(pp. 541 ; (pp. 458 ; (pp. 665 ; (pp. 528 ; 

 pis. 10) pis. 10) pis, 21) pis. 27) 



Sl,535 59 $1,286 39 $1,887 21 $1,341 93 



383 35 173 25 178 40 221 62 





Vol. 1. 



Vol 2. 





(pp. 593; 



(pp.662; 





pis. 13) 



pis. 23) 



Letter-press.... 



.. $1,473 77 



$1,992 52 



Illustrations.... 



291 85 



463 65 



$1,765 62 $2,456 17 $1,918 94 $1,459 64 $2,065 61 $1,563 55* 



It will be noted that volume 6 is relatively the cheapest ever issued by 

 the Society, in spite of the unusually large number of plates. This saving 

 is due to the revision of the printing contract and the reduction of the 

 edition from 780 to 530. 

 Respectfully submitted. Joseph Stanley-Brown, 



Washington, D. C, December 20^ 1895. Editor. 



* From this sum should be deducted $77.50, being members' contributions for illustrations and 

 correction charges. 



