A.A.A.S. PHILADELPHIA MEETING EDITION 



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Edited by Watson Davis 

 Vol. X No. 298* 



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 December 25, 1926 



A. A. A. S. MEETING 



Registration and Railway Certificate Validation 



As its contribution to the success of the Phil- 

 adelphia meeting, Science Service is presenting 

 gratis to each person attending this special 

 edition of its SCIENCE NEWS- LETTER. The 

 following official statement by Dr. Burton E. 

 Livingston, permanent secretary of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Scietice, 

 tells you just what to do in order to register, 

 how to get the official program and how to 

 arrange for making valid your railway certifi- 

 cate entitling you to reduced railway fare on 

 your return trip. 



Registration is accomplished by 

 handing in at the registration desk a 

 registration card, properly filled out, 

 and paying the registration fee of one 

 dollar. Each person who registers 

 receives the badge for the meeting, a 

 copy of the general program, etc., and 

 may secure the validation of a railway 

 certificate. Paid-up members of the 

 American Association, associates for 



MICHAEL IDVORSKY PUPIN 

 Prof. Pupin is retiring president of the 

 American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science; his address will be 

 given at Drexel Hall, Monday night at 

 8:15. Dr. Pupin holds the position of 

 Professor of Electro-Mechanics at Colum- 

 bia University 



this meeting and foreign associates 

 for this meeting may register without 

 paying the registration fee, as fol- 

 lows: 



Life members of the Association 

 and- annual members who have paid 

 their dues for 1927 should have their 

 registration cards officially stamped at 

 the Records desk before presenting 

 them at the Registration desk. 



Old members who pay their dues 

 at this meeting should make their 

 payments at the Membership-Dues 

 desk, having their registration cards 

 officially stamped here before present- 

 ing these at the Registration desk. 



New members who join the Asso- 

 ciaton at this meeting should each 

 present a membership-application card 

 and a registration card (both properly 

 filled out) at the Membership-Dues 

 desk, paying the entrance fee ($5) 

 and the first annual dues ($5) and 

 having their registration cards officially 

 stamped there before presenting these 

 at the Registration desk. Payment of 

 entrance fee may be omitted by any 

 paid-up member of an affiliated or- 

 ganization, including the affiliated state 

 academies. 



Associates for this meeting should 

 each present a membership-application 

 card (writing "Associate" at the top) 

 and a registration card (both cards 

 properly rilled out) at the Member- 

 ship-Dues desk, paying the associate 

 fee ($5) and having their registration 

 cards officially stamped there before 

 presenting these at the Registration 

 desk. 



Foreign associates, who are invited 

 guests for this meeting, are exempt 

 from payment of both associate fee 

 and registration fee. Each of these 

 is asked to write "Foreign Associate" 

 at the top of the registration card 

 and to present the card (properly 

 filled out) at the Registration desk, 



showing the official invitation pre- 

 viously received from the permanent 

 secretary's office. 



Official representatives or delegates 

 from institutions of learning and other 

 scientific organizations are to mark 

 their registration cards to this effect, 

 stating the names of the organizations 

 represented. 



Endorsement and validation of rail- 

 way certificates should be cared for 

 immediately after registration. Leave 

 certificate at Validation desk (not 

 later than December 31), being sure 

 {Just turn the page) 



LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY 

 Dr. Bailey is president of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, and will officiate at the general 

 sessions. He has for many years been 

 this country's leading author, editor and 

 publisher on horticulture and related 

 subjects, as well as a keen systematic 

 botanist 



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