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IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Voi,. XXVIII, 1921 
reported at any annual meeting of the Academy. This condition 
is partly due to the increased membership and general prosperity 
of our organization but it is also partly due to the fact that nearly 
ninety additional members have already paid in their 1921 dues. 
There are no liabilities other than those of the current meeting. 
The treasurer wishes to call attention to the fact that nearly 
twenty-five per cent of the new members elected at the Iowa City 
meeting one year ago have failed to respond to the notices of 
their election and pay their entrance fees. Since this percentage 
is much too high and far greater than usual the treasurer wishes 
to suggest two probable causes, first, too often persons nominated 
have not been consulted as to their wishes and they are unin- 
formed about the Academy and its purposes, second, the names 
and addresses of the candidates are in some cases incompletely 
and inaccurately given with the results that the notices are mis- 
sent or returned unclaimed. A few words of explanation and a 
moment’s care to verify the name and address should reduce this 
shrinkage to a minimum. ^ . 
^ Respectfully Submitted, 
A. O. Thomas, 
T reasurer. 
Report Declared Correct. 
Doty 
Stanley 
Auditing Committee. 
COMMITTEE ON SECRETARY’S REPORT 
The committee on Secretary’s report wishes first of all to com- 
mend the kind and efficient services of the Secretary. To him 
more than to any other one person is due the growth and prosperity 
and general good will which distinguish our Academy. 
The Committee recommends that the Nominating Committee 
be instructed to name a delegate to represent the Iowa Academy 
of Science at the next meeting of the American Association for 
the Advancement of Science. It is suggested that the person se- 
lected should be one who is an habitual attender of the Associa- 
tion’s meetings. 
The Committee commends the work. of the editorial board. For 
the protection of our members and of the Academy itself, the ma- 
terial published in the Proceedings should be carefully edited. We 
concur in the Secretary’s recommendation that this board should 
