February, ’24] 
BUSINESS PROCEEDINGS 
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Secretary of the Board of Fellowships in the Biological Sciences, National Research 
Council, Washington, D. C. 
The formation of a Union of American Biologial Societies, which has been a major 
project of the Division of Biology and Agriculture, has now reached a successful issue. 
The Union was organized in April, 1923, with the following member societies: 
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 
Sections F, G, N, and O. 
American Association of Anatomists 
American Association of Economic Entomologists 
American Dairy Science Association 
American Genetic Association 
American Physiological Society 
American Phytopathological Society 
American Society of Agronomy 
American Society for Horticultural Science 
American Society of Naturalists 
American Society of Zoologists 
Botanical Society of America 
Ecological Society of America 
Entomological Society of America 
Society of American Foresters 
As stated by the Secretary of the Union: “The Union of the American Biological 
Societies and the Division of Biology of the National Research Council are co¬ 
operating in an endeavor to develop and finance a feasible plan for providing a stable, 
comprehensive and adequate system of abstracts and indexes for our biological 
articles.” The committee of these two cooperative bodies has made a report in 
Science , a copy of which was mailed to the members of this Society. As stated in 
their report: “Unless there is forthcoming from you a sufficiently representative 
sentiment in favor of such an undertaking and a substantial assured support for its 
execution, it is clear that the Union will not be in a position to embark on the gi¬ 
gantic task.” 
Your representative on the National Research Council stated in his report to the 
Division of Biology and Agriculture of the National Research Council that the 
American Association of Economic Entomologists was very much interested in the 
proposed American Tropical Plant Research Institute, and as a representative of the 
American Association of Economic Entomologists on the National Research Council, 
he desired to assure the proposed Institute of the cooperation of the Economic 
Entomologists. It was also stated that, since some of the principal objects of the 
Institute are to conduct investigations in plant pathology and entomology, and to 
discover and apply methods of control for plant pests, the Economic Entomologists 
would appreciate representation of their association on the Board of Control and 
Advisory Board of the proposed Institute. Mr. D. L. Van Dine, Pennsylvania 
State College, has been appointed on this board. Geo. A. Dean, 
Representative of the A merican A ssociation of Economic Entomologists 
to the National Research Council. 
Voted that the report be accepted. 
President A. G. Ruggles: The report of the Committee on Policy 
will now be presented. 
