ARTICLE IV. MEETINGS. SECTION I. The annual meeting shall be held during Convocation week, unless otherwise ordered by the Executive Committee. SEC. 2. Special meetings may be appointed at any time by a vote of the Society or of the Executive Committee. ARTICLE V. QUORUM. Seven members shall constitute a quorum of the Society, and three a quorum of the Executive Committee. ARTICLE VI. ACCOUNTS. A committee shall be appointed at each annual meeting to audit the accounts of the Treasurer for the year closing with that meeting. ARTICLE VII. AFFILIATED SOCIETIES. The Society may affiliate with other scientific organizations. ARTICLE VIII. BY-LAWS. SECTION 1. By-Laws recommended by the Executive Committee may be adopted at any meeting by a majority vote. SEC. 2. By-Laws may be repealed at any meeting, upon recommendation of the Executive Committee, by a majority vote. ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS. Amendments to the Constitution, recommended by the Executive Committee, may be adopted at any annual meeting by a vote of two-thirds of the members present. BY-LAWS. I. A committee of three, to include the Secretary, shall be appointed by the Executive Committee to arrange a programme for each meeting. 2. At the opening of the annual meeting a committee of five shall be appointed to nominate officers for the ensuing year. NEW TEMPORARY PLAN FOR THE SOCIETY. At the Baltimore meeting in 1908 Professor T. H. Morgan presented on behalf of the Executive Committee the following plan, which was temporarily adopted: "It is suggested that the next meeting of the Society be devoted to the study of evolution in all of its many-sided aspects (historical, environmental, experimental, etc.). There is no subject that would so well hold together all the present members (including botanists, zoologists, physiologists, anatomists, paleontologists, anthropologists, etc.). It is proposed, therefore, that each year, for a period to be determined by the Society, original contributions dealing with evolutionary matters be presented at one or more of the sessions of the American Society of Naturalists. It may also prove desirable to have reports each year of the most important recent work in evolution, in several of its different aspects (botany, zoology, paleontology, etc.). In this way members could be kept in touch with the most important advances in different departments. Such reviews should be given by men eminent in their respective fields." Professor Morgan moved, on behalf of the Executive Committee, that: First, The study of evolution be the general policy of the Society for the ensuing year, and until otherwise ordered. Second, That the program consist of original contributions on the subject of evolution, and of reports, demonstrations, etc., of important recent work in this field. This motion was adopted. The unusual success of the recent meetings in Boston and Ithaca seems a sufficient guarantee to continue the same policy for another year. OFFICERS. 1911.* President, H. S. JENNINGS. Vice-President, GEO. H. SHULL, Chairman of Eastern Branch. Secretary, C. R. STOCKARD. Treasurer, E. M. EAST. Additional Members of Executive Committee. W. L. TOWER. B. M. DAVIS. *Officers of Central Branch have not been elected for this year. LIST OF MEMBERS. (A star denotes original membership.) *Members who have not replied for several years to communications sent by the Society, and not having paid dues during the past three or more years, are, according to Article II of the Constitution, omitted from this list. C. ABBOTT, J. F., A.M., Ph.D. Professor of Zoology, Washington University. C. ADAMS, CHARLES CHRISTOPHER, Ph.D. Associate in Animal Ecology. University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. E. ADLER, ISAAC, M.D. Professor of Medicine, New York Polyclinic. C. ALLEN, BENNETT M., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Zoology. University of Wisconsin, 710 Conklin place, Madison, E. ALLEN, JOEL ASAPH, Ph.D. Curator of the Department of Mammalogy and American Museum of Natural History, New York, E. ALLIS, EDWARD P., JR., LL.D. Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Morphology. E. AMES, OAKES, A.B., M.A. Director of Botanic Garden of Harvard University. |