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Aero Club of America.

Address.-12 East 42d Street, New York City, N. Y.

History.-Founded 1905 by some members of the Automobile Club of
America.

Ref.: American magazine of aeronautics. v. I, no. 2-3. New York, Aug.-
Sept. 1907. 8°.

Object.-Promotion of a social organization or club composed in whole or in part of
persons owning aeronautic inventions for personal or private use; to advance the
development of the science of aeronautics and kindred sciences; to encourage and
organize aerial navigation and excursions, conferences, expositions, congresses,
and races; to develop the breeding and training of carrier pigeons; etc.
Meetings.-Monday and Friday evenings.

Membership.-300 active (entrance fee, $25; annual dues, $10); 5 honorary.
Publications.

Navigating the air; a scientific statement of the progress of aëronautical
science up to the present time. New York, 1907. 8°.

Price: $1.65. On sale by Doubleday, Page & Co.

Aero club of America. 1907. New York [1907]. 12°.

Includes lists of foreign aero clubs and aeronautical magazines.

American Association for Labor Legislation.

Address.-Secretary: J. R. Commons, University of Wisconsin, Madison,

Wis.

History.-Founded in 1906 to serve as the American branch of the International Association for Labor Legislation".

Object.-To promote the uniformity of labor legislation in the United States; to encourage the study of labor legislation.

Meetings.-Annually in connection with the American Economic Association.
Membership.-Entrance fee, $1; annual dues, $5.

Publications.

The publications of the International Labor Office are sent to members. American Breeders' Association.

Address.-Washington, D. C. Secretary: W. M. Hays, Department of Agriculture.

History.-Organized at St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 29-31, 1903 under the auspices of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations; annual meetings have been held at Urbana, Ill., Lincoln, Neb., Columbus, O. and Washington, D. C.

"Organized at the Paris Exposition, 1900; permanent bureau opened in Basle, Switzerland, 1901.

Cbject-To study the laws of breeding and to promote the improvement of plants

and animals by the development of expert methods of breeding Kerings—At such times and places as the Council may decide.

Membering —Aboer o anuales. So : 70 S20: 2 bonorary.

Publications.

American Breeders Association. v. I-II. 1905-1907. REPORT OF 1st ad-(4th) meeting. Washington, D. C. (1903-07). 8°.

v. 1-2 have title Proceedings.

Dumane-For members only: no exchange.

The gubicance of a magazine is under consideration

American Conchological Society.

Address-Secretary: Maxwell Smith, 987 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Committee to organite the society appointed by the Brooklyn Conchological Cabin May 2007: an independent movement with the same end in view was started at the Boston meeting of the International Zoological Coogress Ang 1907.

American Federation of Teachers of the Mathematical and the Natural
Sciences.

Address-Secretary: C. R. Mann, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
History-Preliminary organization effected in 1907.

Cbject-A more med and concentrated effort on the part of its members to better the teaching of mathematics and of the natural sciences.

Meetings-Annually, during Convocation week

Membership -Consists entirely of associations, each being represented by delegates at the meetings: Association of Teachers of Mathematics of the Middle States and Maryland; New York State Science Teachers Association; Central Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers; Association of Teachers of Mathematics of New England: Physics Teachers Association of Washington City; Missouri Society of Teachers of Mathematics and Science; New Jersey State Science Teachers Association; Michigan Schoolmasters Club; New England Association of Chemistry Teachers: New York Physics Club; Indiana Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers; Association of Ohio Teachers of Mathematics and Science.

American Nature-Study Society.

Address-Secretary-Treasurer: M. A. Bigelow, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, N. Y. History-Organized at Chicago, Jan. 2, 1908.

Chject-To promote critical investigations of all phases of nature-study (as distinguished from technical science) in schools, especially all studies of nature in elementary schools; to work for the establishment in schools of such nature-study as has been demonstrated valuable and practicable for elementary education.

Publ: Proceedings of the 4th-11th annual conference, 1809-1906, issued by New York State Educational department (earner University of the State of New York) as High school department bulletins 7, 13, 17, 21, 25 and Secondary education bulletins 28, 31, 34

Meetings. Annually, in connection with the national scientific or educational societies.

Membership.-Annual dues, $1. Sections will be organized in various states and

cities.

Publications.

The constitution adopted provides for an official monthly journal to be published under the direction of the Council; and The NATURE-STUDY REVIEW (New York, Jan. 1905 to date. 8°.) is to be transferred to the society and sent to members.

American Society for Psychical Research.

Address.-519 West 149th Street, New York City, N. Y. Secretary: James H. Hyslop.

History.-Established in 1906 as Section B of the American Institute for Scientific Research (incorporated in the State of New York, 1904), succeeding the American branch of the Society for Psychical Research (p. 87), which was dissolved in 1906 after the death of its secretary, Dr. Hodgson.

Object. The investigation of alleged telepathy, visions and apparitions, clairvoyanceincluding dowsing or the finding of water or minerals by supernormal means, premonitions, coincidental dreams, all kinds of mediumistic phenomena, etc.; and the collection of material bearing on the history of these subjects. Membership. About 700 (annual dues for members, $10; for associates, $5). Publications.

JOURNAL . . v. I, 1907. New York City [1907]. 8°. m.

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Price: $5 a year; single numbers, 50c. each.

PROCEEDINGS . . . v. I. Boston, Mass., [1907]. 8°.

Issued in 3 pts. Prices: pt. 1, $2.50; pts. 2-3, $2 each.

Distribution.-Journal sent to all members and associates; Proceedings to members only. On sale by the Chairman of the Publication committee, W. S. Crandall, Tribune Building, New York City. The society has purchased about 100 copies of the Proceedings of the earlier organization of the same name, which it offers for sale at $2.50 each.

American Society of Biological Chemists.

Address.-Secretary: William J. Gies, 437 West 59th Street, New York City, N. Y.

History. Organized in New York City, Dec. 26, 1906.

Ref.: Science, n. s., v. 25, p. 139-142, Jan. 25, 1907.

Object.-To unify biochemical interests in America; to further the extension of biochemical knowledge; and to facilitate personal intercourse between biochemical investigators in America.

Meetings. As called by the Council.

Membership.-81 (annual dues, $2).

Publications.-None as yet.

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Meetings.-Last Monday of each month, except July and Aug., at the residences of

members.

Membership.—15 (annual dues to cover postage only).

Publications.

Bulletin . . . v. I, no. 1. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 1907. 8°.

Price: 10c. a copy. On sale by the Kruger-Wheat Book Co., 117 East 23d Street, New York.

Engineers and Architects Association of Southern California.
Address.-Los Angeles, Cal. Secretary: Arthur B. Benton.
History.-Organized Sept. 11, 1894.

Object.-To promote the arts and sciences connected with engineering and mechanical and architectural construction.

Meetings.-Monthly.

Membership.—125 active and 4 associate (entrance fee, $5; annual dues, $1).
Publications.

Papers on harbor for Los Angeles. [n. p., n. d.]. 8°.

Re-issued in the following volume:

Proceedings. . . v. 2. Los Angeles, Cal., 1907. 8°.

Contains papers read before the association, 1895-1904.

Hispanic Society of America.

Address.-Audubon Park, 156th Street, west of Broadway, New York City, N. Y.

History. Founded and endowed in 1904 by Archer Milton Huntington. Museum and reference library opened Jan. 1908.

Ref.: The Hispanic Society of America. New York, 1904. 8°. Object.-Advancement of the study of the Spanish and Portuguese languages, literature and history, and advancement of the study of the countries wherein Spanish and Portuguese are or have been spoken languages.

Meetings.-Upon call of the President of the Council of administration. Membership.-The Board of Trustees elects members and corresponding members; the members constitute an international body limited in number to 100; the number of corresponding members is unlimited. No entrance fee or annual dues. Publications.

REVUE HISPANIQUE. Recueil consacré à l'étude des langues, des litteratures et de l'histoire des pays castillans, catalans et portugais (t. I-XV. Paris, 1894-1906. 8°.) has been published also at New York under the auspices of the Society since 1906.

Issued quarterly, forming 2 vols. a year.

Price: 20 fr. a year for all countries within the Postal Union; single copies not sold.

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