Thirty-Eighth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union

Abstract

THE eleventh meeting to be held in Massachusetts took place September 9-15, 1940, at Boston and Cambridge. Headquarters were at the Hotel Statler in Boston and most of the business sessions were held there. The public sessions were held in the New England Museum of Natural History, Tuesday morning; in the Hotel Statler, Tuesday afternoon, and in the Institute of Geographical Exploration of Harvard University in Cambridge, on Wednesday and Thursday. Business Sessions.-The meetings on Monday, September 9, included two sessions of the Council, a meeting of the Fellows at 4 p. m., and a meeting of the Fellows and Members at 8 p. m. The evening business session was attended by 23 Fellows and 32 Members-a total of 55 present. There were elected two Fellows, one Corresponding Fellow, one Patron, eight MVembers and 195 Associates. On October 1, 1940, vacancies in the various membership classes were as follows: Fellows, 3; Honorary Fellows, 3; Corresponding Fellows, 18; Members, 19. The Treasurer's preliminary report was accepted and the meeting authorized the Finance Committee (acting without the Treasurer) to review and approve the final audited report which would be available at the end of the current fiscal year (September 30). This final report (approved November 30) appears farther on. The Treasurer stated that corresponding expenses were even lower than in 1939 when they were about 25% lower than in 1938. Various economy and efficiency measures promise to give the A. 0. U. a balanced budget by the time of the 1941 Denver meeting. The Trustees' report showed that the Endowment Funds, totalling $29,618.12, were in good condition. The Secretary's report indicated that on August 1, 1940, the paidup members of the Union were as follows: Associates, 1,386; Members, 126; Fellows, 46; Patrons, 2; Fellows Emeriti, 3; Honorary Fellows, 22; Associates-elect, 74. Total, including 81 Corresponding Fellows, 1,740. In addition there were 215 subscribers. This represents a good increase, compared with the previous year, in both the number of Associates and subscribers. Twenty-nine resignations had been accepted during the year and 195 Associates elected. Roll call was held for the 24 members deceased since the last meeting: 1