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Mycological Society of America December, 1969 Vo1. XX, No. 2 Mycological Society of America NEWSLETTER ( 1899-1946) Ninth President of the Society, 1940 December, 1969 Vo1. XX, No. 2 MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA NEWSLETTER Vol. XX, No. 2 December, 1969 Edited by John G. Palmer Forest Disease Laboratory, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, RFD 2, Box 263, Laurel, Maryland 20810 CONTENTS A. PRESIDENT'SLETTER. ................................. B. SOCIETY BUSINESS: 2969 I. ANNUAL REPORT: Secretary-Treasurer ....................... 11. ANNUAL REPORT: President (1968-1969) ...................... 111. ANNUALREPORT: Managing Editor. ......................... IV. ANNUAL REPORT: Editor-in-Chief (Mycologia). ................... C. ORGANIZATION: 2969-2970 I. OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS ............................. 11. REPRESENTATIVES TO SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS ................... 111. EDITORS ..................................... IV. STANDINGCOMMITTEES............................... V. SPECIAL COMMITTEES FOR 1969-70 ......................... D. AFFILIATED SOCIETIES ................................ E. SUSTAINING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY .......................... F. ANNOUNCDENTS I. ABSTRACTS OF MYCOLOGY .............................. 11. MSA NOMENCLATURE COMMITTEE ........................... 111. UPCOMING BIOLOGICAL CONGRESS .......................... IV. MYCOLOGICAL WORKSHOP INCLUDING THE MSA FORAY (1969) ............... G. PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION I. NEW MYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ........................ 11. COURSES IN MYCOLOGY (1970) ........................... 111. FUNGI FOR DISTRIBUTION .............................. IV. FUNGI WANTED ................................... V. FUNGI: IDENTIFICATION OF CULTURES AND SPECIMENS ................. VI. MYCOLOGICAL ITEMS FOR EXCHANGE, GIFT, OR SALE .................. VII. MYCOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS NEEDED ......................... VIII. VACANCIES FOR MYCOLOGISTS ............................ IX. AVAILABLE GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANTSHIPS .................... X. POST-DOCTORATES LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT ..................... XI. STUDENTS EXPECTING DOCTORATES LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT .............. XII. GRADUATES AT BACHELOR'S OR MASTER'S LEVEL FOR EMPLOYMENT ............ H. PERSONAL INFORMA TION I. MYCOLOGISTS WITH NEW AFFILIATIONS ........................ 11. MYCOLOGISTS' TRAVEL ABROAD ............................ 111. AWARDS AND REWARDS ................................ IV. INVITATIONAL PAPERS AND LECTURES ......................... V. RETIREMENTS AND DEATHS ............................. VI. MATCHESANDHATCHES........... .................... I. CORRESPONDENT ADDRESSES ............................... J. MYCOLOGICAL MISCELLANY ............................... The Mycological Society of America Founded December. 1931 Office of the President Department of Botany University of Toronto Toronto 5, Ontario Canada December 1969 To the Members of the Mycological Society of America The Eleventh International Botanical Congress held in Seattle was fairly well attended although the number of mycologists was somewhat linited. There was some criticism regarding the organization and arrangement of the papers. Mycologists as well as other groups, expressed the desirability of having the sessions organized on a more traditional manner in keeping with the existing socity membership. This reaction on the part of the mycologists has given considerable impetus to the movement to organize an International Mycological Congress. In order that this may alternate with the International Botanical Congress it should be scheduled for 1972. Owing to the poor attendance of mycologists at Seattle as well as the foray at the Michigan Biological Station, it was not possible to obtain a quorum of the Council at either place, Consequently, the business of the Society has been conducted by mail. Dr. Rogerson, Dr. Shaffer and myself met during the foray. The Council has approved holding the Society's 1971 meeting at the University of Alberta in late June together with the Botanical Society of America, the Canadian Botanical Association and other Societies. I hope that arrangements will be made for a foray to follow the general meeting. It should be pointed out that Edmonton is the starting point for a number of interes- ting trips. I hope that many of you will plan ahead to take advantage of this opportunity of arranging private or group trips. The route of the Alaska Highway is probably familiar to all of you. A second highway extends to the Mackenzie River and Great Slave Lake. The route west from Edmonton to Jasper is paved. From Jasper a road extends west through a pass into British Columbia. The Highway South to Jasper to Banff is one of the most scenic in North America. Sincerely, RO~"F. Cain President. B. SOCIETY BUSINESS: 2969 No formal business meeting was held in 1969 -- see Annual Report: Secretary-Treasurer. I. ANNUAL REPORT: Secretary-Treasurer 1. Council Business: The Council of the Society did not meet in 1969. However, since its last meeting at Columbus, Ohio, in September, 1968, it has taken the following actions by mail: A. Approved the minutes of the 1968 Council meeting as distributed. B. Decided that the Society's 1970 annual meeting will be held in conjunction with AIBS's meeting at Indiana University on 23-29 August 1970. C. Appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000.00 for a reception for mycologists attending the XI International Botanical Congress in Seattle. D. Elected 112 persons as new Regular Members of the Society. E. Elected three persons as new Associates of the Society. F. Approved the transfer of Lee Bonar, L. W. Miller, and Marjorie Swift from Regular to Emeritus Membership. G. Approved the reappointment of Richard P. Korf to the Editorial Board of MYCOLOGIA for a five-year term 1970-74. H. Decided that the Society's 1971 annual meeting will be held at the University of Alberta in late June 1971 in conjunction with the meetings of the Canadian Botanical Society, the Botanical Society of America, the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, etc. I. Appropriated $500.00 to support the Foundation Drive Fund of the American Type Culture Collection during 1970. 2. Financial report for the fiscal year ending 31 July 1969: A. Regular funds. a. Checking account. Receipts totaled $14,876.53, the major items of which were $12,542.21 from members' dues and $2,000.00 from redemption of the last of the Society's U.S. Treasury bonds. Disbursements totaled $16,116.11. The major items of disbursement were $6,485.00 for members' MYCOLOGIA subscriptions, $1500 for support of the XI International Botanical Congress, $912.33 for NEWSLETTER expenses, $1,192.75 for Secretary-Treasurer's office expenses, and $3,377.30 transferred to the savings account. The checking account balance at year's end was $821.71, a net decrease of $1,239.58 during the year. b. Savings account. Of the $3,377.30 transferred from the checking account, $2,000.00 was excess operating funds (added to the Operational Reserve Fund), $25.00 was U.S. Treasury bond interest (added to the Memoirs Fund), $500.00 was from redemption of U.S. Treasury bonds (added to the Life Membership Fund), and $852.30 was unappropriated receipts from Sustaining Members' dues ( added to the Research Grants & Publications Fund). Interest on the savings account, $537.82, was added to the Memoirs Fund. No dis- bursements were made from the savings account during the year, and the balance at year's end was $14,560.69, a net increase of $3,915.12 during the year. The balances in the various Funds at year's end were as follows: Memoirs Fund $4,229.21 Life Membership Fund 1,400.00 Research Grants & Publications Fund 5,331.48 Operational Reserve Fund 3,600.00 c. Summary. On 31 July 1969, the Society had assets of $15,382.40, the sum of the balances of the checking and savings accounts, and no liabilities. Net worth was $669.54 higher than on the preceding 31 July. B. NSF Funds. In 1963 the National Science Foundation granted the Society $24,690.00 for preparation of a m~cologyguidebook. On 31 July 1969, $12,625.00 of the total amount had been received from NSF, and the Society had disbursed $11,927.06. C. Audit. A committee consisting of Alfred S. Sussman and Harriet A. Burge has examined the financial records of the Secretary-Treasurer for the fiscal year and found them to be correct. 3. Membership On July 31, 1969, the Society was constituted as follows: Regular Members 1,201 Life Members 18 Corresponding Members 7 Emeritus Members 25 Sustaining Members 23 Affiliated Societies 5 Associates 31 Total 1,310 The total represents a net increase of 46 members in the preceding year. Deaths of the following members were reported during the year: Catherine G. Duncan, Bessie B. Kanouse, and E. B. Mains 4. Husband-Wife Membership Category Dr. C. J. Alexopoulos has asked the Council to consider instituting a husband-wife membership cate- gory in the Society. Such a change would require the adoption of an amendment to the Bylaws by Society members. A possible set of specifications for a husband-wife membership is that both persons shall have all privileges of Regular Members except that only one subscription to MYCOLOGIA shall be included and that annual dues for the membership shall be $11.00. (The Society currently uses $5.00 of each Regular Member's annual dues of $8.00 to pay for his subscription to MYCOLOGIA.) The Council is divided on this matter and would like to know the opinions of the membership, particularly of those husband-wife pairs who are now Regular Members and of those who would take advantage of the joint membership category
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