REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.

The affairs of the Society subsequent to the Berkeley meetings, insofar as they have involved policy or financial decisions, have been conducted by the Executive Committee and the Council, and, in the case of the elections and the vote on the affiliation of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, by mail balloting of the membership. The Council voted that the official record of its proceedings should not, in general, be expanded to include a report of matters discussed but not acted upon, nor should the record include the names of unsuccessful as well as successful candidates in Council elections. Budget. On December 1, 1953, the Executive Committee authorized an interim continuation of the budget at the 1953 level, and on Jan. 20, 1954, upon the recommendation of the Budget Committee the Council voted approval of the 1954 budget. This included an extraordinary request from the Executive Office for a new mimeograph machine which was specifically approved. This new machine replaces an early American model which first saw service in a government office during World War I, and the Secretary felt that the membership would be glad to know of this additional step toward the modernization of the Society. On June 30, 1954, the Council voted a continuation of the 1954 budget with no major revisions.