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Minutes, Business Meeting, S.S.S.R., April 13, 1957, Men's Faculty Club,
Columbia University, New York City.

The meeting opened with President McCann in the chair.

TREASURER'S REPORT
The Treasurer reported a balance as of December 5, 1956, of $181. $181.90. Since then $213.00 has been received in dues. Expenses were $82, showing a balance on April 13, 1957, of $312.90.

FALL MEETING
November 2., 1957, Harvard University, Prof. James L. Adams of Harvard Divinity School and Prof. Alan W. Eister of Wellesley College were named the committee to plan the meeting, Those who would like to propose papers to be read at the meeting are asked to send three copies of an abstract., not to exceed 300 words, to Prof. Eister, Dept. of Sociology, Wellesley College., Wellesley, Mass. before Sept.__15. Dr. Lauris V. Whitman, Exec. Director of the Bureau of Research and Survey, National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America, 297 Fourth Avenue, New York City 10, has been named Chairman of the committee to plan the Spring Meeting, April 12, 1958, in New York City.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Prof. J. Paul Williams, and Dean Walter Houston Clark were named the nominating committee for the beiennial elections at the annual meeting in the fall. It was agreed by the membership that the Secretary and Treasurer should be the same person in order to simplify bookkeeping.

REGISTRATION FEE
It was voted to charge a $l.00 registration fee to non-member attendants at the meeting.

REPORT ON THE JOURLAL
Prof. J. Paul Williams reported for the committee on the negotiations with the REVIEW OF RELIGION relative to naming that journal as the official journal of the Society, and to increase dues to $5..Oo in order to include a subscription to the journal. The Secretary reported that out of 116 replies to enquiries about the effect of raising the dues, 99 members voted in the affirmative. In the discussion there were cautions with respect to the effect on the membership of the rise in dues and the possibility of incurring financial obligations that the Society would be unprepared to meet. There was also a discussion with respect to the editorial responsibility for acceptance and rejection of papers. It was finally voted to authorize the committee to continue negotiations with the REVIEW OF RELIATION and to finalize arrangements if, in the opinion of the committee this seems wise.

Respectfully submitted,

Walter Houston Clark,
Secretary
_____________________________________________________________ MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION
The Coach Grill., Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 2, 1957

The meeting opened with President McCann presiding. The report of the retiring treasurer Mrs. Jacqueline Y. Sutton, showed a balance of $23.43 when she took office on November 20., 1953, and a balance of $241.12 as of the date of the meeting. Prof. J. Paul Williams reported f or the Editorial Committee. Negotiations are continuing with the REVIEW OF RELIGION but because of uncertainties have not yet been consumated. Tentative plans are entirely satisfactory,, and the hope is that the decision will be finalized before too long.

It was announced that the date of the spring meeting at Columbia will be Saturday, April 12, 1958, not April 13 as was erroneously noted in the programs circulated for the Harvard meeting. It was tentatively decided to fix the date of the fall meeting for next year at November 8. However, recent developments have made it necessary to hold the meeting on Saturday, November 1, 1958. Those who would like to propose research papers for the spring meeting are asked to send them to the chairman for the meting3 Dr. Lauris B. Whitman, 297 Fourth Ave.., New York 10, N.Y. For the fall meeting they should be sent to Dr. James Luther Adams3 Harvard Divinity School Cambridge 38., Mass., before September 19 1958. Abstracts should be not over 300 words in length and should be submitted in triplicate.

The nominating committee presented the following slate of officers. Since there were no other nominations., the membership instructed the secretary to cast one ballot and the slate was duly declared elected. President: James Luther Adams., Harvard Divinity School; Vice President: Lauris B. Whitnan., National Council of the Churches of Christ, Bureau of Research and Survey: Secretary- Treasurer: Walter Houston Clark., Hartford School of Religious Education, Hartford Seminary Foundation., Members of the Council: Allan W. Eister, Wellesley College, Horace E. Kallen, New School for Social Research. A vote of thanks was given to the retiring officers, President Richard V. McCann and Dr. Jacqueline Y. Sutton for their excellent service to the Society.

It was announced that the persons noted on the accompanying list of proposed members were accepted and elected by the action of the Council as provided in the constitution. The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Walter Houston Clark
Secretary-Treasurer

Notes:
Fall bibliography and the summary, of the proceedings of the 15th meeting have been delayed and will be sent out at a later date.

Prof. Earle W. Seibert, State Teachers College., 14,ansfield., Pa.., has prepared an "Inventory of Some Reciprocal Relationships between Psychology and Religion". He will be glad to send a copy and to correspond with scholars interested in this field.

The Symposium on Symbolism and Religion held at the Spring Meeting., 1957., in New York, is to be published by MD Publications.