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Excerpt from The Scottish Geographical Magazine, Vol. 32: 1916<br><br>The conditions of Ordinary membership are: - approval by the council; the payment in the case of members in the Edinburgh district of an entrance fee of One Guinea; in the case of other members one of Half-a-Guinea; and the payment of the ordinary annual subscription, or a composition for Life-Membership. The Annual Subscription is One Guinea, and is payable in advance at the commencement of each Session.<br><br>A Member may compound for Life-Membership by payment as follows, viz.: - When under ten years' standing, £20; when over ten and under twenty years' standing; £15; when over twenty and under 30 years' standing, £10; when over thirty years' standing, £5.<br><br>The Official Year, or Session, of the Society is from November 1st to October 31st. New Members are required to pay the Subscription for the Session in which they join the Society, at whatever period, and they are entitled to receive the ordinary publications of that Session. Resignations, to take effect, must be lodged with the Secretary before the commencement of a new Session.<br><br>The privileges of ordinary Membership include admission (with one Guest) to the Ordinary meetings of the society, and the use of the library and map-room. Non resident Members may borrow books from the library, but they must defray the cost of transit both ways. Each member is entitled to receive, free by post, the Scottish Geographical magazine, which is published monthly by the Society.<br><br>Teacher associate membership. - With the object of helping to promote the teaching of Geography in Schools, "Teacher Associates" are admitted to certain privileges of the Society at a reduced Subscription of Half-a-Guinea. The privileges are limited to the use of the Society's Rooms, receipt of the monthly magazine, the right to borrow one volume from the Library, and one ticket (not transferable and admitting only one) for the society's meetings. Only professi