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Chlamydomonas was a representative of the primitive type frora which 

 many other forms of VolvocaceEe had probably developed. It was 

 equivalent to the minute green cells found on Volvox. An interesting 

 fact about the specimens exhibited was that they had been in a little 

 tube in the crowded condition as shown for quite a month, yet they 

 seemed to be as active now as they were at first. Under one of the 

 Microscopes would be found some specimens which had been preserved 

 by the simple method of putting a little formalin into the water, and 

 it was interesting to note that the flagella and nuclei were shown quite 

 well. 



f' The President thanked Mr. Scourfield for having brought the 

 exhibit. 



Mr. Kenneth Goadby, L.R.C.P. M.R.C.S. D.P.H. L.D.S., read a 

 paper on " The Bacteriology of War Wounds," which was illustrated by 

 a series of lantern slides prepared by Mr. C. F. Hill. 



The President said he would not attempt to comment on the paper 

 which Mr. Goadby had just communicated ; it was one of absorbing 

 interest, and one which could be said to be painfully personal in its 

 interest to each member present — to some, perhaps, more than to others. 

 He thought they ought to consider themselves very much privileged that 

 Mr. Goadby had shown them these results of his studies. 



Mr. Robotham, Dr. Leeson, and Dr. Eyre having spoken, a hearty 

 vote of thanks was accorded to Messrs. Goadby and Hill. 



The President proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Angus for the loan 

 of the Microscopes, and also to Messrs. Beck for the loan of the objectives, 

 which had been used for the evening's exhibits. This was carried 

 unanimously. 



The President announced that the Aeronautical Institute of Great 

 Britain invited Fellows of this Society to hear a paper, on March 29, 

 at 8 p.m., on " The Necessity of New and Special Treatment of Metals 

 employed in Aircraft Construction." Those Fellows who wished to 

 accept the invitation could obtain tickets from the Assistant Secretary. 



The following Specimens were shown : — 



By Mr. Kenneth Goadby : — 



Gas-gangrene organisms in muscle. Bacillus perfringens. 



Infected muscle. Gas gangrene. 



Destruction of elbow-joint cartilage. 



Colony of B. cedematis maligni, living. 



B. perfringens and B. mdematis maligni, in tissue. 



Digested muscle-fibres. B. (edematis maligni. 



By Messrs. D. J. Scourfield, J. Grundy, and J. Wilson : — 



Chlamydomonas sp. ? in great numbers, accompanied by various 

 species of Euglena, Phacus, Trachelomonas, etc., and Faramsecium 

 aurelia. 



