( Extract from original Prospectus, July 1865 J 



" The want of such a Club as the present has long been felt, wherein Micro- 

 " scopists and students with kindred tastes might meet at stated periods to hold 

 " cheerful converse with each other, exhibit and exchange specimens, read papers' 

 " on topics of interest, discuss doubtful points, compare notes of progress, and 

 "gossip over those special subjects in which they are more or less interested : 

 " where, in fact, each member would be solicited to bring his own individual 

 " experience, be it ever so small, and cast it into the treasury for the general good. 

 " Such are some of the objects which the present Club seeks to attain. In 

 ' ' additon thereto it hopes to organize occasional Field Excursions, at proper 

 ' ' seasons, for the collection of living specimens, to acquire a Library of such 

 "books of reference as will be most useful to enquiring students ; and, trusting 

 " to the proverbial liberality of Microscopists, to add thereto a comprehensive 

 "Cabinet of Objects. By these, and similar means, the Quekett Microscopical 

 " Club seeks to merit the support of all earnest men who may be devoted to such 

 " pursuits ; and, by fostering and encouraging a love for Microscopical studies, to 

 " deserve the approval of men of science and more learned societies." 



