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PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



QUEKETT MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. 



At the meeting of the Club held on January 1st, 1909, Prof. E. A. 

 Minchin, M.A., President, in the Chair, the minutes of the 

 meeting held on December 4th, 1908, were read and confirmed. 



Messrs. H. C. Leadbeater and F. H. Dodd were balloted for 

 and duly elected members of the Club. 



Numerous additions to the Library were announced, and the 

 thanks of the Club voted to the donors. 



Messrs. Watson exhibited a new form of portable microscope 

 — the " Club " model. This was described, for the firm, by 

 Mr. F. W. Watson Baker, F.R.M.S. It is claimed that it is 

 sufficiently strong in construction to bear constant travelling and 

 heavy use, and is rigid, compact, and thoroughly efficient. The 

 design does not require the taking away of any piece when 

 folding up. The legs fold backwards around the limb, and the 

 mirror tailpiece pushes up through the stage. The stiff leather 

 case into which it packs, with space for eyepieces and objectives, 

 measures 7| in. by 3| in. by 4| in. Coarse and fine adjustments 

 are fitted, the former giving sufficient range for a 3-in. objective ; 

 the latter is a direct-acting micrometer -screw. A draw-tube is 

 supplied, and the under-stage fitting is of standard size. 



The list of nominations by the committee of officers of the 

 Club for the ensuing session was read, and nominations for other 

 members of the committee were taken. 



Mr. A. Earland gave an account of his exhibition, then before 

 the meeting, of Arenaceous Foraminifera, illustrating their 

 selective power. In his introductory remarks the speaker said that 

 the exhibition might claim attention not only for the objects, but 



