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PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



QUEKETT MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. 



At the meeting of the Club held on October 20th, 1905, Dr. E. J. 

 Spitta, F.R.A.S., F.P.M.S., etc., President, in the Chair, the 

 minutes of the meeting held on June 16th were read and 

 confirmed. 



Mr. George G. Carter was balloted for and duly elected a 

 member of the Club. 



The Secretary announced the death of several members during 

 the vacation, including one of the Club's Vice-Presidents, Mr. J. G. 

 Waller, F.S.A., who had died a few days previously at the very 

 advanced age of ninety-two. Mr. Waller became a member of 

 the Club in May, 1868, and served as President for the years 

 1896 — 1897. He had contributed many papers to the Club's 

 Journal, and was one of the most familiar figures at the Club, 

 which he had attended regularly up to a few months ago. On 

 the motion of the President, a vote of sympathy with the 

 relatives of the deceased members was unanimously passed. 



The President then said that he thought it would be to the 

 Club's interest, and to the advantage of the members, if they 

 could know in advance the subjects of the papers intended to be 

 read at the meetings of the Club. Interest would be stimulated 

 and debate made possible, if they could look up the subjects 

 for themselves before listening to the papers. Notices of the 

 meeting were, by the courtesy of the leading opticians, inserted 

 in their windows a fortnight before the meeting, but these were 

 of little use to country members. If the Secretary were only 

 in the position to announce at each meeting the subject to be 

 discussed at the ensuing meeting, it would be a great gain. He 

 therefore appealed to the members to give earlier notice of their 

 communications, and to set them a good example he would ask 

 the Secretary to make an announcement on his behalf. 



The Secretary then announced that at the meeting on Friday, 

 November 17th, Dr. Spitta would read a paper on "Some 



