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PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



MEETING 



Held on the 19th of February, 1902, at 20 Hanover Square, "WV 

 Wm. Carruthers, Esq., F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of January 15th, 1902, were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the Chairman. 



The List of Donations to the Society, exclusive of exchanges and 

 reprints, received since the last Meeting, was read, and the thanks of 

 the Society were voted to the donors. 



From 

 Calkins, Gary N., The Protozoa. (8 vo, New York, 1901) .. The Publishers. 



Seward, A. C, The Jurassic Flora. Part i. (8vo, London,] ,, ^ -t*^ wr S „. 

 1Q ^.. ' { the British Museum' 



1Vl)l) | {Nat. Hist.) 



The Chairman said, that if the Fellows had looked at the interesting 

 exhibits on the tables, by Messrs. Beck, they would doubtless have 

 been struck by the very clear and instructive specimens shown of 

 typical bacteria. So clear were they that no difficulty need in future 

 be experienced in recognising them when met with. The Chairman felt 

 sure that it was the wish of all present that the thanks of the Society 

 be conveyed to Messrs. Beck for their extremely interesting exhibit. 



The Secretary read a paper by Mr. Nelson on " Polarising with 

 the Microscope." At the conclusion of the paper Dr. Hebb mentioned 

 that Mr. Nelson, who, unfortunately, was unable to attend that evening, 

 proposed to put an addendum to his paper, which he asked the Meeting 

 to take as read. 



Mr. G. C. Karop said he thought it would be a great advantage if 

 a tourmaline could be rendered effective, as at present Nicol's prisms 

 were so expensive. He thought, however, that a sufficiently large 

 piece of flawless tourmaline would be as expensive as a Nicol's prism. 



A vote of thanks to Mr. Nelson for his paper was passed by the 

 Meeting. 



The Chairman said he had to announce the death of their Editor, 

 Mr. Bennett, so long a Fellow of the Society, and for many years 

 Editor of their Journal. At the wish of the Council, he had been 

 present at his burial, to represent the Society. They had obtained a. 

 short biography of Mr. Bennett from Mr. Baker, the distinguished 



