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biological laboratory of the College of Science on December 

 1 8th, about twenty persons being present, and it was followed 

 by a public meeting, convened by advertisement, in the 

 theatre of the Royal Dublin Society on January nth. Dr. K. 

 Perceval Wright occupied the chair, and a provisional code of 

 rules, which had been framed on those of the Belfast Club, 

 was adopted, and officers for the ensuing year were elected. 

 The first President was Professor Wright ; Vice-president, 

 Professor Haddon ; Secretary, Greenwood Pim ; Treasurer, 

 R. M. Barrington ; Committee, Wm. Archer, V. Ball, F. W. 

 Burbidge, Rev. M. H. Close, H. C. Hart, W. F. de V. Kane, 

 F. W. Moore, A. G. More, Professor M'Nab, Professor O'Reilly, 

 Professor Sigerson. The list of members who entered their 

 names at this meeting numbers 99, and the Club entered on 

 its career with every indication of success. The Royal Irish 

 Academy generously placed their fine rooms at the disposal 

 of the Club for the purpose of evening meetings, a privilege 

 which the Club has enjoyed ever since, and which is duly 

 appreciated. The first summer excursion was made to Howth 

 on May 22nd, and was attended by about 75 persons, a number 

 which has not, I believe, been equalled on any excursion held 

 since. The first annual report of the Committee, laid before 

 the members at the annual meeting held on 22nd January, 

 1887, shows that five evening meetings were held during the 

 year, and five excursions, one excursion being abandoned 

 owing to bad weather. The membership stood at 172; the 

 officers, with the exception of three of the Committee, were re- 

 elected ; and the Club entered on the second year of its 

 existence. 



The novelty of the excursions and evening meetings had by 

 this time worn off, and at the close of a rather uneventful 

 year it is not surprising to find the Committee, in their second 

 annual report, urging strongly on members the desirability of 

 showing a more active interest in the Club's operations. With 

 Mr. Greenwood Pim as President, Dr. M'Weeney as Secretary, 

 and a decreasing membership of 149, the Club commenced its 

 third year, which was destined to bring with it a severe crisis 

 in the Society's fortunes. The attendance of members at the 

 excursions of this season (1888) was so unsatisfactory that 

 after due deliberation the Committee determined to bring be- 

 fore the members a resolution authorizing the winding up of 



