NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



The regular Thanksgiving day field trip of the Society will 

 consist of a visit to the Legare Plantation on the Ashley River. 

 The launch Relief, which was used last year has been engaged 

 to take the party up the river. The expedition will start at nine 

 o'clock from Chisolm's Mill. Tickets for the trip are now on 

 sale at the Museum, and should be bought as early as possible, 

 for if it becomes necessary to limit the number of members at- 

 tending, as now seems likely, preference will be given to those 

 who first secure tickets. The price of tickets is thirty cents 

 each. 



The regular monthly meetings of the Natural History Society 

 were held on the first and second Thursdays in November. The 

 general oflBcers of the Society were all re-elected for the ensuing 

 year. The report of the treasurer showed a substantial balance 

 on hand after expending $51.11 for insect-proof specimen cases. 

 The elections of special officers for section B took place on Thurs- 

 day, November 14, when Allan McDermid was elected Vice- 

 President and Donald Sams Secretary. The membership of 

 the Society has increased to one hundred and thirty, the largest 

 growth of any year in its history. 



At the meeting of Section A the speakers were Mr. Ellison A. 

 Williams, who gave a most interesting account of his observa- 

 tions of European birds, made on a trip taken during the past 

 summer, and Mr. Francis M. Weston, Jr., who described the 

 variety of bird-life found in the North Carolina mountains. 



PUBLIC LECTURES ON HEREDITY 



The Museum announces a course of six lectures on heredity 

 and kindred problems, to be given by Professor Rea, on Monday 

 evenings in December and January. The six dates selected are 

 December 9, 16, 30, and January 6, 13, 20. These lectures will 

 form a natural continuation of the course on evolution given at 

 the Museum several years ago, although a knowledge of the pre- 



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