120 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Council. — Maurice A. Ainslie, R.N. ; Herbert F. Angus ; Maurice 

 Blood, M.A., F.C.S. ; F. Martin Duncan, F.R.P.S. ; Arthur Earland ; 

 Sir Robert Hadfield, Bart., D.Sc, F.R.S. ; T. H. Hiscott ; James A. 

 Murray, M.D. ; Julius Rheinberg ; E. J. Sheppard ; Charles Singer, 

 M.A., M.D. ; Joseph Wilson. 



Librarian. — F. Martin Duncan, F.R.P.S. 



Curators. — F. Ian (t. Rawlins ; E. J. Sheppard ; Charles Singer, 

 M.A., M.D. 



A vote of thanks to the Scrutineers was moved from the Chair and 

 carried. 



The President then delivered his Presidential Addres?, entitled 

 " The Present Status of Microscopy." 



Commander Ainslie moved : " That the best thanks of this meeting 

 be accorded to Mr. Barnard for his Presidential Address, and that he 

 be asked to allow it to be printed in the Journal of the Society." 



Mr. W. E. Watson Baker seconded the proposal, which was carried 

 by acclamation. 



Mr. E. J. Sheppard exhibited a slide showing mitosis in the root 

 tips of Fritillaria Imperialis. The specimen was stained with safranin. 



Mr. Scourfield exhibited living specimens of Hydrodictyon (Water 

 Net). He mentioned that the specimens had been brought from the 

 Caucasus, but it was also a British alga, although not very common. 



The thanks of the meeting- were accorded to Mr. Sheppard and 

 Mr. Scourfield for their exhibits. 



The President announced that the next meeting of the Society 

 would be held on February 18, and of the Biological Section on 

 February 4, when Sir Nicholas Yermoloff, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., would 

 make a communication, "Notes on Beggiatoa and some Allied Forms." 



