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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIP^TY. 



MEETING 



Held on the 15th of October, 1913, at King's College, Strand, 

 W.C. ; Percy E. Radley, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of June 18, 1913, were read aud con- 

 firmed, and were signed by the Chaii'man. 



The List of Donations (exdusive of exchanges and reprints) received 

 since the last Meeting was read as follows, and the thanks of the Society 

 were voted to the donors : — 



From 

 Prof. Sigmund's Preparations, part 6, with descriptive text . . Messrs. Carl Zeiss. 

 Lee, A. B,, The Microtomist's Vade-mecum. (7th ed., 1913) The Author. 



Three Volumes for the Library . . . . . . . . . . Sir Frank Crisp. 



New Fellows : — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows of 

 the Society : — Miss Alice M. Allen, Thomas Franklin Barrett and 

 Norman Y. Barton. 



The Certificates of the following Candidates were read for the first 

 time :— Mark J. Allan, F. Wainwright Anderton, F.R.C.V.S., Philippi 

 A. Aubin, Felix R. W. Brand, Alfred Dinslev, Victor E. M. Kock, and 

 W. M. Scott. ^ 



Conversazione. — After the Ordinary Meeting on October 15, at 

 which only formal business was transacted, a Conversazione was held at 

 King's College, Strand, by kind permission of the College. Some 500 

 guests were received in the Great Hall by the President of the Society, 

 Professor G. Sims Woodhead, M.A., M.D., etc. Exhibits embracing 

 almost aU branches of Microscopical science were arranged, many of 

 which were of great scientific interest. 



A Lecture was given in the Lecture Theatre by ^Iv. E. J. Spitta, 

 M.R.C.S., F.R.M.S., on "Diatom Structure"; and Mr. C. H. Caffyn 

 gave a Demonstration of the Microscopic Structure of Rocks. 



The Exhibits were displayed in the Great Hall, and were as follows : 



H. F. Angus, F.R.M.S. : — Fluorescence Microscope ; Comparison eye- 

 piece ; Dark-ground Illuminator for High Powers. 



F. W. Watson Baker, F.R.M.S. : — Demonstration of the Making of 

 Microscope Objectives. 



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