646 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, 



The President said it was with very great regret he had to aimoimce 

 the death of Sir Ford North, P.O. F.R.S., who had been elected Fellow 

 of the Society in 181)4, and had died on Octol)er 12 of this year. It had 

 been suggested that a vote of condolence should be sent to his relatives, 

 which he was sure would be the desire of all Fellows present. 



This resolution was carried unanimously. 



The President continued that it had also been resolved that a very 

 hearty vote of thanks should be passed to all those organizers, exhibitors, 

 opticians, and others, including those connected with King's College, 

 who had entered so heartily into the organizing of the interesting and 

 successful conversazione held at King's College in October. The work 

 of preparing for the conversazione had been taken up with a great deal 

 of enthusiasm by the organizers, whose suggestions and invitations had 

 met with a very ready response on all sides. He had lately had the 

 opportunity of hearing expressions of opinion of some of those invited, 

 who had agreed that this had been one of the best conversaziones held 

 in London for some time. Dr. Shillington Scales would mention one or 

 two names of gentlemen to whom it was desired that a very special vote 

 of thanks should be proposed as being chiefly concerned in the arrange- 

 ment of the conversazione, and he had no doubt that the proposal would 

 meet with a very ready response from all present. 



Dr. Shillington Scales said the names he would especially like to 

 mention were those of Mr. Barnard, who had been responsible for the 

 whole of the arrangements in connexion with King's College, all of 

 which had been carried out without a hitch : of Mr. Scourfield, who had 

 been responsible for the work of getting the pond-life exhibitions to- 

 gether ; of Mr. Spitta, who gave an excellent lecture ; and of Mr. Catfyn, 

 who gave a Demonstration on the Microscopical Structure of Rocks. 



The resolution that a very hearty vote of thanks should be communi- 

 cated to the Authorities of King's College and to those Organizers, 

 Exhibitors and Opticians who took part in the Conversazione, was carried 

 with acclamation. 



Dr. Shillington Scales announced that at the next Meeting in 

 December the Council would put before the Fellows the names of those 

 nominated to serve on the Council for the year 1914, the names submitted 

 being balloted for at the January Meeting. The Council had discussed 

 this matter and had requested him, as Honorary Secretary, to ciil! the 

 attention of Fellows to their powers under Rule 38. 



The Council's reason for calling the attention of Fello^vs to this 

 Rule was that they felt that the members in general had Ijut few op- 

 portunities for making suggestions to the Society in regard to the 

 nomination of Officers. According to the Rules, the Council ?nade 

 the nominations in the first place, but if Fellows present would make 

 any suggestions in connexion with any vacancies Avhich might occur, 

 the Council would be only too glad to consider them. Names should 

 be sent in to the Council before their next Meeting in December. 



