2 PROCEEDINGS OF THB 



Mr. Lester Vallis Lester-Garland, M.A. (Oion.), was re- 

 admitted a Fellow. 



Mr. Charles Cuthbert Eley, J.P., M.A.(Oxon.), Mr. Gordon 

 AVallace Gibson, Miss Gladys Boyd Hurry, Mr. Jolin Hutchinson, 

 ISlr. Francis EdxAurd Robotliam, Mr. Arthur Kufiis ^uiidnrson, 

 Dr. John McLean Thompson, M.A.^ Mr. William Arthur AVilkin- 

 son, F.Z.S., and Mr. AVilliam Edgar AV^ right, Lt. E.A.F., were 

 proposed as Fellow s. 



The first paper was entitled " On the External Morphology of 

 the Stems of Calamites, with a lievision of the British Species 

 of Calamophloios and Dictyocalamites of Upper Carboniferous 

 Age." By the late E. A. Kkwell Arber, M.A., Sc.D., F.L.S., 

 and F. W. Lawfield, B.A. (Communicated by Mrs. Arber, 

 D.Sc, F.L.S.) 



Dr. D. H. Scott remarked upon certain of the photographs 

 which had been shown on the screen by Mr. Lawfield, who had 

 summarized the results obtained ; Prof. M. J. Beuf^on also con- 

 tributed a few remarks, and Mr. Lawfield replied. 



The second paper was by Mrs. Arber, D.Sc, F.L.S. , styled 

 " The ' Law of Loss ' in Evolution." 



A discussion followed in which the following took part : — 

 Dr. D. H. Scott, Prof. F. W. Oliver, Dr. W. Bateson, Dr. A. 

 Smith Woodward, ]\Ir. E. S. Goodrich, Sec.L.S., Dr. Marie Stopes, 

 Mr. W. C. AVorsdell, Mr. A. J. Wilmott, Mr. T. A. Dymes, and 

 Dr. E. J. Salisbury, the Author briefly replying. 



November 21st, 1918. 



Sir Datid Praix, C.M.G., CLE., F.E.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 7tli jS^ovember, 1918, 

 were read and confirmed. 



The report of the Donations received since the last Meeting was 

 laid before the Fellows, and the thanks of the Society to the several 

 Donors were ordered. 



The Rev. Canon George Eussell Bullock-Webster, M.A., was 

 admitted a Fellow. 



Mr. Robert William Ascroft, M.B.E., Mr. William Broad- 

 hurst Brierley. M.Sc, the Rev. Charles Osborne Smeathman 

 Hatton, B.A. (Cantab.), and Mr. Harold John Hastings Russell, 

 B.A., F.Z.S., were proposed as Fellows. 



