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We also desire to thank the two assistants in the Hope Depart- 

 ment, Mr. A. H. Hamm and Mr. J. Collins, for helping the 

 members of the Congress to study the collections, and to express 

 our gratilude to many workers in the Department who have also 

 given the kindest assistance — Mr. R. S. Bagnall, Dr. Dixey, 

 Mr. Eltringham, Dr. Longstaff, theRev. K. St. Aubyn Rogers, 

 and Commander Walker. 



That the Congress has passed so successful a week, in spite 

 of the unfortunate weather, is mainly due to two circumstances. 

 The first we owe to the Delegates of the University Museum, 

 namely the fact that all our formal meetings, and the Hope 

 Collections, which have provided interest between the meetings, 

 have been under a single roof. The second fortunate circumstance 

 we owe to the generosity of the Warden of Wadham College — 

 the proximity of the tent in which we have been able to take 

 our meals, and the beautiful garden where we have walked and 

 rested, when the weather permitted, in the intervals between 

 our meetings. 



We desire cordialh' to thank the W^arden and Fellows of New 

 College for the use of the College Hall for the opening meeting, 

 the Warden and Fellows of Wadham College for lending the Hall 

 for our banquet, the Warden and Fellows of Merton College, New 

 College, and Wadham College for allowing members to reside in 

 College rooms, and for all the exceedingly efficient arrangements 

 which have been made. With these thanks we desire especially 

 to associate the names of Mr. E. S. Goodrich, F.R.S., Mr. 

 Geoffrey Smith, and Dr. F. A. Dixey, F.R.S., for acting as 

 hosts in their respective Colleges. I must especially speak of the 

 kindness of Dr. Dixey in undertaking, at very short notice, to 

 arrange for the banquet at Wadham, and also for all the details, 

 which have been so necessary for our comfort, that have been 

 planned by him in the Warden's garden and in the College. 



In speaking of the Colleges we also wish to thank the Principal 

 and Fellows of Jesus College, the Provost and Fellows of Queen's 

 College, and the Rector and Fellows of Lincoln College, who had 

 kindly given the necessary permission for rooms to be occupied 

 if the number of the members had made it necessary ; and here 

 I may gay that I am sure that had it been needful other Colleges 

 would have been equally ready with their kind permission. 



