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gives half the charm to the work of the Society, and it is 

 earnestly to be desired that such a spirit, which " blesseth 

 him that gives and him that takes," may long be dominant 

 in it. 



MEETINGS OF MICROSCOPIC SECTION. 



During the past Session the members of the Microscopic 

 Section met on the first and third Friday of each mouth, " for 

 the examination of slides and micro, apparatus, and the dis- 

 cussion of different methods of work." It is much to be 

 regretted that these meetings were not taken more advantage 

 of by the members interested in Microscopy ; and it is 

 hoped that the resolution come to at the Annual Business 

 Meeting, to consign the charge of the Microscopic work to 

 the Secretary and Council of the Society, will prove advan- 

 tageous. At the monthly meetings of the Society, microscopic 

 preparations were exhibited throughout the Session by the 

 following members : The Secretary, and Messrs Coats, Forgan, 

 A. Fraser, Lindsay, Penman, Tait, and Wright. Mr Tait also 

 contributed a paper of a practical nature on " Embedding and 

 Cuttin" Animal Tissues." 



ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 



The Annual Business Meeting of the Society was held in the 

 Hall, 20 C4eorge Street, on the evening of 23d October 1889, 

 — Dr William Watson, President, in the Chair. The Secre- 

 tary submitted the usual Eeport, from which it appeared that 

 in all 15 meetings had been held during the past Session, 6 

 of these being indoor and 9 field meetings. The following are 

 the dates and localities of these meetings — viz. : 



Indoor Meetings: 1888 — November 28, December 26; 

 1889 — January 23, February 27, March 27, April 24. 

 Field Meetings: 1889 — May 4, Pepper Wood, Kirkliston; 

 May 18, Palace Gardens, Dalkeith; May 29, Arthur Seat; 

 June 1, Peebles; June 15, Elie ; Juue 26, Duddingston 

 Loch; June 29, Gordon Moss; July 13, Ben Ledi; Septem- 

 ber 7, Pollon and Eoslin. 



