LONGTOWN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 



8th SESSION, 1884-85. 



President 



Rev. J. E. Gibson. 



Vice-Presid<mts 



R. A. Allison, Esq., M.A. 

 Rev. p. Careuthers. 



Treasurer and Secretary... 



Mr. S. F. Mc.Lachlan, M.B. 

 Wm. Easton Robertson, Esq. 



... Me. John Wilson. 



Mr. I. RiGG. 

 Me. Wm. Little. 

 Mr. a. p. Wilkie. 



Committee. 



Rev. Wm. Lttteil. 

 Mr. a. Tweddle. 

 Mr. Wm. Kilgouk. 



MEETINGS. 



1884. 

 Nov. 4. - 



"Words, their 



Nov. 10.- 



-Rev. J. R. Gibson, President of the Society. 



use and abuse." 

 -Mr. Powell Thomas. —Elocutionary and Musical Entertain- 

 ment. (Special Meeting.) 

 -Rev. Jos. Wallace, M.A.— "The Use and Abuse of Tobacco." 

 —Rev. De. Geant.— "The Association of Ideas. ^' 

 —Debate: "Are the works of Charles Dickens elevating in 



character?" 

 —Rev. George Lambert. — "The Pilgrim Fathers." 

 -Readings; "A Night with Byron." 

 — S. F. Mc.Lachlan, M.B.— "Oliver Goldsmith.'' 

 —Mr. Wm. Jaedine.— " An Hour with Mark Twain." 



— A Musical Evening. 



—Mr. John Wilson.— "Fallacies in Common Proverbs." 

 —Jos. Hepworth, Esq.— "Coal Tar Colours." 

 —Mr. R. Nixon.— "Epictetus." 



—Debate : " Is the present system of Examinations and Grants in 

 Schools beneficial to the Scholars?" 



