TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



Jan. 17. —In Honour of the Anniversary of the Birth of James 

 Watt (January 19). '■'■Steel : Its Manufacture, Properties 

 and Uses." Illustrated by Diagrams. By James Riley, 

 Esq., General Manager to the Steel Company of Scotland ; 

 Bessemer Medallist, and Member of Council of the Iron 

 and Steel Institute of Great Britain. 



„ 24—" William Blake : Poet, Seer and Artist." With Lime-Light 

 Illustrations. By H. Bellyse Baildon, Esq., M.A., 

 University E.xtension Lecturer, Edinburgh. 



„ 31—" T/ie Role of Bacteria in Nature." With Lime-Light 

 Illustrations. By G. SiMS Woodhead, Esq., M.D., 

 F.R.C.P.Ed., F.R.S.E., Vice-President of the Royal Physical 

 Society ; Superintendent of the Research Laboratory of the 

 Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. 



Feb. 7.—" Magic: Black and White." By Rev. James M. Hodgson, 

 M.A., D.Sc, D.D., Professor of the Science of Religion, 

 Lancashire Independent College, Manchester. 



» 14- — "The late Einile Augier, Dramatist." By M. Jules A. L. 

 KUNZ, Lecturer on French Literature, Heriot-Watt College, 

 Edinburgh, and Queen Margaret College, Glasgow. 



„ 21.— "Kings and their Fools." By WiLLMOTT DixON, Esq., 

 LL.B. of Trinity College, Cambridge, and of the Inner 

 Temple, Barrister-at-Law. 



» 28.—" Charles Dibdin and the Sea Songs of Britain." By James C. 

 DiBDiN, Esq., Edinburgh. With Musical Illustrations, 

 sung by Mr. H. Seligmann. 



Mar. T.—''' Australia ajid its Products." By Rev. James MacGregor, 

 D.D., Edinburgh. 



As in the preceding year, a complete programme was issued at 

 the beginning of the course of lectures. Three of the lecturers then 

 announced were unable to fulfil their engagements. Their places 

 were taken by Mr. Patterson, Mr. Baildon, and M. Kunz; and an 

 additional lecture was delivered by Rev. Dr. Macgregor. 



As agreed to at last Annual Meeting, Mr. Dyer's (Watt) Lecture 

 has been printed and circulated among the members. 



