GREENOCK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



The Syllabus was as follows : — 

 1908. 

 Oct. 30— Opening Lecture — " The Preservation of Ancient Buildings." 



With Lantern Illustrations. By Sir John Stirling 

 Maxwell, Bart., LL.D. 



Nov. 6 — '■'•Ice, IVatef, and Steain." Illustrated by Experiments. By 

 Dr. W. Hampson, M.A., Oxon. 



,, 13 — " Garden Cities: Actual in England, Practicable in Scotland." 

 With Lantern Illustrations. By Ebenezer Howard, 

 Founder of the Garden City and Town Planning Association. 



„ 20 — '•^ Havilet — 7 lie Tragedy of Indecision." By Rev. JOHN 

 Hunter, D.D., Glasgow. 



„ 27 — " The Glory that was Greece." With Lantern Illustrations 

 By John M. Robertson, M.P. 



Dec. 4 — " The Art of George Frederick Watts, R.AP With Lantern 

 Illustrations. By Whitworth Wallis, F.S.A. 



„ II — '■'■The Migration of Birds." With Lantern Illustrations. By 

 J. Arthur Thomson, M.A., Professor of Natural History 

 in Aberdeen University. 



„ 18— Dramatic Recital. By Ernest Denny. 



„ 28 — Business Meeting. Annual Report by Museum Committee 



and Election of Representatives. 

 1909. 

 Jan. 15— Watt Anniversary Lecture. "■ 1 he Expansive Working 



Steam in Steam Turbines." By Hon. Charles A. PARSONS. 



„ 22 — '■^America Up-to-date." With Lantern Illustrations. By JOHN 

 Foster Eraser, F.R.G.S. 



„ 29 — " Tennyson^ s ' The Coming of Arthur.^" By Rev. A. B. BoYD 

 Carpenter, M.A. 



Feb. 5 — '■'■ The Arts and Industries of India." Illustrated with Lantern 

 Slides and Specimens. By Sir GEORGE Watt, CLE., 

 LL.D., &c. 



„ 12 — '■'■Irish Fairy Songs and Tales:' With Musical Illustrations. 

 By Miss Madeleine O'Connor. 



^, 19 — "■ The Personalities of Animals." With Lantern Illustrations. 

 By Ernest Thompson Seton. 



„ 26—" Social Evolution." By Henry Jones, M.A., LL.D., 

 Professor of Moral Philosophy in Glasgow University. 



Mar. 5 — Annual Meeting of the Society. 



