NOTES ON THE PROGRESS MADE BY THE CLUB 
DURING THE YEAR 1go00-1901. 
Being the Secretary's Report, read at the Annual Meeting, 
8 2) P Ss 
September 25th, rgor ). 
N many respects, the past year has been the most remark- 
able in the career of the Hull Scientific and Field 
Naturalists’ Club. For some time the Club has slowly 
but surely persevered in its work, and in many ways recently 
the members have had the satisfaction of feeling that their 
efforts have not been without avail. We have at last brought 
Hull into the position it formerly occupied—of possessing one 
of the most successful of provincial scientific societies (if the 
opinion of the Editor of the ‘‘ Naturalist”? goes for any- 
thing), and we trust that the members will not again allow 
this reputation to be lost. 
What is always a pleasing and promising feature, is the 
increased interest taken in our work by the younger members. 
It is upon them that we must depend for the future of our 
Club. We have, as in previous years, kept the study of the 
fauna and flora of the East Riding of Yorkshire well to the 
fore, both on the summer excursions and in connection with 
the Lectures. The result has been that many new facts 
have been recorded relating to the district, which are being 
published in our yearly volume. 
A syllabus of Lectures was printed for the Winter Session, 
October 1900 to March 1go1, whilst from April to September, 
monthly circulars, giving particulars of lectures and excursions 
were issued to the members. 
The fortnightly lectures were as follows :— 
1900. 
Oct. 10o.—‘t The House Fly.’-—Mr. G. Ross. 
Oct. 24.—‘' Natural History Notes on a Town Garden.'’’—Mr. J. Nicholson 
Nov. 7.—‘‘Epidemics.”—Dr. J. Hollingworth. 
Nov. 21.—* Reptiles” (Lantern Iilustrations).—Mr. H. M. Foster. 
Dec. 5.—‘‘ Local Leaf Fungi.’””—Mr. R. H. Philip. 
Dec. 19.—‘' Major General Overton, Governcr of Hull.’—Mr. E. Lam- 
plough. 
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Jan. 9.—‘' Vegetable Galls.”—Mr. J. F. Robinson. 
Jan. 23.—‘‘ The Grave Mounds of the Yorkshire Wolds and their contents” 
i (Lantern Illustrations) —Mr. T. Sheppard, F.G.S. 
Feb. 6.—‘‘ Borrowed Plumes.”—Mr. T. Audas, L.D.S. 
