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Cambridge: Surgeon-Major Archer: Consul-General Ohlen, 

 Montreal : David Boyle, Curator, Toronto Museum : Mrs. Grenfell, 

 Oxford : and Prof. Ramsay Wright, University of Toronto. 



III. — Lectures. 

 Twelve Lectures were delivered by members of the Staff on 

 Monday evenings, in the Theatre of the Museums, during ihe period 

 from January to Marrh inclusive. They were illustrated by 

 specimens from the Museums and by lantern slides. The total 

 attendance at the Lectures was 760. 



The following is a list of the subjects: — 



A course of seven Lectures on " Wild Flowers, and their Life- 

 History" was given by Mr. William S. Laverock, M.A., B.Sc, 

 Assistant in the Derby Museum, as follows: — 

 Jan. 8th. — "The Cornflower and the Daisy." 

 Jan. 15th. — "The Monkshood and Buttercup." 

 Jan. 22nd. — "The Rose and the Strawberry." I. 

 Jan. 29th. — " The Hose and the Strawberry." II. 

 Feb. 5th.- " The Rose, the Blackberry and Ihe Raspberry." 

 Feb. 12th.— "The Rose, the Cherry and the Plum." 

 Fel>. 19th.—" The Rose, the Apple and the Pear." 



A course of five Lectures on "Chapters of Local History" was 

 given by the Assistant-Curator of the Mayer Museum, Mr. P. 

 Entwistle, as follows: — 



Feb. 26th. — "The Early Record of the Liverpool Potteries." 

 Mch. 5th. — "The Sites of the Liverpool Potteries." 

 Mch. 12th. — "The Discovery of the Art of Printing on Pottery." 

 Mch. 19th. — " The Herculaneum Pottery." 

 Mch. 26th. — "The Mock Corporation of Sefton." 



A. DERBY MUSEUM. 



The Extraxce Hall and Galleries. 

 the changes in the arrangement of the collections, which will be 

 radical, necessitated by the Extension buildings, which it is hoped 

 will be ready for occupation before the end of the year, have not 

 vet been finally decided upon. 



