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with Mr. Ernest Evans, the Head Master, visited the Museums, 

 lectures and demonstrations were given by Mr. Clubb and Mr. 

 Laverock, according 1 to a previously arranged programme. 



Persons desirous of employing the Museums for the purpose ot 

 research, reference or sketching may, by application to the Director, 

 and on giving satisfactory references, obtain tickets enabling them 

 to enter on Fridays, when there are special facilities afforded them 

 lor study. Tickets were issued, as usual, during the year (chiefly) 

 to Artists and Students of Natural History, Osteology and Dental 

 Anatomy, who have made extensive use of the collections, on the days 

 the Museums were otherwise closed to the public. 



The following, among others, have visited the Museums during 

 the year for the purpose of inspecting the collections or other special 

 object: — H. Wallace, University College, London; R. L. Hobson, 

 British Museum; Dr. O. Yogt, Berlin; Prof. Anderson, Galwav ; 

 0. R. Eastman, Harvard Museum, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. ; C. F. 

 Longfield, Science and Art Museum, Dublin ; W. E. Hoyle, Owens 

 College, Manchester: Prof. Boyd Dawkins, F.R.S. ; F. Grant 

 Ogilvie, Director, Science and Art Museum, Edinburgh. 



III. — Lectures. 



Twenty-two Lectures were delivered by members of the Staff on 

 Monday evenings, in the Theatre of the Museums. They were 

 illustrated by specimens from the Museums and by lantern slides. 

 The total attendance at the Lectures was 1,885. 



The following is a list of the subjects: — 



A course of four Lectures on "Some of the Plants we eat" was 

 given by the Assistant in the Lord Derby Museum, Mr. W. S. 

 Laverock, M.A., B.Sc. : — 



•Ian. 13th. — " The Turnip, the Cabbage and the Cauliflower." I. 

 •hui. '20th. — " The Turnip, the Cabbage and the Caxiliflower." II. 

 •Tan. 27th. — " The Apple and the Pear." 

 Feb. 3rd. — " The Pea and Bean." 



