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Members as well as to our guests. At this meeting it is the 
custom to present the various prizes which have been obtained 
during the year. Our President presented the Kingsley 
Memorial Medal to A. O. Waker, EsqQ., who by his original 
work in many branches of Natural Science and by his kindly 
aid to others engaged in like pursuits, has well earned the best 
recognition our Society can offer—the Medal struck in remem- 
brance of our Founder. 
The President’s Prize for the best drawing of the Leaf, 
Flower, and Fruit of the Blackberry was awarded to Miss 
GRIFFITH. Other Prizes were given to Mr. J. Lyon DEnson, 
Miss AticeE M. Orton, Mr. E. Summers, Mr. R. NEWSTEAD. 
It may be here observed that the Society are under 
obligations to Mr. R. NewstTeapD for the work that he has 
done, both in the additions he has made to the Museum and 
also in the way of preserving the objects already collected. 
It will be noticed that there was no competition for the 
Kingsley Memorial Prize of f'10 last year. It is feared that 
competitors are deterred by the difficulty of producing a good 
collection, or by the idea that a very high standard is required. 
This is not as it ought to be, and though the subject of prizes 
is always one very difficult to deal with, the Kingsley Memorial 
Committee have decided to help from their fund, as far as 
possible, any students, who, having selected for themselves a 
special branch of Natural History study, have made the best 
collection they could with a view to illustrating the same. 
During the past winter there have been six General 
Meetings. 
1884. 
Oct. 30—‘‘ Dust,” by O. J. LopGz, Esq., D.Sc. 
Nov. 27—‘‘The Birth and Growth of Science,” by A. H. Fisu, Esq., 
1885. B.A., B.Sc., London. 
Jan 29—‘‘ Adventures in Siberia,’ by HENRY SEEBOHM, Esoq.,F.L.S.,F.Z.S. 
Feb. 26—‘‘ Modern Science,” by A. H. FisH, Esq., B.A., B.Sc., London. 
Mar. 26—‘‘Green Leaves,” by H. MARSHALL WARD, Esqa., M.A. 
(Fellow of Christ College, Cambridge.) 
April 30—Annual Meeting. 
