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1906. Attendance, 
Oct. 25—Business Mocting President! s Address: “The Art of War in 
England to the fourteenth Century.” ... he = 47 
Nov. 15—‘The Stickleback: its Personal and Family att —H. H. 
Summerton, D.Sc., A.R.C.S., F.Z.S. ... sis : it 85 
Dec. 14—“ The Scenery and gees of the Wicklow Hills.” — 8. 
Hollister, B.Sc. ... ES =f ba $5 oe 45 
1907. 
Jan. 17—“ British Trees” (Part 2)—J. E. Nowers ... oF “js rc 39 
Feb. 21—- The Atmosphere.’’—-A. L. Stern, D.Se F.I.C. .. i sue 90 
Mar. 21—‘‘ The History of Architecture, from the Ancient Egyptian down 
to the Gothic.” - H. Simmonds... ahs i ee ste 47 
During the year the Society has lost by the death of Mr. 
C. O'Sullivan, F.R.S., one of its original and most respected 
members and one of its most brilliant past Presidents. 
At the meeting held on March 21st, 1907, Mr. G. H. Storer, 
F.Z.S., was unanimously elected President for the Session, 1907-1908. 
Four Excursions were arranged for the Summer, viz.: To 
Tamworth, Dale Abbey, Wichnor, Alrewas, and Croxall, and the 
Manifold Valley. The first and last were carried through most 
successfully, but the other two owing to the very bad weather had to 
be abandoned. 
The Library has been enlarged under the capable control of 
Mr. Cuddeford by the purchase of several books, especially of 
local Archeology, and by the very kind gift to the Society of forty- 
one volumes of Nature, by Mrs. P. B. Mason, to whom the most 
cordial thanks of the Members is due. 
Mr. W. B. Ollis has very kindly enriched the Museum by the 
gift of a series of Anglo-Saxon Implements, found at Bass & Co’s. 
Gravel Pits, Wichnor, and notable in that they are practically unique 
in Staffordshire. 
Volume 5, part 2, of the Transactions has been published, but 
the Committee regret that the sale to members has been so small, 
and were it not for the generosity of R. Ratcliff, Esq., there would 
be a considerable deficit in the Society’s funds. The heartiest 
