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Address bv Mr. G, D. S.uvyir, the President. 

 Wheu y„„ excellent Secretaries fi^t communicated to me the 

 ™h of your Committee that I shoul.l become your Prerilnt fo 



you. ve,y (latenng invtation. I have been so much more ae- 

 cnstomeJo the position of a learner than of a teacher ryo, 

 scrcntrflc Soccty, and there are so many gentlemen well ouaC 

 not only to fill but to adorn the office of President that T u 

 not but feel doubtful ho. far the suggestion won ' Ipplt 

 , and be a<lva„tageous to the Society. Nevertheless, my ", 

 .^tendauceat your meetings during the last t«lv yer " 



has grven me so deep an interest in its proceedings, and I am 

 always .so happy when associated with its Member, that T LZ 

 not refuse myself the pleasure. Also (for it isnete; ^ iZu 



me that the responsibrhty of the .selection would after al? !„ 

 ptafanTri t :ri'''; '■""' "-' >- ^« •- a very 



pleasant evening's enjoyment. 



I have been strictly enjoined not to occupymuch of v™„ ,■ 

 y any prefatory remarks of mine ; and hoC much "^^l: 



ofTatZrir't"""''"''''^"'' "'""»" ^°-°'''-l''--'X 



^croscopic slides, an^ aC'::: J r*'c^:rrdTT 



ave provid^ for our entertainment' this e ^inl bJ iTut: 

 be permrtted to call attention very briefly to so^e f ., I 

 vantages afforded by our Society, thTt su2f youT ^ Tt :t 



ziz. ''"'' """^ "' ""'"-• '» "" -' -1 t>.-byrt::d •:: 



