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meeting held October 11th, all of these officers were re-elected- 

 The regular meetings are held monthly, and special working 

 sessions are occasionally held at which practical instruction is 

 given in the technique of the microscope, and in mounting sec- 

 tions for examination. 



Since its organization many valuable papers relating to mi- 

 croscopy have been presented. Among these may be named : 

 " Tyndale and the Germ Theory of Disease," " The Microscope 

 in the Diagnosis of Disease," " The Microscopy of the Nerves," 

 The Microscope in Mineralogy and Lithology," " The Tech- 

 nique of Mounting Animal Tissue," "A Stereopticon exhibition 

 of Microscopical Preparations," 'Reptilian Blood," and several 

 other papers of similar trend. 



Through the kindness of the University authorities the Society 

 is granted the use of ample rooms in the University of Utah 

 and the use of many fine microscopes belonging to that institu- 

 tion. 



The Society is continually increasing in membership, and 

 ts career of usefulness in stimulating scientific investigation has 

 only begun. 



If its present condition is an indication of its future course, 

 The Microscopical Society of Utah will be an important factor 

 in shaping the scientific thought of the new state of Utah. 



C. A. Whiting. 

 Lincoln Microscopical Club. 



January 29th, 1896. — The Secretary was directed to renew 

 subscriptions to the following periodicals : The Microscope, 

 Zeitschift fur Wissenschaftliche Mikroskope, Zeitschift fur 

 Augewandte Mikoskopic, Journal of the Quekett Club. 



Officers were elected as follows : President, Dr. C. E. Bessey ; 

 Vice-president, Prof. E. H. Barbour ; Treasurer, Mr. J. S. Dalls ; 

 Secretary, Mr. Ronersound ; Members of Executive Committee, 

 Dr. Philbrick and Mr. F. E. Clements 



Dr. Bessey exhibited a small microtome by Reichert and ex- 

 plained its construction and working. 



Mr. Dalls showed further slides illustrating the Brownian 

 movement. His slides showed that the movement was largely 

 due to bacteria, there being no movement in slides where pre- 

 cautions were taken in sterilizing. 



