THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



July i st. The Congress meets every year at Burlington House 

 early in July. Mr. Pentin reminded the meeting that the Club 

 was already affiliated to the British Association, which repre- 

 sented physical science ; and it was now proposed that the Club 

 should become affiliated to the Society of Antiquaries, 

 the body representative of archaeological science. Nearly all 

 the leading societies of the country were so affiliated, and he 

 could not understand how the Dorset Field Club had so long 

 remained without affiliation. The PRESIDENT observed that the 

 Club already exchanged publications with the Society, who sent 

 them two half-yearly volumes. Mr. POPE expressed the opinion 

 that it would be decidedly advantageous to become affiliated to 

 the Parent Society, and he moved that the invitation be 

 accepted. Canon RAVENHILL seconded, and it was carried 

 unanimously. 



THE "CECIL" AND " MANSEL-PLEYDELL " MEDALS. The 

 PRESIDENT formally reported that the " Cecil" Silver Medal and 

 Prize of books or instruments, to the value of $, had been 

 awarded to Mr. Bertie James Eaton, B.Sc., F.C.S., of the 

 Institute for Medical Research, Kwala Lumpur, Malay Peninsula 

 (a native of Dorchester), for an essay on " Chemistry as applied 

 to Sanitation and Domestic Purposes, namely : Improved 

 Cottages, Air, Water, and Drainage." The committee much 

 regretted that no Member of the Field Club had sent in an essay 

 on "Ancient Camps in Dorset" for competition for the Mansel- 

 Pleydell" Medal and Prize, and that they could not, therefore, 

 be awarded this year. 



MEDAL COMPETITIONS FOR 1907. The " Mansel-Pleydell " 

 Medal and Prize will be awarded for the best original paper on 

 " The Distribution of Living Plants in Relation to the Different 

 Geological Formations in Dorset." The competition will be 

 open to all Members of the Dorset Field Club, without regard 

 to age, including all those elected in 1907, but not after- 

 wards. 



The "Cecil" Medal and Prize will be awarded for the best 

 paper on " Wireless Telegraphy : Its Past History, Present 



