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THE DARWIN CENTENARY AT OXFORD 



The Oxford Celebration of the hundredth anniversary of 

 the birth of Charles Darwin, Feb. 12, 1809. 



THE hundredth anniversary of the birth of 

 Charles Darwin was celebrated at Oxford on 

 the evening of Feb. 12, 1909, by a reception 

 held in the Examination Schools by Professors 

 S. H. Vines, G. C. Bourne, and E. B. Poulton. 

 The reception was honoured by the presence 

 of four sons of Charles Darwin Mr. William 

 Erasmus Darwin, Sir George Darwin, Mr. Francis 

 Darwin, and Major Leonard Darwin ; as also by 

 that of Professor Judd and Professor Meldola. 

 No attempt was made to extend the commemora- 

 tion widely beyond the limits of Oxford, but 

 invitations were sent to all the names upon the 

 list of Congregation, and the great anniversary 

 was celebrated, as had been intended, by a large 

 gathering of members of the University. Among 

 these several non-residents were able to be present, 

 including Sir William Thiselton-Dyer, Dr. D. H. 

 Scott, President of the Linnean Society of London, 

 Professor J. B. Farmer, and Dr. P. Chalmers 

 Mitchell. 



Mr. Julian Huxley, a grandson of the late 

 Professor Huxley, Mr. H. Moseley, son of the 



