62 



NATURE 



[September i6, 1915 



the more acute the loss of Gwynne-Vaughan at a 

 relatively early age. To his colleagues he was 

 most loyal and helpful. His own results were 

 always strictly tested and criticised. The conse- 

 quence will be that they will be durable, and take 

 permanent place in the web qf botanical science. 



F. O. B. 



THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT 

 MANCHESTER. 



THE British Association this year was 

 favoured with exceptionally fine weather. 

 The sun shone all day long, and not a drop 

 of rain interfered with the visits to works and 

 the short sectional excursions to places of scien- 

 tific interest. The number of members and asso- 

 ciates (1438), although satisfactory in the circum- 

 stances of a great European war, was small as 

 compared with previous meetings. From these 

 two factors it might have been anticipated that 

 the attendances at the sections would be unsatis- 

 factory. But from all accounts that have been 

 received the section rooms have been well filled 

 both in the morning and afternoon sittings, . and 

 the proceedings have been of quite exceptional 

 interest and importance. It is evident, therefore, 

 that the modifications of the usual programme 

 that were made for the Manchester meeting have 

 affected those who attend the association for the 

 sake of the excursions and social functions far 

 more than those who regard it seriously as an 

 opportunity for scientific work and exchange of 

 ideas. 



It may be a question for the serious considera- 

 tion of the council whether the Manchester model 

 (191 5), as it may be called, is not one which should 

 be followed in future meetings of the association ; 

 but it may be said, without fear of contradiction, 

 that the decision of the local executive committee 

 to repeat its invitation, after the declaration of 

 war, has been fully justified. 



The reception by the Lord Mayor in the School 

 of Technology on Wednesday evening was the 

 only general social function of the week, but being 

 fixed on the second day of the meeting it gave a 

 welcome opportunity to members to meet their 

 friends as well as to inspect the machinery, appli- 

 ances, and lecture-rooms with which this great 

 institution is equipped. The arrangements made 

 by the committee for the visits of members to fac- 

 tories, warehouses, municipal undertakings, and 

 various places of special interest in Manchester 

 and district worked well, and the short excur- 

 sions were well attended. The citizens' lectures 

 given in Manchester and other towns in the neigh- 

 bourhood attracted large audiences. 



The meeting may be pronounced a decided suc- 

 cess, and the vote of thanks to the local executive 

 committee moved by the president at the conclud- 

 ing meeting on Friday evening was very heartily 

 accorded. 



Next year's meeting is to be held at Newcastle, 

 under the presidency of Sir Arthur Evans, but 

 final arrangements will not be made until about 

 NO. 2394, VOL. 96] 



next March. The place of meeting in 1917 is to 

 be Bournemputh, 



Subjoined is a synopsis of grants of money 

 appropriated for scientific purposes on behalf of 

 the general committee at the Manchester meeting 

 just concluded. The names of members entitled 

 to call on the general treasurer for grants are 

 prefixed to the respective committees. Reap- 

 pointed committees are starred, and it will be 

 noticed that of the forty-one committees receiving 

 grants, only five are new. 



Section A — Mathematical and Physical Science. 



£ s. d. 

 *Prof H. H, Turner — Seismological Ob- 

 servations ... ... ... ... 130 o o 



*Sir W. Ramsay — Tables of constants ... 40 o o 



*Prof. M. J. M. Hill— Mathematical tables 35 o o 



Section B — Chemistry. 



*Prof. H. E. Armstrong — Dynamic isomer- 

 ism 20 o o 



*Prof. F. S. Kipping — Aromatic nitro- 



amines ... ... ... ... ... 10 o o 



*Mr. A. D. Hall — Plant enzymes 10 o o 



*Prof. H. E. Armstrong-— Solubility pheno- 

 mena ... - 500 



*Prof. H. E. Armstrong — Eucalypts ... 30 o o 



*Prof. Orme Masson — Influence of weather 

 conditions on nitrogen acids in rainfall 

 and atmosphere ... ... ... ... 20 o a 



*Prof. W. J. Pope — Crystalline form and 



molecular structure ... ... ... 10 o o 



*Dr. F. D, Chattaway — Non-aromatic 



diazonium salts 8 10 o 



Sir J. J. Dobbie — Absorption spectra, etc. 10 o o 



Section C — Geology. 

 *Prof. GrenVille Cole— Old Red Sandstone 



rocks of Kiltorcan 700 



*Prof. W. W. Watts — Critical sections in 



Palaeozoic rocks 20 o o 



*Prof. P. F. Kendall— List of character- 

 istic fossils 10 o o 



Dr. J. Home — Old Red Sandstone rocks 



at Rhynie 25 o o 



Dr. R. Kidston — Lower Carboniferous 



flora at Gullane ... ... ... ... 800 



Section D — Zoology. 

 *Dr. A. E. Shipley— Belmullet Whaling 



Station ... ... ... ... ... 25 o o 



Section E — Geography. 

 *Sir C. P. Lucas — Conditions determining 



selection of sites and names for towns 15 o o 



Section F — Economic Science and Statistics. 



*Prof. J. H. Muirhead — Fatigue from 



economic standpoint ... ... ... 40 o o 



*Prof. W. R. Scott — Industrial unrest ... 20 o o 



*Prof. W. R. Scott — Women in industry 90 o a 

 *Prof. W. R. Scott— Effects of war on 



credit, etc. 25 o o 



Section G — Engineering. 

 *Prof. J. Perry — Complex stress distribu- 

 tions ... ... ... ... ... 40 o a 



*Dr. Dugald Clerk — Gaseous explosions 50 o o 

 Dr. H. S. Hele-Shaw'- — Engineering 

 problems affecting prosperity of the 

 country 10 o o 



