Yorkshire N^aturalists at Bradford. 59' 



question of the importance — educational or otherwise — ot a 

 local natural history collection ? Is there an}' sane being" in 

 Bradford who will say that a local natural history collection is 

 not worth the trouble and expense of g"etting it together and 

 maintaining- it ? The Corporation is already in possession of 

 some valuable specimens which are suitable for such a purpose. 

 Why not go on, therefore, and arrange and exhibit them in a 

 part of the Cartwright Hall? Why should Bradford, so go-ahead 

 in man}' ways, be behindhand in this respect ? Why ? 



But the first step to such a desirable end must be the 

 appointment of a qualified curator, who shall devote all his 

 time to the work. Until this is done all the efforts and all the 

 enthusiasm of the local naturalists — amongst whom are many 

 of our foremost men — will be without avail, and future genera- 

 tions of Bradford's citizens will doubtless have cause for 

 regretting the apathy of their predecessors. 



Many points in favour of a local museum were brought 

 forward b}' various prominent scientific men in the discussion 

 following the President's address, and from the excellent way in 

 which the reports of the Union's proceedings were published in 

 the press, the members and friends of the Bradford Corporation 

 will at any rate have an opportunity of carefully considering the 

 question on its merits. The same subject was also the main 

 topic of conversation at the subsequent Conversazione, which 

 was kindl}- given in the Cartwright Hall by the Mayor and 

 Mayoress of Bradford, Mr. W. A. Whitehead, J.P,, and Mrs. 

 Whitehead. 



The address of the President, Mr. G. W. Lamplugh, 

 F.R.S., was delivered during the evening, and dealt with the 

 'Responsibilities of the Amateurs in Science.' We hope to 

 print this in our next issue. Afterwards the meeting was 

 addressed by Messrs. H. Wager, F.R.S. , P. F. Kendall, 

 F.G. S., and others. In replying to the vote of thanks passed 

 to the Bradford Corporation, the genial Chairman of the Art 

 Gallery and Museum Committee, Alderman Toothill, vastly 

 entertained those present by detailing the products of his 

 extraordinarily imaginati\e brain ! 



The Bradford meeting was a great success, and the Union 

 is much indebted to the Scientific Association and the Natural 

 History and Microscopical Society for their efforts, and par- 

 ticularly to Messrs. S. Margerison and H. E. Wroot, upon 

 whose shoulders fell the principal burden of the arrangements 

 and work in connection therewith.- -T. S. 



1906 February i. 



