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NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



THE YORK MEETING. 

 The long- anticipated York meeting- of the British Association 

 has been held, and the walls and railing-s of our county capital 

 have lost their covering- of posters and placards directing the 

 way to the reception room, refreshment room, and sections 

 ABCDEFGHIK and L. It must be admitted that York 

 did its best, and with the kind help of the Clerk of the Weather, 

 the week will be a memorable one in the minds of all those who 

 were able to be present. One missed many friends and workers 



Multangu'ar Tower, York. 



who would have been there had the date been later (and after 

 all, the great attraction to most of those who regularly attend, 

 is the opportunity the Association gives of meeting and chatting 

 with ones colleagues and fellow-workers), but notwithstanding 

 this, almost everything had been done to make the visitors 

 happy. Quite distinct from the part it has played in the history 

 of the Association, surely York is an ideal place for a gathering 

 such as the one just held. The picturesque old city with its 

 famous cathedral, its walls and bars, and earthworks, the 

 Roman remains, the numerous ancient buildings — intact or in 



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