BEPORT OF THE COUNCIL. xU 



IV. Manchester Meeting : — 



At the Meeting of Council in November, 1914, it was resolved : — 



•' That the Council of the British Association, realising the special 

 difficulty attending the holding of a Meeting of the Associa- 

 tion at the present time, offer to the citizens of Manchester 

 to adopt any modification of the Meeting they may think 

 desirable, even to complete postponement, unless they are 

 informed that the desire in Manchester is to carry out the 

 invitation.' 



The following Resolution passed by the Local Executive Committee 

 in Manchester was received in December : — 



' That owing to the uncertainty of the present situation, the 

 decision with regard to the holding of the Meeting of the 

 British Association in Manchester be postponed until the 

 middle of March, and that in the meantime the preparations 

 for the Meeting be suspended.' 



At the Meeting of Council in March, 1915, the following resolution 

 was received : — ■ 



' That the Council of the British Association be informed that in 

 the opinion of the Manchester Executive Committee it will 

 be impossible to receive the British Association this year 

 in the manner that was contemplated or with the accommoda- 

 tion and hospitality which Manchester has extended to the 

 Association on former occasions. But the Executive Com- 

 mittee desire that tlie long continuity of the yearly meetings 

 should not be broken, and prefer that the meeting should 

 be held although restricted to its more purely scientific 

 functions, and would be glad to make preparations for 

 such a meeting and could hope to offer suitable accom- 

 modation for all sections and scientific discourses of the 

 Association.' 



It was unanimously resolved that the Meeting be held on the lines 

 indicated in the above Resolution. The Council concurred in the proposed 

 alterations of date, to September 7-11 inclusive, and empowered the 

 General Officers to make, or agree upon with the Manchester Executive, 

 any special arrangements in connection with the Meeting in view of the 

 unusual conditions under which it was to be held. 



One such arrangement was that, at the instance of the Manchester 

 Executive, teachers in elementary and secondary schools and students 

 of recognised institutions for higher education in Manchester and district 

 should be admitted as Associates at a special fee of 10s. 



In a number of instances military duties prevented Secretaries of 

 Sections and other Officers appointed by the Council from accepting 

 office. 



V. The Council approved a suggestion that the Association might 

 be instrumental in arranging lectures to soldiers in training or convalescent, 



