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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1924-25. 
I. In March 1925 the Council learned, with deep satisfaction, that 
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G., F.R.S., would permit himself to be 
nominated as President of the Association for the year 1926-27 (Oxford 
Meeting). The Council, under Rule I, 5, summoned a special meeting 
of the General Committee to receive the nomination on March 6, when 
the Committee unanimously resolved, by acclamation, to invite His Royal 
Highness to this office, which he was graciously pleased to accept. 
II. The Council have had to deplore the loss by death of Sir Archibald 
Geikie (President, 1892); of Mr. William Whitaker (who gave freely of 
his services to the Association for many years as a member of the Council, 
with the Corresponding Societies Committee, and as an office-bearer in 
the geological section) ; of Dr. Willett G. Miller, of Toronto (to whose 
help the success of the recent visit to Canada was largely due, and who 
had been appointed to preside over the geological section at Southampton) ; 
and of Sir Edward Thorpe (President, 1921). The Association has also 
lost during the past year an unusual number of other former office-bearers 
and warm supporters, including Lord Abercromby, Sir W. Acworth, Mr. 
W. W. Rouse Ball, Sir W. F. Barrett, Sir W. M. Bayliss, Sir G. T. Beilby, 
Mr. J. Bolton, Rev. A. L. Cortie, 8.J., Mr. W. Dale, Prof. A. Dendy, Prof. 
C. D. Liveing. 
Ill. The congratulations of the Council were offered to Sir Ernest 
Rutherford, ex-President, on his receiving the high honour of the Order 
of Merit. 
IV. Representatives of the Association have been appointed as 
follows :— 
National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics 
(as from January 1, 1925) : Professor H. H. Turner. 
American Association for the Advancement of * 
Science, Washington Meeting . : : . Professor E. W. Brown, Pro- 
fessor J. P. McMurrich. 
Leeds University, coming-of- pee and pS of 
Yorkshire College . ; : . Sir H. Rew, Professor H. H. 
Turner. 
Association of Teachers in Technical Institutions, 
inquiry into technical education F é . Sir R. Blair, Mr. C. E. Browne. 
Committee on the preceding : : : - Sir R. Blair, Professor A. 
Smithells. 
North Staffordshire Field Club, Jubilee Meeting . Professor P. G. H. Boswell. 
International Conference on use of Esperanto in 
Science, Paris : Dr. P. Chalmers Mitchell. 
Congress of Spanish and Portuguese societies for 
the Advancement of Science, Coimbra : Senor la Rica. 
Research vessel Discovery, official luncheon, 
Portsmouth . c ; > 4 : . Mr. C. Tate Regan. 
Association frangaise pour rons des 
Sciences, Grenoble A Dr. J. G. Garson. 
The Council have oe, ao Dr PB: ‘Ckalmes Mitchell to be a governor 
of the Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, in the room of the late 
Sir William Herdman. 
