xxxvi REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1937-38 



Before leaving Bombay, the President, on behalf of the Delegation, 

 issued the following message through the Press :— 



' In taking leave of India, we of the Scientific Delegation desire again to 

 express our thanks for the overwhelming kindness with which we have 

 been received in all parts. A month ago we landed here, eagerly expectant 

 of what we were to see and learn. We are now returning home after a 

 journey of more than five thousand miles through the country, during which 

 we have been able to visit many monuments of ancient civilisations, and 

 have admired the care with which the legacies of the past are preserved. 

 But more of our tinne has been devoted to the present, and we have realised 

 to the full the scientific and cultural developments which are in progress 

 both in the universities and in the field of practical applications throughout 

 the country. 



' Nothing has more deeply impressed us than the interest shown in 

 Science by the community at large and the eagerness with which students 

 are following and practising the most recent advances in research. India 

 has achieved self-sufficiency in many directions, but there is an acknowledged 

 need for influences which shall further bind together her varied races. 

 Her achievements in the realm of thought and her progress in the develop- 

 ments of industry lead us to hope that Science, which transcends all national 

 and racial frontiers, may provide such a unifying influence. Long may 

 Science continue to help in maintaining and advancing the position of India 

 in the community of civilised nations.' 



The activities of delegates were not confined to Calcutta and to the 

 places visited during the tours. Thus, Prof. R. A. Fisher, F.R.S., 

 following from Bombay an itinerary independently of the main party, 

 lectured at Hyderabad (twice), Lucknow (twice), Aligarh, and Benares, 

 and again at Bombay on his homeward journey, besides giving a course 

 at Calcutta University. Before the Congress at Calcutta, Sir Henry 

 Tizard, K.C.B., F.R.S., visited the Tata Iron & Steel Works at Jam- 

 shedpur, and lectured there. Sir Frederick Hobday addressed students 

 in the Indian Veterinary Colleges at Bombay, Calcutta, Lahore, Madras, 

 and Patna. At Madras, at times other than that of the visit described 

 above, Prof. C. B. Fawcett gave lectures in the University and to the 

 Madras Geographical Association ; Prof. F. E. Fritsch, F.R.S., gave four 

 post-graduate lectures, and Lt.-Col. R. B. S. Sewell, CLE., F.R.S., 

 three lectures in the University ; and Prof. R. Ruggles Gates, F.R.S., 

 also lectured there. Prof. C. B. Fawcett, Prof. R. Ruggles Gates, F.R.S., 

 Prof. C. G. Jung, and Prof. W. M. Tattersall visited and spoke at the 

 University of Travancore in Trivandrum ; Sir Arthur Hill, K.C.M.G., 

 F.R.S., and Dr. E. M. Crowther, the Agricultural College and Research 

 Institute in Coimbatore ; Prof. J. E. Lennard-Jones, F.R.S., the University 

 of Lahore ; Mr. J. McFarlane that of Patna ; Dr. C. S. Myers, C.B.E., 

 F.R.S., that of Allahabad. Prof. R. Ruggles Gates, in addition to lectures 

 already mentioned, spoke at Bombay (Royal Institute of Science), Banga- 

 lore (Central College), Coimbatore (Association of Economic Biologists), 

 and Ernakulam (University College). Prof. H. H. Read lectured to the 

 Indian School of Mines Scientific Society at Dhanbad. Prof. A. G. 

 Ogilvie lectured to the Bombay Geographical Association, and informally 

 addressed students at Wilson College in that city and at Hislop College, 

 Nagpur. Prof. P. A. Buxton, visiting Ceylon, addressed the Colombo 



