" Associates may he elected for services rendered to the Society— financial or 

 " otherwise. They shall be elected in the same manner as Honorary Members, but 

 " the names of all Associates shall be submitted to each Annual Meeting for re- 

 «' election. Both Honorary Members and Associates shall he entitled to all the 

 " privileges of Membership, but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter affecting 

 " the Government of the Society." 



The Annual Tea held on Wednesday night, April 8th, was most successful, over 

 70 members and friends being present, and our room was uncomfortably filled. Mr. 

 Tattersall Wilkinson presided over the meeting and concert which was afterwards 

 held, and to all the kind friends who assisted on the occasion the thanks of the 

 members are due. 



Our Syllabus during the past Winter underwent some slight changes, and the 

 Committee have been asked to re-print it in the Journal. It is therefore inserted 

 with the alterations that took place. 



SYLLABUS, 1895-6. 

 1895. 

 Oct. 9.— Opening Night. 



,, 16 — " The Nebular Hypothesis." The President. 



,, 23.—" The Smoke Question in Burnley." J. B. Massey, Sanitary Inspector. 



,, 30.— " Hamlet, Prince of Denmark." James Berry. 

 Nov. 6.— "British Forest Trees." G. B. Rawcliffe. 



„ 12 (Tues.)— "The Borderland of Animal Life." G. R. Beaumont, Rochdale. 



,, 20.—" Old Burnley." Illustrated by the Lantern. J. Chew. 



„ 27.— Concert. W. Middleton. 

 Dec. 4.— "Immunity from Disease." JAMES MACKENZIE, M.D. 



„ 11.—" A Night with Sam. Bamford." Wynford Brierley. 



„ 18.— "Evolution." Sam. Holden. 

 1896. 



Jan. 1. — " The Weather." Illustrated by weather charts, barometers old and new, 

 etc. P. J. Roberts, F.G.S. 



,, 8. — "Lancashire Life in Fiction." J. W. Kneeshaw. 



,, 15.— " A Peep into a Modern School." A. R. PlCKkES. 



„ 22.—" P. Gilbert Hamerton and Henry Houlding." F. J. Grant, J.P. 



,, 29.— " Light." With Experiments. James Crook. 



Feb. 5. — " The Glacial Epoch in Burnley and District." A. WiLMORE, F.G.S. 



,, 12. — " The Drama in England before Shakespeare." J. Langfield Ward, M.A. 



„ 19. — "The uses and pleasures of Pictures." A collection of oil and water colours 

 exhibited. J. R. Lee. 



„ 26. — " The Natural History of a local Hedgebank." F. C. LONG. 



Mar. 4.—" The Burnley Coal Field." J. W. Eastwood. 



„ 11.— " Local Glimpses." Henry HOULDING. 



,, 18. — " Henry Russell as Si»ng Writer. " A selection of Russell's songs given. 

 CouN. Richard Beecham. 



,, 25. — " A Night with the Microscope." L. Heap. 



J^pril 1. — General Meeting, Report and Balance Sheet, Election of Officers, etc. 



A Summer Syllabus has been drawn up and will he in the hands of memhers 

 shortly. The first item is a ramble through Long Dick Wood to the site of Hapton 

 Tower. This ramble will take place on Saturday next, May 16th. Members and friends 

 proceed by train from Bank Top at 2-25, Barracks at 2-28, to Rosegrove, where the 

 party will be met by a guide. Members who are at liberty are earnestly invited to 

 attend. 



THE COUNCIL. 



