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his profession as a sideshow. Finding that farming 

 did not pay, he turned his attention to medicine and muni- 

 cipal affairs in the sister colony of Victoria, and ultimately 

 became mayor of a country town and a Justice of the Peace. 

 He appears to have been an active member of the young 

 Society, and as a Corresponding Member retained his interest 

 for many years aft-er leaving Adelaide. 



Then there was Charles Mann, a former member of the 

 South Australian Literary and Scientific Association, and at 

 the period under review Crown Solicitor and a stalwart in- 

 tellectual in the city. On account of his influence and 

 literary tastes, he was an important accession to their ranks. 

 He became their first Honorary Treasurer. 



J. L. Young never held ofiice, but his intimate associa- 

 tion with the infancy of the Society makes the picture incom- 

 plete without him. For this reason, and also for the fact 

 that we are partly indebted to him for that highly-finished 

 product of his art, our immediate Past-President, I would 

 like to see his portrait included in our family album. Owing 

 to the good offices of a former pupil (Mr. F. W. Bullock), 

 this portrait is forthcoming if the Council will accept it. 

 Unfortunately, owing to the lack of book-space, the walls of 

 this room do not adapt themselves to the hanging of portrait?, 

 otherwise it would appear desirable to take immediate steps 

 to secure as many photographs of foundation members for this 

 purpose as possible. 



Younsf and Clark had been fellow-students at Kind's 

 College, London, where the former was educated as a profes- 

 sional engineer. They were the same age, 23, when the pre- 

 liminary meeting of the Society took place. 



John Howard Clark was undoubtedly the backbone of the 

 Society and the most outstanding figure in its activities for 

 upwards of twenty years. He was its first Hon. Secretary, a 

 position which he held for nine years. Thereafter he became 

 Hon. Treasurer, an office for wdiicli he was admirably adapted 

 by reason of his early training as an accountant. His con- 

 nection with The Register from 1865 onwards proved of 

 the greatest service to the Society in the troublous years of 

 financial depression, when the strictest economy had to be 

 exercised in regard to printing. 



Another live wire among these pioneer members was W. W. 

 R. Whitridge, journalist and pastoralist. He was editor of 

 Tlhe Austrdl Examin-er and subsequently of The Register. 

 He early advocated the value of publicity, and the admission 

 of representatives of the Press to the monthly meetings — 

 advice which the Society adopted with much profit to itself. 

 He was a brilliant literary man, but unfortunately died at 

 the early age of 36. 



