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the Queen's College, had decided to give a course of lectures 

 at the Queen's College on geology, which would be duly- 

 announced, and, as his syllabus contained separate lectures 

 '' The Formation of the World," " Nature as a Sculptor," 

 " Earthquakes and Volcanoes," " Minerals," " The Making of 

 a Rock," " Geology of Ulster," " The Ice Age," &c., it would 

 be seen how interesting and instructive the lectures would be, 

 and if to these was added the work in the field under the 

 guidance of the section, their value would be much augmented. 

 To the already existing sections of the Club he should like to 

 see added a section of archaeology to give the study a more 

 recognised position, and he believed it could do much good, 

 especially in using its influence to preserve the ancient 

 buildings and monuments of the country, a duty which 

 the Board of Works seems anxious to be relieved of. During 

 the coming session the series of lectures arranged for 

 would be of great interest. That in December would be by 

 Dr. St. Clair Boyd on " Egypt," and would be followed by 

 others on " Folk-lore," " Botany," " Geology," &c. They were 

 desirous that the public should realise that the Club was not 

 a picnic society, but one that existed for real, earnest, hard 

 work, made cheerful by mutual co-operation and assistance, 

 quickly and willingly given; and where rivalry did exist it 

 was the rivalry that helped to make friendship a thing worth 

 having. He had also the pleasant duty o'f welcoming the 

 strangers present, Mr. Wright, of the North Hants Field 

 Club, and Mr. R. LI. Praeger, of the Dublin Naturalists' 

 Field Club. 



On the conclusion of the President's speech, Mr. William 

 Gray, M.R.I.A., moved, and Mr. W. H. Phillips seconded, 

 that Mr. Thomas Plunkett, M.R.I.A., Enniskillen, be elected 

 an honorary member of the Club, which was carried by 

 acclamation. The following seventeen ladies and gentlemen 

 were then elected members : — Mrs. Gregg Wilson, Mrs. E. S. 

 Blair, Mrs. Abraham, Mrs. Walkington, Miss Winifred 

 Linnell, B.Sc, Miss Elizabeth Willis, Miss Sara Entrican, 

 Rev. W. P. Carmody, Messrs. G. F. Gilliland, John Kyle 



