IV REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



death and eight by resignation. The year's total of ordinary 

 visitors to the Museum is 16,148; an additional number of 

 3,907 has been registered for the visits of classes from the 

 municipal Council Schools. The attendance at the lectures 

 given at the winter evening meetings averaged 45, a much 

 lower figure than usual; but the average of 115 at the 

 Christmas holiday lectures for young people, and that of 76 

 for the Curator's "museum talks," were quite satisfactory. 

 The thanks of the Council are due to the lecturers, who 

 by their willing help enabled a full course to be given during 

 the winter. The evening meetings of those interested in field 

 work were continued, and it is hoped that these will be made 

 good use of in future sessions. The programme of field 

 meetings planned for the summer months was carried out; 

 the number taking part in them was about equal to the 

 average of recent years. 



The visits of classes from the Council Schools have un- 

 fortunately become more irregular even than last year ; it is 

 understood that they are not now organised at all, but that it 

 is left to the individual teachers to bring their classes when 

 they can. No doubt the difficulties are considerable, but 

 in view of the extensive use which the schools in some other 

 towns make of their local museums, the apparent failure of 

 the experiment here is disappointing. It is counterbalanced 

 to a certain extent by the fact that the authorities of the Royal 

 Grammar School have arranged for their masters to bring 

 boys to the Museum, and to give them lessons there on any 

 subject which can be illustrated by the collections. As part 

 of this arrangement the Curator, during the winter terms, has 

 given lessons on the British birds to classes of the Grammar 

 School boys. 



One part of the Transactions, vol. iv., new series, part r, 

 has been issued during the year. It contains about 250 

 pages. In addition to a number of valuable technical papers, 

 the contents include two which are of more general interest, 

 namely those of Mr. C. T. Trechmann on Neolithic remains 

 on the local moors and coast-line, atid of Dr. J. A. Smythe 



