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NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



OF 



NORTHUMBERLAND, DURHAM, AND NEWCASTLE- 

 UPON-TYNE. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



FOR 1905-1906. 



The work of the Society has proceeded steadily during the 

 past year, and in most departments of it the record is very 

 similar to that of other recent years. Certain developments — 

 for example the giving of evening lectures and addresses — 

 which were started experimentally not long ago, may now be 

 considered as holding a permanent place in the annual pro- 

 gramme. For the winter session of 1905-6 the following 

 syllabus was drawn up and was successfully carried out : — 



Evening Meetings. 



Nov. 15. — Miss E. Hollis : "The Northumbrian Coast"; chair 

 taken by Dr. Ethel Williams. 



Dec. 13. — Mr. A. T. Gillanders, F.E.S. : "Insects injurious to 

 Forest Trees"; chair taken by Mr. George Jenkins. 



Jan. 17. — Prof. M. C. Potter, M.A. : "Yeast"; chair taken by 

 Mr. T. W. Lovibond. 



Feb. 14. — Dr. T. M. Allison : " Bacteriology and its Study" ; chair 

 taken by Prof. M. C. Potter, M.A, 



Mar. 14. — Mr. Richard Adamson : "Birds in the Field and Garden, 

 their value and use to man " ; chair taken by Mr. J. Alaric 

 Richardson. 



April II. — Rev. W. McLean Brown : " Cross Fertilization of 

 Plants " ; chair taken by Mr. W. Mark Pybus. 



Afternoon Lectures to Children. 



Dec. 28. — Mr. C. E. Stuart, B.Sc. : "Coal and Products obtained 

 from it " ; chair taken by Mr. Ernest Scott. 



Jan. 4. — Prof, G. A. Lebour, M.A, : "Rain and Rivers"; chair 

 taken by Mr. T. E. Hodgkin, M.A. 



