ii. Proceedings. [October 21st, 1919. 



While nothing should be done to lower the tradition of the 

 Society as a learned body promoting original research, it can do 

 a great work by making the most recent advances in Science under- 

 stood by those who are not experts, and by promoting joint meetings 

 of various societies, at which new ideas can be expressed in language 

 intelligible to all. Special lectures for working class audiences 

 might also be instituted. 



As the chief learned society in the district it is the natural 

 convener of such conferences, through which it can counteract 

 the present tendency towards specialisation of societies. There 

 is danger of a scientific hierarchy, and of a cleavage between 

 specialists and amateurs. 



If investigators were encouraged in this Society to give 

 popular expositions of their own discoveries to a general audience, 

 in addition to the more severely scientific paper intended for 

 publication, something would be done which has not yet been 

 accomplished elsewhere. 



The Society might also direct the attention of scientific 

 workers of all sorts to problems which await solution, especially 

 those which concern the Manchester district ; and for this purpose 

 bring other societies into touch with each other and with the 

 University and College of Technology, and with the industries ; 

 acting as a sort of clearing-house by organising public lectures, 

 special investigations, and other activities. In this way it might 

 greatly assist the municipality by directing powerful intellectual 

 forces to useful purposes. 



General Meeting, October 21st, 191 9. 



Mr. William Thomson, F.R.S.E., F.C.S., F.I.C. {Vice-President), 



in the Chair. 



Mr. FRANK LESLIE BARRETT, A.I.C., Research Chemist, Messrs. 

 Tootal Broadhurst Lee Co. Ltd., and 15, Russell Road, Whalley Range, 

 Manchester ; Mr. JOHN HARRISON JAMESON, Engineer, 9, Wilton 

 Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester ; Miss MARY CUNNINGHAM, 

 M.Sc. (Lond 1 .), D:.,Sc. (St. Andrews), Research Chemist to the Fine 

 Spinners' and Doubters' Association, Manchester, 6, St. James's Square, 

 Manchester ; Mr. HENRY STAFFORD GOLLAND, Dunstan, West- 

 minster Road, Eccles, Manchester ; Miss) ALISON McK. CRABTREE,- 

 Research Botanist, The Victoria University of Manchester, and 7, 

 Hague Road, West Didsbury, Manchester; Miss; M- I. McCLATCHIE, 

 M.Sc, Research Botanist, The Manchester High School for Girls, 

 Dover Street, Oxford Road, Manchester ; Miss ELAINE DE STE C. 

 FOGG, B.Sc., Assistant Lecturer and Demonstrator in Botany in the 

 Victoria University of Manchester, The University, Manchester ; Mr. 

 Frederick Charles Wood, B.Sc. (Lond.), F.C.S., A.I.C., 

 F.R.Met.S., Chemist, c/o Messrs. Tootal Broadhurst Lee Co. Ltd., 56, 

 Oxford Street, Manchester ; and Professor T. Ii. PEAR, M.A. (Mane), 

 B.Sc. (Lond.), Professor of Psychology in the Victoria University 

 of Manchester, The University, Manchester ; were elected Ordinary 

 Members of the Society. 



