ANNUAL REPORT, 1911-12. 



The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Belfast 

 Natural History and Philosophical Society was held in the 

 Museum, College Square North, on 27th November. Professor 

 J. A. Lindsay, M.A., M.D. (President), occupied the chair, and 

 there was a good attendance, amongst those present being — Right 

 Hon. Robert Young, J. P.; the Vice-Chancellor of Queen's 

 University (Rev. Dr. Hamilton), Professor Gregg Wilson ; Messrs- 

 James Moore, J.P.; G. H. Ferguson, J. P.; T. F Shillington, J.P., 

 R. M. Young, J.P.; S. F. MiUigan, |.P., M.R.I.A. ; Henry 

 Riddell, M.E.; J. M. Finnegan, B.A., B.Sc. ; R. A. Kyle, W^ 

 Faren, W. Armstrong, W. Gray, M.R.I.A.; Alex. Taylor, John 

 Smith, M.I.C.E.; Isaac T. Ward, John Horner, A. T. Jackson, 

 C.E.; Nevin H. Foster, J. H. H." Svviney, B.A., M.I.C.E.; and 

 W. Mullan. 



Apologies regretting inability to attend were received from 

 Sir James Henderson, M.A.; Mr. Joseph Wright, and Mr. Robert 

 Patterson, F.L.S.. M.R.I.A. (hon. secretary). 



Mr. Robert M. Young submitted the Annual Report as 

 follows : — 



The Council of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical 

 Society desire to submit their Report of the working of the Society 

 during the past year. 



The Winter Session was opened on 14th November, 1911, 

 when Major Leonard Darwin, President of the Eugenics Education 

 Society, kindly delivered an address, subject — " The New Science 

 — Eugenics or Race Hygiene." The large hall of the Municipal 

 Technical Institute was courteously lent for this lecture by the 

 Library and Technical Committee. 



