G-ENERAL NOTES 



We were fortunate last season in having several lectures of 

 unusiml character, notably "Spore Dispersal in Some Coinmon Fungi", 

 by Professor C,T, Ingold, BoSc, - the number of spores released is 

 astronomical; "The Sun's Influence on the Earth", by 

 Dr, P.A, "Wayman, M,A„ , from the Royal Greemvick Observatory; and 

 "The Work of the Trinity House Pilots" by Mr, Williams of Dover, 

 himself a Trinity House Pilot, 



Mr, John Sankey*s descriptions of camoiiflage in insects were 

 illustrated by some remarkable coloured slides; and two fine films 

 v/-ere Colonel Comyn*s "Bird Studies", and "Animals of the Kruger 

 National Park" sho\vn by Mr. J.G, Marshall, 



Perhaps the outstanding occasion was a film on "Birds in 

 Spain", taken by Ivtr, GoR. Shannon, MeBoOoUo, during an expedition 

 to the .Cote Donana in South West Spain, v/ith such well-known 

 personalities as James Fisher, Eric Hosking and Viscount Alanbrooke, 

 These pictures were also shown on television, and others appeared 

 in The Times and that National Geographic Ivlagazine of America, 



At the joint meeting with the Historical Association, vd.th 

 Miss Anne Roper in the chair. Miss Blumstein of Maidstone, and now 

 of the Guildhall Museum, London, brought together "The Archaeologist 

 and the Historian" in a very attractive talk. 



All the lectures were well attended Y/ith the exception of that 

 on Hop Growing, illustrated with beautiful Kentish areas in colour, 

 by Miss C.L, Jary, Hops Advisory Officer: this most unfortunately 

 clashed with an important concert in the tovm. 



We are glad to report an increase in membership, and 

 especially are v/e pleased at the good attendance of several schools* 

 affiliated societies. The girls of Brampton Down played a 

 prominent part at the Annual Conversazione, in staging a pictorial 

 geological chart of Life through the Ages, in operating a geiger 

 counter, and in acting as v/aitresses. Their co-operation was much 

 appreciated. The early season enabled us to make the tea room 



