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Miss Elles replied in the following words :— 



Mr. President, — 



I am verj deeply sensible of, and not a little awed by, the dis- 

 tinction which the Council of this Society has conferred upon me, 

 ill adding my name to that honoured list of medallists associated 

 with the great name of Murehison, and I thank you, Sir, for the 

 generous way in which } t ou have spoken of my work. 



I am glad, indeed, that you have associated the name of my life- 

 long friend and fellow-worker, Mrs. Shakespear, with mine upon 

 this occasion, for no one can appreciate more than I do how much 

 I have owed to her constant companionship and collaboration ; but 

 there is another to whom we both would wish to acknowledge the 

 greatness of our debt. We were merely the instruments whereby 

 the Monograph of British Grraptolites was published: the inspiration 

 of that work in practically every detail was drawn from the mind 

 and teaching of Prof. Charles Lap worth, and how great that 

 inspiration can be only those who have been privileged to work 

 with him can estimate. 



My work, Sir, as you have said, has of necessity been interrupted 

 by the War, and unfortunately neither Armistice nor even Peace 

 will at once restore health and strength to our wounded Soldiers 

 and Sailors : for the present, my duty is still with them. But I 

 sincerely hope that before long I may be free to return to my 

 geological work, encouraged afresh by this recognition from the 

 premier Geological Society of the World. 



Award oe the Lxell Medal. 



In handing the Lyell Medal, awarded to William Fraser 

 Hume, D.Sc, to Sir Jethro Teall for transmission to the 

 recipient, the President addressed him as follows : — - 



Sir Jethro Teall, — 



Twenty-three ye&Ys ago the Council recognized the worth and 

 promise of Dr. Hume's early work by an award from the Lyell 

 Geological Fund. It now expresses appreciation of his prolonged 

 devotion to geological research by awarding to him the Ljell 

 Medal, which, by the Founder's instruction, must go to one who 



