﻿March yth, 1905.] PROCEEDINGS. xxxiii 



Ordinary Meeting, March 7th, 1905. 



Professor W. Boyd Dawkins, D.Sc., F.R.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The thanks of the members were voted to the donors of the 

 books upon the table. 



Mr. C. E. Stromeyer, M.Inst.C.E., gave notice that on 

 April 4th he would move the following resolution : — 



" The Council of the Literary and Philosophical Society is 

 hereby instructed annually to prepare two nomination lists, one 

 list of Members of Council and one list of Office Bearers. 



The nomination list of Members of Council is to be prepared 

 in harmony with the idea that the leading interests of Manchester 

 and surrounding districts shall, as far as practicable, be repre- 

 sented in due proportion, except as regards the Past President, 

 to be referred to later. This list shall contain the names of the 

 retiring Members of Council, and at least five more names than 

 there are vacancies to be filled. 



The President being customarily elected to his position for 

 two successive years, shall be nominated from amongst the 

 retiring President and Vice-Presidents. 



The list of Vice-Presidents shall contain two more names 

 than there are vacancies to be filled, and shall contain the names 

 of the retiring Vice-Presidents, not being Past President, the 

 name of the immediate Past President, and the names of other 

 Members of the retiring Council. 



The list of office bearers shall contain the names of the 

 retiring Members of the Council. 



The Nomination Lists of Members of Council and of 

 office bearers shall be used as balloting papers, and members 

 should be instructed how to use them. 



The names of members who are not elected as Members of 

 Council if appearing on the balloting lists of office bearers shall 

 not count." 



Mr. D. L. Chapman, M.A., communicated a paper entitled 

 "Two New Aldehyde Reactions," by W. B. Ramsden, 

 B.Sc, M.B., Ch.B. 



