74 Obituary Notice of Dr. G. B, Wilson, [Noyember, 



confessedly written to a syllabus for lecture purposes, it has merits of its 

 own and served its purpose. Of mucli higher literary value and practical 

 usefulness is the little history of India published in 1900. Simple in 

 design and limited in range as this little book may seem, it is perfect in 

 its kind and is unique among the various short histories prepared for 

 the Iiidiau school-boy. It does what none of the others attempts, 

 presents the really salient features of the story of the Indian peninsula, 

 in the way best calculated to win a child's interest. The Indian school- 

 boy could not better be introduced to a study and love of India — broadly 

 viewed. The versatility and gifts of the man whose early death we 

 deplore are nowhere more conspicuous than in this little book. Those 

 who know him best will recognise that there were elements of real 

 greatness in his character and will lament the loss of what else he might 

 have done had he lived. As already said he will be specially missed 

 at the present time. 



" Fame is the spar that the clear spirit doth raise 

 — That last infirmity of noble mind — 

 To scorn delights and live laborious days ; 

 But the fair guerdon when we hope to find 

 And think to burst out into sudden blaze, 

 Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears 

 And slits the thin-spun life. 



" Bat not the praise." 



The President announced : — 



1. That in accordance with Rule 38 of the Society's Rules, the 

 names of Captain W. A. Cuppage, I. A., Rai Narsingh Chandra Dutt, 

 Babu Purnendu Narain Singh, Lala Shyam Sunder Srivastavya, Babu 

 Suryanarain Rao, and Babu Manmathanath Chakravarti, had been pos- 

 ted up as defaulting members since the last General Meeting and will 

 be removed from the member list. 



2. That Mr. J. Macfarlane having returned from leave had taken 

 over charge of the duties of the General Secretary from Lieut.-Col. 

 J. H. TuU Walsh, I.M.S. 



3. That during the absence of Dr. E. D. Ross, on short leave, 

 Mr. Macfarlane had agreed to carry on the duties of the Anthropo- 

 logical Secretary. 



4. That owing to the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Asutosh Mukho-^ 

 padhyaya leaving Calcutta for a few weeks, the Council had appointed 

 Mr. W. K. Dods to carry on the duties of Treasurer. 



