5 2 



THE WOMBAT. 



Always blow any dust off your plates before developing. 



Supposing you have borrowed the dark-room of a man 

 who does not smoke. Is it a fair thing when he objects to 

 your smoking to tell him to go outside ? 



RAINFALL REGISTRATIONS AT GORDON 

 TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR 1897. 



Month. 



Days of Rain 



Rainfall for 

 Month. 



4-40 



3-23 



79 



Days Rain 

 since 1/1/97. 



Total rainfall 

 since 1/1/97. 



January 



February 



March 



10 



10 



9 



10 

 20 

 29 



4-40 



773 

 S52 



GORD 





:lub. 



ON COLLEGE SCIENCE 



The members of the Science Club were treated to a very 

 instructive lecturetteon "Induction Coils" on March 25th, by 

 Mr. L. J. Goodwin, of the Australian Electric Lighting Co., 

 Melbourne An exhaustive description of the construction of 

 the instrument was given, and its value for various purposes 

 was shown by sundry experiments, including the X rays. The 

 chairman, Mr. James Wighton, tendered Mr. Goodwin the 

 hearty thanks of the meeting when he had concluded his 

 remarks. 



Owing to business engagements, Mr. Brewer will not 

 give his paper on the " Comparative Philology of the Native 

 Language " until the next half year. 



AMATEUR 

 PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION. 



3/2/97- 



Mr. J. Wadelton, vice-president, in the chair. The 

 resignation of Mr. G. H. Brinsmead as lantern engineer 

 accepted with regret. Monthly competition : — subject, land- 

 scape ; judges, Messrs. Brinsmead, C. O. Dentry, and Leitch. 

 Class A.— W. M. Waddell, 1st ; J. Wadelton, 2nd & 3rd. 



Class B. — H. Wadelton, 1st; F. Price, 2nd. 



