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COLLEGE NOTES. 



The enrolment of students for the second term shows a 

 considerable improvement on the first term numbers. The 

 most successful from this standpoint is the plumbing class 

 under the instruction of Mr. R. Robinson. 



The chemistry class is also in a flourishing condition, 

 with a fair increase. 



E. Mitchell, who has been caretaker for the last 13 years, 

 has resigned, his place being filled by the appointment of 

 J. H. Bennett. 



Mr. Humphreys has given up the carpentry class, and is 

 succeeded by Mr. J. W. Tingate ; the former instructor, Mr. 

 Humphreys, will still conduct the manual training and ladies' 

 carpentry class. 



Messrs. J. Danks & Co. have kindly offered to present 

 a five guinea prize to the students of the plumbing class for 

 1898. It will be remembered that the same firm gave a 

 handsome trophy to the same class in 1896. 



We have to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of a 

 " Member's Card" for 1898, from the Yorkshire Naturalists' 

 Union, with details of meetings. 



TONING AND FIXING. 



( Abstract of a paper read before the Gordon College Amateur 

 Photographic Association, 13/5/98. ) 



By J. H. Harvey. 



It is hardly necessary to say that this subject is not new ; 

 indeed, the average amateur one meets considers that he 

 knows all about it — " nothing in it, sir, you buy your toning 

 bath at the dealer's, put the prints into it and leave them 

 until they are toned, then place them in the hypo, for ten 

 minutes, take out and wash for a time, and the thing is done." 

 Well, there is a good deal of truth in this, and as long as 

 things go alright there is nothing to complain about ; but 

 what when things go wrong ? Then the amateur realises 



