The Victorian Naturalist 



Vol 73- No. 12 APRIL 4, 1957 No. 880 



PROCEEDINGS 



General Meetjng, Makch IS. 1957 



Club IVedding. — Members resolved to send best wishes to our 

 Council Member. Mr. Anbnr Court, on bis marriage to another 

 member of tbe staff ol the National Herbarium, Miss Kath Kenna. 



Honorary Member. — The meeting enthusiastically endorsed 

 Council's recommendation that Honorary Life Membership should 

 be conferred upon Mr. A. L. Scott. 



Entomology and Marine Biology- This group is now well 

 launched. It meets on the first Monday in [hfc month ai Mr. 

 Strong's rooms at Parliament House, and it is proposed that we 

 bold field days on the preceding week-end. Mr. Strong is Group 

 Secretary pro tem. 



Helpers Still Needed—The. President, appealed for helpers ill 

 the Club 1 -ibrary, to clear up alter meetings, to help prepare for tbe 

 Annual Club Show, to assist at the Colin McKeuzie Sanctuary and 

 other spheres. 



Affiliations^ — The Secretary mentioned that he proposed to ask 

 Council to call an Extraordinary General Meeting, probably im- 

 mediately before the next General Meeting, to consider several 

 applications for affiliation. 



Tlw Evening's Lecture. — Dr. George Baker gave a lecture on 

 "The Colourful Coastline at Port Campbell", illustrated by colour 

 slides showing the geological features, including fossils, or thai 

 picturesque locality. 



Sclioolhoy Impresses. — Mr. Gabriel reported that he travelled 

 from Lome to Geelong wicb a schoolboy aged 9, and said it this 

 lad was anything like a usual type he reflected great credit on the 

 standard of nature study at his school (Angelsea) and m Victorian 

 schools generally, 



Neiv Members. — Miss E. A. Boddy (East Geelong) and Brian 

 A, F. Smith (Hughcsdale) and David S Woodruff (Kew) were 

 admitted as jumnr members. 



txhii?itx. — Mrs. F. Lewis showed a collection of native axes, 

 Mrs, Kreame exhibited small fish (ttlennies), and other exhibits 

 included garden-grown plants and fossil whalebone 



BENOIGO FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB 



Tlti> active Club has decided formally to affiliate with rht: FMCV We 

 are ^lari. that our Jang and close association is *,o be regularized in tills 

 maoiKr Their Secretary, Mr. Ebdou, tells us Hut their local fmm\ t&3 



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