SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS. IX 



SUMMARY of PROCEEDINGS at the MEETINGS. 



The first meeting of the thirty-first session was held at 

 the University, on Friday, October 13th, 1916. 



The President-elect (Prof. J. S. Macdonald, B.A., F.R.S.) 

 took the chair in the Zoology Theatre. 



1. The Report of the Council on the Session 1915-1916 (see 



" Proceedings," Vol. XXX, p. viii) was submitted and 

 adopted. 



2. The Treasurer's Balance Sheet for the Session 1915-1916 



(see " Proceedings," Vol. XXX, p. xvi) was submitted 

 and approved. 



3. The following Office-bearers and Council for the ensuing 



Session were elected : — Vice-Presidents, Prof. Herdman, 

 D.Sc, F.R.S., and Prof. Ernest Glynn, M.A., M.D. ; 

 Hon. Treasurer, W. J. Halls ; Hon. Librarian, May 

 Allen, B.A. ; Hon. Secretary, Joseph A. Clubb, D.Sc. ; 

 Council, R. Bamber, M.Sc. (Miss), J. W. Cutmore, 

 G. Ellison, W. T. Haydon, F.L.S., J. R. Hobhouse, 

 J. Johnstone, D.Sc, Douglas Laurie, M.A., W. S. 

 Laverock, M.A., B.Sc, C. J. Macalister, M.D., F.R.C.P., 

 W. Riddell, M.A., Prof. J. W. W. Stephens, M.D., 

 and W. Rimmer Teare. 



4. Prof. J. S. Macdonald, B.A., F.R.S., delivered the Presi- 



dential Address on " The Economy of Movement " 

 (see " Transactions," p. 3). A vote of thanks proposed 

 by Prof. Ramsden, seconded by Prof. Herdman was 

 passed. 



