Vlll. LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT of the COUNCIL. 



The past session has been a memorable one in the 

 annals of the Society. In the first place, during this 

 session the Society celebrated by a most interesting and 

 successful function, its twenty-first year of work, and 

 secondly, for the first time the student members of the 

 Society organised themselves as a distinct section. 



The " Coming of Age " celebration was held on 

 January 25th, and took the form of a Scientific Con- 

 versazione (see " Proceedings," p. xi.) held in the Zoology 

 buildings of the University. In addition to members of 

 the Society and their friends, a number of representative 

 citizens and many scientific men from other centres were 

 invited, and took part in the proceedings. The Society 

 is very much indebted to the distinguished visitors who 

 so kindly brought interesting exhibits and delivered 

 addresses, and at the next succeeding meeting of the 

 Council the following resolution was passed : — " That the 

 cordial thanks of the Council of the Society be accorded to 

 Prof. Poulton, Mr. Stanley Gardiner, Prof. Cossar Ewart 

 and Mr. R. C. Puimett for their great kindness in con- 

 tributing so much to the interest of the function which 

 was held in celebration of the coming of age of the 

 Society." 



Under the stimulating influence of Mr. Pearson and 

 Mr. Douglas Laurie, an unusually large number of junior 

 and senior students of the Zoology Department of the 

 University joined the Society as student members, and, 

 with the sanction of the Council, these members were 

 organised into a " Students' Section," holding supplemen- 

 tary meetings under officials of (heir own electing, and 



