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Aug. 3.— Sandbanks, Mr. W. Munn Eankin, M.Sc, B.Sc. Botanical. 

 Aug. 14.— Government Saw Mill, Rev. C. 0. S. Hatton, B.A. Botanical. 

 Aug. 24.— Holmsley, Rev. C. 0. S. Hatton, B.A. Botanical. 

 Sept. 26.— Fungus Foray in Talbot Woods, Mr. J. F. Rayner, F.R.H.S. 

 Botanical. 



The Wild Flower Show in the Vestibule of the Public 

 Library, initiated by the late Miss C. Agnes Rooper, has attracted 

 much attention, and has been the means of affording- valuable 

 information to Students of Botany. The flowers were chiefly 

 arranged by Mrs. Rothwell, assisted on critical points by Mr. 

 H. E. Swain. 



At the last Annual Meeting held in the Society's Room, 

 Municipal College, on October 27th, Sir Jethro J. H. Teall, M.A., 

 D.Sc, LL.D., F.R.S., was unanimously elected President for 

 the year. He gave his Presidential Address on December 1st, 

 and lectured before the Geological Section on May 11th. It is 

 a pleasure to be able to state that Field Marshal Lord Grenfell 

 "has kindly consented to be President for the year 1918-19. 



The Congress of the South-Eastern Union of Scientific 

 Societies was held in London in June. Dr. Penrose, M.D., 

 F.R.C.P., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., attended as Delegate from the 

 Society. 



The Council has the pleasure to record that the University 

 of Wales has conferred upon Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., J. P., 

 M.A., D.Sc, F.L.S., the degree of LL.D. Honoris causa. The 

 Society is to be congratulated on the reflection of this distinction 

 conferred on one who has taken so keen an interest in its welfare, 

 and done so much to further its development. 



In February a branch of the local War Savings Association 

 was formed, to be called the Bournemouth Natural Science 

 Society War Savings Association. The amount invested up to 

 24th October was ^"3,163 15s., of which ^"2,000 was contributed 

 by one Member. 



On June 8th a Scientific and Literary Reunion of this Society 

 and the Literature and Art Association was held in the Municipal 

 College ; this was the first time such a function had taken place. 

 It was very successful, and was attended by a large number of 

 Members and friends of both bodies. Selections from the 

 Society's collections and numerous other objects of interest lent 

 for the occasion were adequately displayed, while descriptions 

 were given by those in charge of the Exhibits. 



Among the Exhibits may be mentioned a fine collection of 

 Books showing the Evolution of Printing from the 15th to the 

 20th Centuries, lent by Mr. Ernest Cooper, Pre-Reformation 

 Prayer Books of the Laity, and other works shown by Col. 

 Ranshaw and Members of the Literature and Art Association. 



