November 17th, 1896.] Proceedings. 



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General Meeting, November 17th, 1896. 



Edward Schunck, Ph.D., F.R.S., Presicmt, in the Chair. 



Rev. Alexander Gordon, M.A., Memorial Hall, Albert 

 Square, Rev. Arthur W. Fox, M.A., Albion House, The 

 Downs, Bowdon, Mr. Lonsdale Broderick, F.C.A., Somerby, 

 Wilmslow, Mr. Hermann Emil Schmitz, B.A., B.Sc, 

 Manchester Grammar School, Mr. John Henderson, B.Sc, 

 Municipal Technical School, and Mr. Edwin Jacob, 6, 

 Mauldeth Road West, Withington, were elected ordinary 

 members. 



Ordinary Meeting, November 17th, 1896. 



Edward Schunck, Ph.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The thanks of the members were voted to the donors 

 of the books on the table. 



Dr. Pankhurst expressed his opinion that the Society, 

 by containing among its members persons of various pro- 

 fessions, and engaged in different scientific pursuits, was 

 in a favourable position to undertake the investigation of 

 some of the very numerous problems which present different 

 aspects, according as they are regarded from one or from 

 another point of view. He named as an important instance 

 of the kind of problem he meant, the question of the 

 responsibility of the insane, upon which medical men and 

 lawyers hold widely different opinions. 



Mr. Gwyther exhibited two distribution-curves showing 

 the comparative results of examinations which he had held 

 during the last three years, in which the same persons had 

 been examined in both Algebra and Geometry at about the 

 same standard. It was pointed out that information of 

 considerable value would be obtained if distribution-curves 



