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CORRESPONDENCE. 
TMonthly Microscopical 
L Journal, March 1, 1869. 
Wednesday, February llth. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
Mr. T. Graham Ponton, F.Z.S., Hon. Secretary, then read a paper 
" On the Methods and Standards of Microscopical Measurement." 
Aberdeen Microscopical Society. 
The Annual Meeting of this Society was held in the Grammar 
School, on January 12th, when the following gentlemen were elected 
office-bearers for the ensuing year. President — Professor Dickie. 
Vice-Presidents — Professor Nicol and Mr. A. D. Milne. Treasurer — 
Mr. George Walker. Secretary — Eev. Alex. Beverly. Curators —Mr. 
A. Clark and Mr. E. Leys. Council— Dr. Ogilvie, Dr. Gordon, Mr. J. 
Roy, and Mr. R. Ferguson. The proceedings of this Society during 
the past Session have been of considerable interest and value.* 
Old Change Microscopical Society. 
At the monthly meeting held February 19th, the President, 
Chas. J. Leaf, Esq., F.L.S., in the chair, — Mr. M. C. Cooke, Vice- 
President of the Quekett Microscopical Club, delivered a very valuable 
lecture on "Fungi," which he illustrated most ably by means of 
upwards of sixty drawings, and by numerous mounted slides and 
fepecimens. 
The thanks of the Society were unanimously awarded to Mr. 
Cooke, for his interesting and instructive lecture. 
A paper was also read by Mr. C. D. Richardson, on " Floscularians," 
being a continuation of one contributed at the last meeting of the 
Society. 
The thanks of the Society were voted to the Quekett Microscopical 
Club, Major Owen, F.L.S., and Dr. Wallich, F.R.S., for the ' Quekett 
Journal ' and various original papers. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
Wet or Dry Objectives. 
To the Editor of the * Monthly Microscopical Journal.* 
February. 
Sir, — At the October Meeting of the Royal Microscopical Society 
last year, one of the Secretaries, Mr. Hogg, announced — firstly, the 
presentation of a series of photo-micrographs by Dr. Woodward, taken 
from Nobert's test-lines ; and, secondly, that he had prevailed on his 
friend, Mr. John Mayall, jun., to undertake a careful examination of 
those photographs, with a view to a report on their value and truth- 
fulness. At the same meeting this report was read by the author, 
* From * British Medical Journal.' 
