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BRITISH ASSOCIATION NOTES AND COMMENTS. 
The meeting of the British Association at Leicester was a 
great success and reminded one of the old days at the Asso- 
ciation’s meetings. Those who were at the previous meeting 
at Leicester twenty-seven years ago will remember the great 
efforts then made to meet the requirements of the visitors. 
This year things were even better. In the interim new 
thoroughfares have been cut through tenement property, and 
several magnificent buildings have been erected, which 
admirably housed the increased demands of the sections and 
committees of the Association. 
Everybody, from the Lord Mayor and the Bishop, down 
to the boy scouts and messengers, seemed to have been 
' enthused.’ 
An indication of the local interest was shown, as there 
were 700 local members for the meeting. The larger buildings 
were illuminated, and badges were provided, and the visitors 
had the privilege of free rides on the Corporation cars — a 
welcome revival of two innovations at the Hull meeting. 
The ‘ old school ’ seemed to be quickly disappearing — -and 
the once familiar faces had mostly gone — and younger and 
unfamiliar Rolands this year were waiting for their Oliver. 
This year again many of the meetings were marred by the 
inaudibility of the speakers. Also, among the younger 
readers of papers there was much inclination to teach their 
elders how to extract the contents of eggs by means of suction. 
So much so that the time has come when papers submitted 
should be edited by the officers of sections. 
Popular lectures were given by Sir Josiah Stamp on ‘ Must 
Science ruin Economic Progress ’ ; by Prof. J. F. Thorpe on 
‘ The Work of the Safety in Mines Research Board ’ ; 
* Transport for a Century ’ by Sir Henry Fowler ; and * Ants 
and Men,’ by Prof. Julian Huxley. There was also a sympo- 
sium on the ‘Cultural Value of Science in Adult Education, 
At the Conference of Delegates for corresponding societies 
the President, Dr. R. E. Mortimer Wheeler, gave an address 
on ‘ The Centralisation and Control by Research in its relation 
to learned Societies ’ ; and the Chairman, Mr. T. Sheppard, 
opened a discussion on ‘ The effects of pollution on the fauna 
and flora of ruins and the responsibility of local societies 
therein.’ This address was ordered to be presented in extenso. 
Mr. G. C. Robson spoke on ‘ Zoological Surveys ’ ; Mr. J. 
Fairgrieve on ‘ The Amateur Meteorologist ’ ; and Capt. 
Dannreuther spoke on the necessity for recording invasions of 
insects and their appearance at stations on the coast and at 
sea. 
The publications available for the members consisted of 
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