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The Queensland Naturalist. 
April, 1925 
Evening Meetings.-^At the evening sessions there 
hHS been plenty of interest and enthusiasm. Material 
and specimens collected on the excursions have been 
tabled, named and discussed; papers by country mem- 
bers have been read, and during the year Messrs.' Illidge, 
Alexander, Dr. Marks, Dr. Eland >Sha\v, Mr. White, Mr’ 
Francis, and Mr. Coleman were responsible for interest- 
ing and instructive papers on ornithology, botany, 
entomology, etc. 
Membership. — Club membership now stands at 131. 
A fair number of country people have joined up during 
the year, and a quarterly issue of the “Naturalist' ' is 
really needed to keep us in touch with them. 
By the death of I\lr. W. M. Tanner, Honorary Lan- 
tcrnist and most enthusiastic worker, the C^ounciriost a 
valued aid this year. A club member of long standing 
in Mr. MTieeler, has also ])assed. Tt is witli great regret 
also we have to record the death of Mr. Frank Burtt (a 
past President of the Cdub), and of Mr. L. E. Cooling, a 
promising young entomologist, who devoted much atten- 
tion to insect pests in connection with public health. 
Wild Flower Show and Natural History Exhibition. 
^ — The Sliow held at the lattei* end of September was a 
most successful one. The School Competitions in Wild 
Flowers showed a big improvement on the previous year 
ill methods of pickingj ]iacking and choice of material. 
The work of arranging* and judging the school section of 
the Wild Flower Show was ably looked after by the 
Government Botanist (Mr. C. T. White). A s])ecial fea- 
ture of the Show was the tables representing tlie dif- 
ferent districts on which the flowers of those districts 
were massed. The public showed great interest in the 
flowers, and made several suggestions for the improve- 
ment of the next flower show, by which the Council hope 
to profit when the time comes. 
Nature Study in Schools. — For some time past, tlie 
Naturalist Club has been largely responsible, through 
its members, for the subject matter of the October issue 
of the School Magazine. The work accomplished by the 
Club in this direction has been appreciated by teachers 
and pupils alike. It is to be regretted that no application 
for a continuance of the work was received from the 
Education Department last yeai*. The School Magazine-’ 
