COUNCIL FOR 1897. 
IX 
Thursday, April 8th.—“ The Nature of Explosions.” By 
Harold B. Dixon, M.A., F.R.S., (Professor of Chemistry 
in the Owens College, Manchester). 
Thursday, October 7th.—“ The Alphabet ” (with Lantern 
Illustrations). By H. M. Platnauer, B.Sc. 
Thursday, October 21st.—“The Story of Mont Blanc” (with 
Lantern Illustrations). By C. E. Matthews, J.P., 
F.R.G.S., (sometime President of the Alpine Club). 
Thursday, November 4th.—“Adriatic Borderlands” (illus¬ 
trated by Lantern Pictures taken by the Lecturer). 
By Paul Lange, Ex-President of the Liverpool Amateur 
Photographic Association. 
Thursday, November 18th. — “ Widdrington’s Analecta 
Eboracensia ” (with Lantern Illustrations). By the 
Rev. Caesar Caine, F.R.G.S. 
Thursday, December 2nd.—“ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.” 
By M iss M. Paget, A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M., (with Musical 
Illustrations by Miss C. A. Bigge, A.R.C.M., Miss 
Knocker and Mrs. Burrell). 
Thursday, December 16th.—“ Sport in Southern India.” 
By Lord Wenlock. 
The Council wish to record their special appreciation of the 
kindness of those ladies and gentlemen who have so generously 
placed their services at our disposal without any further 
acknowledgment than the payment of their travelling expenses 
— some of them came long distances, such as from London, 
Birmingham, and Liverpool. The Council would most will¬ 
ingly ask their acceptance of suitable fees, but as long as the 
large sum of £198 per annum is required for payment of 
principal and interest of their debt they see little prospect of 
being able to do so. 
Besides the ordinary lectures to members of the Society the 
Council have allowed the use of the Museum, on favourable 
terms, to the following Societies :— 
The York University Extension Society have held two 
courses of lectures on Monday afternoons and evenings on 
subjects connected with biology. These have been largely 
attended. 
