COUNCIL FOR I903. 
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Thursday, November 19th.—“ The Nile Dam at Assouan 
(With Lantern Illustrations). By Sir Benjamin Baker, 
K.C.B., K.C.M.G., LL.D., D.Se., F.R.S., &c. 
Thursday, Dec. 3rd.—“The Monks of Marmoutier” (Illus¬ 
trated by Lantern Pictures). By the Rev. J. Solloway, 
M.A. 
Thursday, Dec. 17th.—“ On the Track of the Moors in 
Spain ” (Illustrated by Lantern Pictures). By Samuel 
Wells, F.R.G.S. 
As in the past your Council has endeavoured to assist the 
work of other Societies in York, and has granted the use of 
the Museum premises to the York Medical Society, the York 
Universities Extension Society, the York Field Naturalists, 
and the Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological 
Society, for meetings. 
The Society has lost two honorary members—Professor A. 
K. von Zittel and Mr. Robert Etheridge—by death. A short 
account of these two eminent men will be given further on. 
The members again had an opportunity of witnessing out¬ 
door representations of plays in the Museum Gardens, on the 
present occasion by the “Arcadian” Company, under the 
direction of Miss Tellek. During the course of the year, the 
York Philharmonic Society gave several performances in the 
Gardens, and obtained good attendances. 
The thanks of the Society are due to the Yorkshire County 
Committee for kindly handing over the relics found in the 
excavations at Clifford’s Tower, to be preserved in the Museum. 
The question of an invitation to the British Association for 
the Advancement of Science to visit York again at an early 
date has been before the Council during the past year, and it 
is hoped that some further steps may be taken shortly. 
