XV111 PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
stock still in the hands of the Society. I trust that the members will 
do what they can to make the work known, and to reduce the number 
of copies still remaining. It has been very favourably reviewed by 
all the leading scientific journals, most of which recognise in it a 
contribution to systematic botany of exceptional value. It is admit¬ 
tedly a book intended primarily for students, but it is at the same 
time a book which should give pleasure to all who take an intelligent 
interest in whatever pertains to our beautiful county. 
As regards educational work, an experiment was made in having a 
short course of lectures on Practical Geology, by Mr. James B. Corr, 
of Dundee, the lectures taking the form of a tutorial class, and 
demonstration on the Geological Collections in the Museum. One 
object in having this class was to supply the want of occasional 
systematic teaching which has been felt since the University Extension 
Courses were discontinued some years ago. Encouraged by the 
success of the experiment, the Council have arranged for a similar 
course to be given next winter. Any members wishing to join the 
class should give in their names to the Secretary, or to Mr. Rodger, 
before the beginning of the winter session. 
The Children’s Competition, which I suggested in my last annual 
address, for an Essay on the Museum, has excited a large amount of 
interest among the young people, and has been a source of great 
interest to myself, as showing the way in which the Museum and 
Natural History generally are regarded by the children. As promised, 
I will now announce the results of the Competition, which are as 
follows. The Essays—forty-five in number—were examined by 
Mr. W. T. Caiman, of University College, Dundee, who divided 
them into three sections, a Senior (ages 14 and over), a middle (age 
13), and a Junior (age 12). The following are the names of the 
competitors to whom he has given the highest number of marks :— 
I. Senior Section. 
First Prize. —James Keay, Sharp’s Institution, Perth, - 100 per cent. 
Commended. —Christina Cuthbert, Royal School, Dunkeld, 80 ,, 
Thomas Thomson, Public School, Blairgowrie, 80 ,, 
Peter S. Mamie, do. do., 60 ,, 
II. Middle Section. 
First Prize. —Malcolm M‘Gillewie, Royal School, Dunkeld, 100 per cent. 
Commended. —Agnes Callum, Caledonian Rd. School, Perth, 70 ,, 
Marion Lonie, do. do., 60 ,, 
Bella Urquhart, do. do., 60 ,, 
III. Junior Section. 
First Prize. —Donald M'Gillewie, Royal School, Dunkeld, 100 per cent. 
(equal) John Thomson Keay, Craigie School, Perth, 100 ,, 
Comniended. —Mina Crow, Caledonian Rd. School, Perth, 60 ,, 
David MTntosh, do. do., 60 ,, 
Robert Smith, do. do., 60 ,, 
Maggie White, do. do., 60 ,, 
John Young, do. do., 60 ,, 
