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“ Duncan ” Gold Medal Prize Essay, 1897. 
The Secretary lias received Essays bearing* mottoes as under:— 
“ They also serve who only stand and wait.” 
“ Pro rege et lege.” 
“ Nee temere nee timide.” 
“ Tempora mutantur et .... inillis.” 
tc Thousands at his bidding.wait.” 
“ Esse quam videri.” 
“ Unita fortior.” 
“ Quod non opus est, asse carum est.” 
“ All things are ready, if our minds be so.” 
“ Si vis pacem, paia helium.” 
“ Defender.” 
“ Practice makes perfect.” 
“ En avant. 
“ Vis sapientia pollet.” 
“ Yet sit and see.mockeries be.” 
The R.A. Institution have acquired from Mr. Murray the entire remain of 
Duncan’s ‘ History of the Royal Artillery.’ 3rd Edition, as published by him in 
two volumes in 1879. These are available for purchase by members at the small 
charge of eight shillings a copy, bound in blue cloth and, as the stock is not 
large, supply will be made in the order in which applications are received. 
Eour unbound copies of the Records of the Royal Military Academy, 1st Edition 
published by the R.A. Institution in 1851 have lately been found. 
As individual plates of this edition are advertised by dealers for sale at large 
prices the Committee now offer these four at a charge of three guineas a copy 
unbound, with all fault. 
Royal Artillery Institution Annual General 
Meeting, 1897. 
The Annual General Meeting of the Royal Artillery Institution will be held at 
3 p.m. on Friday 11th June, 1897 at the Lecture Theatre, Royal United Service 
Institution, Whitehall. It will be followed by the consideration of the Royal 
Artillery Charities and Games’ Fund. 
ADDITION TO RULES OF R.A. INSTITUTION. 
The Committee intend to ask the Meeting to approve of the following addition 
to Rule XIX, page. 6 viz .— 
Under the heading ‘ Language or Science ’ of the tabular form to add 
the word ‘ Travel ? in the next line to the words c Photography, 
Mechanism and Steam.’ 
And under the heading ‘ Proportion ’ of the same tabular form to insert 
opposite the word ‘ Travel’ the words ‘half tuition fees charged by the 
Royal Geographical Society,’ provided the recipient satisfy the Council 
of the Royal Geographical Society as set forth in their letter dated 
22nd March, 1897. 
