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need of better education in science as well as of more scientific 
education. 
In order to bring a greater number of our local scientific Societies 
into touch with the British Association and also into closer 
connection with each other, he suggested the inclusion of a second 
class of societies consisting of those which do not publish the results 
of local investigations; and also the establishment of a ‘Journal 
of Corresponding Societies ’; concluding his Address with the 
following proposals :— 
(1) That any Society which undertakes local scientific investigation and 
publishes the results may become a Society affiliated to the British Association. 
(2) That the Delegates of such Societies shall be members of the General 
Committee. 
(3) That any Society formed for the purpose of encouraging the study of 
natural knowledge, which has existed for three years and numbers not fewer 
than fifty members, may become a Society associated with the British Association. 
(4) That all associated Societies shall have the right to appoint a Delegate to 
attend the Annual Conference, and that such Delegates shall have the rights of 
those appointed by the affiliated Societies, except that of membership of the 
General Committee. 
(5) That all affiliated and associated Societies shall contribute annually the 
sum of at least 5s. for each fifty members, and that the funds thus obtained he 
utilized for the purpose of a ‘ Journal of Corresponding Societies.’ 
(6) That the Council of the British Association he requested to make an 
annual grant towards the expenses of such a Journal on the understanding that 
such grants should cease if the Journal became self-supporting. 
In the discussion which ensued the first four of these proposals 
were generally approved, but doubts were expressed of the 
practicability of establishing a Journal. 
Sir Norman Lockyer said that last year he attended the 
Conference chiefly to learn how the suggestion in his Presidential 
Address as to the formation of a great scientific organization would 
be received by the Delegates. He might now explain that 
a British Science Guild was being started, quite independently 
of the British Association; and it seemed to him that the Guild 
could work absolutely shoulder to shoulder with the Societies in 
the extension of their interests. 
The question of the reduction of railway rates to members of 
scientific societies was again raised. This had already been under 
discussion by the Corresponding Societies Committee, and it was 
resolved to refer it to this Committee to consider and to take action 
if thought desirable. 
The Bev. W. Johnson, B. Sc., representing the Yorkshire 
Philosophical Society, then introduced the subject of “ The 
Utilization of Local Museums, with special reference to Schools,” 
confining his remarks almost entirely to the natural-history side of 
science study. He said that: (1) a great amount of material lies 
buried in local museums; (2) it needs proper description and 
exhibition to make it available for the use of young students; 
(3) it is very desirable that local natural history, rather than 
general science, should be illustrated and studied ; and he advocated 
the general adoption of the plan followed in the British Museum 
