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Che Geelong Haturalist, 
Vor I. JANUARY, 1892. . No. 3. 
Each Contributor is responsible for the facis mentioned 
in his Paper. 
We must apologise to our readers for the lateness at which 
our Quarterly appears, but owing to the Christmas vacation, 
and many of our Members being on their holiday tour, it has 
been difficult to collect our matter sooner; but we trust our 
next will be issued to time. 
OUR SOCIAL EVENING AND LECTURE. 
Bv J. R. Remrrey, Eso., A.R.S. (MELB.). 
‘Tunis event took place on December 16th, 1891, and notwith- 
standing the inclemency of the weather, and the many 
counter attractions just at that time of the year, it proved a 
;reat success, the large hall at.Gordon College being comfort- 
ably filled. The. Rev: J. S. H. Royce, F.R.G.S., occupied 
the chair, Miss Ord opening the proceedings with a well 
executed overture. The President then gave a short address 
bearing upon the advancement of Science—comparing the 
past with the present, and urging upon his hearers to take up 
some branch of science for their study. "The President then 
introduced Mr. Remfrey to the assembly, who was received 
with prolonged applause, Mr. Remfrey having previously es- 
tablished himself a favourite amongst the members of the 
Association by his excellent lectures. 
In introducing his subject, the Lecturer said he did not 
think he could have chosen a more beautiful subject than 
* What the Microscope Tells about a Leaf;” and.in its study 
one almost felt carried away by the beauties surrounding it— 
the cells, tissue, and fibre, were one and all, studies of them- 
selves; and with the microscope it was doubly interesting, 
for we could not see with the naked eye those beauties in the 
leaf, which the microscope reveals. The Lecturer illustrated 
his remarks very nicely by large diagrams, the lecture 
altogether being most instructive and interesting. At inter- 
vals solos were very pleasingly rendered by the Misses Vines, 
Hammerton, Palmer, and Mr. F. C. Purnell; and during the 
first and second part ofthe lecture refreshments were partaken 
of by the assembly. 
At the conclusion of the lecture a very hearty vote of 
thanks was passed to Mr. Remfrey, the same being carried 
with acclamation, bringing a most enjoyable evening to a close. 
