A List of Papers read at Ordinary Meetings of the Society. (1880-1912)
[Only two original copies of guidance notes for a lecture, written by the author of the paper, have been found in the archives. Where a link has been provided, it will detail any reference to the lecture that occurs in the minute books, or from paper cuttings that are pasted within the minute books. Some may be quite brief, whilst others are detailed.]
1880
3 Mar 1880 – The Microscope and how to use it – M.H. Stiles (Doncaster, Nottingham & Lincoln Gazette copy)
7 Apr 1880 – The Origin of Chalk as shown by the microscope – Mr. F. Milner
5 May 1880 – Animal Life in its Lower Form (part 1) – J.M. Kirk
2 Jun 1880 – The Structure of the Organs of Locomotion in Man – W. Walker
20 Oct 1880 – Mounting Microscopic Objects – M. H. Stiles (Doncaster, Nottingham & Lincoln Gazette copy)
17 Nov 1880 – Germs – Dr. J. Mitchell Wilson (Doncaster, Nottingham & Lincoln Gazette copy)
15 Dec 1880 – Foraminifera – (Doncaster, Nottingham & Lincoln Gazette copy)
1881
19 Jan 1881 – Lower Forms of Animal Life (part 2) – John Maw Kirk
16 Feb 1881 – The Structure of the Blow-fly – Walter Roberts (an alternate reading – Doncaster, Nottingham & Lincoln Gazette))
16 Mar 1881 – Cellular Tissue of Plants – Rev. W. Smith (Doncaster, Nottingham & Lincoln Gazette copy)
20 Apr 1881 – The preparation & Staining of Wood Sections – M. H. Stiles (Doncaster, Nottingham & Lincoln Gazette copy)
18 May 1881 – Trichina spiralis by J. M. Wilson & Cysticercus cellulosae by W. Walker
19 Oct 1881 – Electricity – Mr. Cowley (Doncaster, Nottingham, Lincoln Gazette copy)
2 Nov 1881 – No paper read
16 Nov 1881 – Leaves of Plants – Rev. W. Smith (Doncaster, Nottingham & Lincoln Gazette copy)
14 Dec 1881 – Climate and Disease – Dr. J. Mitchell Wilson (Doncaster Gazette copy)
1882
11 Jan 1882 – Physical Characters of Water – Mr. W. Walker M.R.C.S.
8 Feb 1882 – God & Science – Rev. Canon Brock
8 Mar 1882 – Diatoms – John Maw Kirk
4 Apr 1882 – Cell-life – Mr. J. W. Smith L.R.C.P. Aee also here (Doncaster Gazette 1820)
3 May 1882 – The Application of Photography to the Microscope – Mr. M. H. Stiles
1 Nov 1882 – Science in its relation to Education – Rev. Geo. Smith (Doncaster Gazette copy)
15 Nov 1882 – Geological History of Coal – (Supplement) – Mr. Ballinger
29 Nov 1882 – The Electric Light – What it is How it is Produced – Mr. Cuttriss
1883
11 Jan 1883 – 1st Gilchrist Lecture – The Evolution of the Solar System – Richard A, Proctor
29 Jan 1883 – 2nd Gilchrist Lecture – An Hour with the Microscope – Dr. Dallinger of Sheffield
8 Feb 1883 – 3rd Gilchrist Lecture – The Dynamo-Machine and its uses in Electric Lighting etc. – Wm. Lant Carpenter
22 Feb 1883 – 4th Gilchrist Lecture – The Voyage of the Challenger – Dr. Wm. L. Carpenter
8 Mar 1883 – 5th Gilchrist Lecture – Energies within the Earth; Mountain Making – Dr. P. Martin Duncan
15 Mar 1883 – 6th Gilchrist Lecture – Volcanoes and their Causes – Dr. P. Martin Duncan
9 Nov 1883 – The Telescope and its Revelations by Prof. Ball, LL.D., F.R.S., Astronomer Royal for Ireland
19 Dec 1883 – Flowers & Insects – W. H. Stott
1884
6 Feb 1884 – Glacial Action & its Connection with the Geology of the Neighbourhood – T. H. Easterfield
27 Feb 1884 – Coral & Coral Islands (part 3 of Lower Forms of Animal Life) – John Maw Kirk
19 Mar 1884 – Tea & its Allies – Mr. T. J. Hasselby
9 Apr 1884 – The Chemistry of the Candle – M. H. Stiles
30 Apr 1884 – Microscopical Life under the Lantern – W. H. Stott [no details]
12 Nov 1884 – An Analysis of Water – J. Mitchell Wilson
10 Dec 1884 – Plant Life – W. H. Stott
1885
7 Jan 1885 – The Geology of Doncaster – T. H. Easterfield
25 Feb 1885 – Food and its Varieties and value – T. J. Hasselby
8 Apr 1885 – Animal Life in its Lower Forms – Specimens found near Doncaster (part 4)– John Maw Kirk
18 Apr1885 – Pork & its Parasites – Dr. J. M. Wilson & W. Walker
29 Apr 1885 – Will and Law – Rev. W. R. Weston
1886
13 Jan 1886 – Heat, what it is & what it goes – T. H. Easterfield.
27 Jan 1886 – Roche Abbey & the Cistercian Order – Dr. F. R. Fairbank M.D.
10 Feb 1886 – Perfumes; pleasant & otherwise – T. J. Hasselby
24 Feb 1886 – Insect Life – W.H. Stott (supplement)
10 Mar 1886 – Our Iron Roads & how they are made – J. G. Walker
24 Mar 1886 – Photo Micrographs – J. M. Kirk & M. H. Stiles
7 Apr 1886 – The Transformation of Insects – Walter Roberts
3 Nov 1886 – Short papers and notes on various subjects [all missing]
Polarized Light – J. M. Kirk
Photomicrography – M. H. Stiles
The Wings of Insects – Walter Roberts
The Anthrax Bacillus – Dr. J. M. Wilson
The circulation of the Blood in the Foot of a Frog – Mr. Furnival
24 Nov 1886 – Milk, its Chemical and Microscopical Examination – M. H. Stiles
15 Dec 1886 – The Eye and how we see – Mr. Furnival
1887
5 Jan 1887 – Coal Gas – T. H. Easterfield
26 Jan 1887 – Light, with special reference to the Spectroscope and Polariscope – Rev. A. C. E. Blomfield
16 Feb 1887 – Bees and their Work – Walter Roberts
16 Mar 1887 – Vivisection – Dr. Mitchell Wilson
30 Mar 1887 – Medusae, part 5 of Lower Forms of Animal Life – J. M. Kirk
30 Nov 1887 – A Piece of Chalk – Rev. Canon Faber
21 Dec 1887 – Photography by artificial Light – M. H. Stiles
1888
11 Jan 1888 – Combustion, spontaneous and otherwise – T. H. Easterfield
1 Feb 1888 – The Microscope, its history and Use – J. M. Kirk
6 Mar 1888 – Coal and its Products – T. H. Hasselby
21 Mar 1888 – Astronomy – Rev. A. C. E. Blomfield
25 Apr 1888 – Development – W. Delaney
16 May 1888 – The Doncaster Microscopical & General Scientific Society, its Work – Past, Present & Future – Rev G. Smith
1889
16 Jan 1889 – Lantern Slides and how they are made – M. H. Stiles
30 Jan 1889 – Insects Injurious to Agriculture – Walter Roberts
13 Feb 1889 – The Migration of Birds – Thos. Bunker (President of the Vertebrate Section of YNU)
27 Feb 1889 – Landscape Photography – Geo. Bisat
13 Mar 1889 – The Lower Forms of Animal Life (part 6) – J. M. Kirk
27 Mar 1889 – Chalk – Rev. T. E. Lindsay
10 Apr 1889 – Rings of Saturn – Thomas Lovel Atkinson (Solicitor)
24 Apr 1889 – Three Forms of Bacilli – Dr. J. Mitchell Wilson
13 Nov 1889 – Protective Mimicry – H. H. Corbett
11 Dec 1889 – A Piece of Clay – J. T. Hasselby
1890
19 Feb 1890 – Improvements in Photomicrography – M. H. Stiles
12 Mar 1890 – British Mustelidae – George Chouler
26 Mar 1890 – A Photographic Tour in North Wales – George Bisat
30 Apr 1890 – Ants – Walter Roberts
26 Nov 1890 – The First Principles of Entomology – H. H. Corbett
17 Dec 1890 – The Rise and Development of Gothic Architecture in Britain (part 1.) – W. D. Watson
1891
14 Jan 1891 – The Rise and Development of Gothic Architecture in Britain (part 2.) – W. D. Watson
4 Feb 1891 – The Loves of the Atom – Rev. T. E. Lindsay
2 Mar 1891 – Meteorites – T. L. Atkinson
8 Apr 1891 – The Art of Moulding & Casting in Metal – J. G. Walker [missing]
26 Nov 1891 – The Natural History & Habits of some of our smaller moths – H. H. Corbett
17 Dec 1891 – Notes on Lantern & Lantern Slides – M. H. Stiles
1892
19 Oct 1892 – The Snail, its Natural History & Allies – H. H. Corbett
2 Nov 1892 – Gravitation – L. Lovell Atkinson
16 Nov 1892- Animals Extinct within Historic Times – J. M. Kirk
no date – Notes on Photographic Printing – M. H. Stiles
14 Dec 1892 – The Life of Michael Faraday – J. M. Wilson [missing]
1893
1 Nov 1893 – Gulf Stream – H. Culpin
21 Nov 1893 – The Field Naturalist – an Animal in Danger of Extinction – H. H. Corbett
6 Dec 1893 – Improvements in Bromide Printing – M. H. Stiles
20 Dec 1893 – The Steam Engine – J. B. Prosser
1894
9 May 1894 – Platinotype Printing – G. B. Bisat [missing]
23 May 1894 – Composition Printing – F. Whaley
6 Jun 1894 – Negative Making – S. J. Barton
7 Nov 1894 – Lantern Slides – M. H. Stiles
28 Nov 1894 – Ammonites – H. H. Corbett
19 Dec 1894 – Photographic Transparencies – J. R. Thompson
1895
1 May 1895 – The Retouching and General Improvements of Negatives – F. Whaley
15 May 1895 – Mounting of Chloride Prints – H. Moat & Bromide Enlargements – Bellamy
6 Nov 1895 – The New Photography – S. J. Barton
4 Dec 1895 – The Metrical System – Dr. Mitchell Wilson
18 Dec 1895 – Intensification of Negatives – H. Percy
1896
15 Jan 1896 – Sound – T. Cuttriss
29 Jan 1896 – Carbon Process – L. Bagshaw
12 Feb 1896 – Warmsworth Crags – H. H. Corbett
26 Feb 1896 – Photo-micrography – M. H. Stiles
25 Mar 1896 – Economics – H. Culpin
15 Apr 1896 – Bromide Paper and some of its uses – John Athron jun.
28 Oct 1896 – Field Excursions by H. H. Corbett
11 Nov 1896 – Timing Developments by Mr. Woodby
9 Dec 1896 – Hints on Winter Photography by S. J. Barton [missing]
1997
27 Jan 1897 – The Churches round Doncaster by Mr. Ord (report appears in ‘The Doncaster Review’)
10 Feb 1897 – Diatoms and their sources by M. H. Stiles
10 Mar 1897 – Astronomy by Mr. Edgar (not read, an alternate paper was read)
The Geology of Cusworth & Cadby
The Polariscope & Polarization of Light, by M. H. Stiles
24 Mar 1897 – The Study of Statistics by Mr. Culpin
14 Apr 1897 – Architecture by Mr. Beck
28 Apr 1897 – Chess – Historical & Anecdotal by C. G. Bennett [missing]
10 Nov 1897 – A Holiday in Yoredale with a Hand Camera by R. A. Bellamy
24 Nov 1897 – Electricity in Vacuo by Mr. Cuttiss
15 Dec 1897 – Bromide Enlargements by Luke Bagshaw [details not given]
1898
27 Jan 1898 – The Natural History of Askern Bog by H. H. Corbett
9 Feb 1898 – The Migration of Birds by Mr. Cordeaux (a guest lecturer)
23 Feb 1898 – The Constitution of Matter by Mr. A. Abbott (a guest lecturer)
9 Mar 1898 – Process Work and Illustrations by Geo. B. Bisat
13 Apr 1898 – The History of a Flower by Mr. Dimaline (in the absence of Mr. Lawson)
20 Apr 1898 – An Hour with a Microscope by George Winter
27 Apr 1898 – The History & Construction of the Telescope by Mr. Gledhill
23 Nov 1898 – Diatoms in the Town Water by M. H. Stiles
14 Dec 1898 – The Life & Works of Charles Darwin by Mr. Hewett of York
1899
18 Jan 1899 – Pre-historic Man in North Notts by W. K. Spencer
8 Feb 1899 – ???? by Mr. Roberts [no details]
22 Feb 1899 – The Rise of Photography by Mr. Percy
8 Mar 1899 – Our Solar System by Mr. Harrison
22 Mar 1899 – A Few Days Geologising on the Yorkshire Coast by Mr. Jordan
5 Apr 1899 – The life & Works of Louis Pasteur by Dr. English
26 Apr 1899 – The Various Methods of Detecting Impurities in Drinking Water by W. G. Young
25 Oct 1899 – A Naturalist at Spurn by Mr. Bayford
8 Nov 1899 – What is Science by Mr. Clarkson
22 Nov 1899 – Geothe, as a Precursor of Recent Science by Halliwell Thomas
22 Dec 1899 – The Eye, its Sight & its Power by W. H. White
1900
14 Mar 1900 – A Holiday at Knaresboro’ by Mr. Bellamy
28 Mar 1900 – Cave Hunting in Yorkshire by Mr. W. Cuttriss
11 Apr 1900 – A Method of Making Lantern Slides by Mr. White (as substitute for Mr. Burgess) [no details]
24 Oct 1900 – What is a Species by H. H. Corbett
14 Nov 1900 – Mushrooms & Toadstools by J. Gibbs of Sheffield
28 Nov 1900 – The Structure of Agates by Mr. E. Moor
12 Dec 1900 – A series of short essays & exhibition of Lantern Slides
1901
23 Jan 1901 – Arsenic in Beer[?], its Work[?] & its detection by M. H. Stiles [no details]
13 Feb 1901 – Early Man in East Yorkshire by T. Sheppard of Hull Museum
23 Feb 1901 – Yorkshire Caves by W. Cuttriss & Coal and the Plants that Made It by H. H. Corbett.
13 Mar 1901 – Topographical Botany of the District by H. H. Corbett
9 Oct 1901 – Presidential Address on Popular Education by Samuel Edgar, J.P.
23 Oct 1901 – Why we breathe & how by Mr. Fairly of Barnsley [no details]
7 Nov 1901 – Insectivorous Plants by Mrs. Manning of Sheffield.
27 Nov 1901 – Short essays
- Averages by H. Culpin, Speculation in Science by Mr. Williamson,
- Mimics & Shams by Mr. Gledhill. [no details]
11 Dec 1901 – The Glacial & Post Glacial Geology of Doncaster by H. H. Corbett.
1902
23 Jan 1902 – Bird Life by the Stream by Kenneth McLean of Harrogate [no details]
19 Feb 1902 – Stereoscopic Photography by Mr. Bellamy
19 Mar 1902 – Fossils by Dr. Finnemore (Rev.)
15 Oct 1902 – A Glimpse at some places of Prehistoric Interest by Alma Jordan (Presidential Address)
29 Oct 1902 – M. Rateau’s theory of Terrestrial Formation by E. Moor [no details]
12 Nov 1902 – Notes on some recent research into the composition & mode of origin of the Magnesian Limestone by A. R. Dwerryhouse, Yorkshire College
26 Nov 1902 – The Life-history & Structure of the Common Garden Snail by Mr. Taylor of Leeds
17 Dec 1902 – Short Essays :
- A Holiday on a North Sea Trawler by Mr. Robinson;
- The Annual Meeting of the Y.N.U. by E. Moor; The life history of the common Gnat by Mr. Mapleton;
- Specimens of volcanic dust & powdered basalt for comparison were exhibited by M. H. Stiles [no details]
1903
21 Jan 1903 – Protective Colouration & Mimicry by Mr. Whittaker of Barnsley
11 Feb 1903 – Some Problems in Bird Life by S. E. Evans, B.A. [no details]
25 Feb 1903 – The Geographical Distribution of Animals by W. Hewitt, F.E.S. of York [no details]
11 Mar 1903 – Short Essays :
- Trucks with the Past by Mr. Williamson; Yeast by Mr. Gledhill;
- The Marconi System of Wireless Telegraphy by Mr. Cuttriss;
- Why I am a Evolutionist by Mr. Clarkson [no details]
14 Oct 1903 – Presidential Address by A. A. Clarkson on Local Museums
28 Oct 1903 – Radium by Messrs. Thomas & Cuttriss (read by Mr. Clarkson)
11 Nov 1903 – The Secret of the Pyramids by T. W. Plant
26 Nov 1903 – Conversazione (Thornley on Gnats & Malaria)
9 Dec 1903 – The Solar System by J. Cuttriss
1904
13 Jan 1904 – The Discovery of the Constituent gases of the Atmosphere by Robert Watson
27 Jan 1904 – St. Kilda by Mr. Newstead A.L.S.
10 Feb 1904 – Short Essays ;
- The Rhone Valley by Mr. Culpin, Relics of Ancient Egypt by Mr. Smithwhite,
- Law of the Mind by Mr. Jordan [no details]
3 Mar 1904 – Diseases of Plants by Dr. English
10 Mar 1904 – Bark Beetles by S. L. Nusly [no details]
22 Mar 1904 – The Progress of Scientific Thought by Mr. Robson [no details]
13 Apr 1904 – The Education of the Deaf by Mr. Greenslade
12 Oct 1904 – Presidential Address by M. H. Stiles on the History of the Society from its inception, 25 years ago, up to the present time.
26 Oct 1904 – How Doncaster is supplied with water by W. H. R. Crabtree, Borough Surveyor & Waterworks Engineer
9 Nov 1904 – A Chat about Beetles by Mr. Bayford
23 Nov 1904 – Short Essays ;
- The Cusworth Fault by Mr. Culpin & Gold(?) on Sheep’s Teeth by M. H. Stiles
- Some Colour Problems in Nature by Mr. Clarkson
- A Field Naturalist by Dr. H. H. Corbett.
7 Dec 1904 – Fertilization of Flowers by Mr. Elliott of Blythe
1905
11 Jan 1905 – The Flora of the Neighbourhood of Doncaster, its distribution & its causes by Dr. H. H. Corbett
23 Jan 1905 – Tour of Mediterranean & Egypt by W. Roberts
2 Feb 1905 – Local Geology by G. Grace, B.Sc. [no details]
8 Mar 1905 – The Geological History of the Don Valley by W. L. Carter, F.G.S. of Mirfield
22 Mar 1905 – Short Essays ;
- On the Connection between Body & Mind by Miss Breeze (The essay by Miss Breeze was the first time a Lady had addressed the Society)
- The Birds of the Crumpsal by Mr. Phillips
6 Apr 1905 – Geological Aspects of the Scenery of England by Godfrey Bingley, F.G.S. of Halifax [no details]
12 Apr 1905 – The Local Fauna by Dr. H. H. Corbett
11 Oct 1905 – Inaugural Address, The Purpose & Aims of Scientific Societies by G. H. Greenslade, Yorkshire Institute of the Deaf & Dumb.
25 Oct 1905 – The Dispersal of Seeds by Dr. H. H. Corbett
8 Nov 1905 – The Measurement of Illumination by Mr. Watson
22 Nov 1905 – The Wonders of the Telescope by M. W. Whitfield, M.A. Cantab, of London
13 Dec 1905 – The Solvent Power of Water by Dr. J. Mitchell Wilson, M.O., Beverly, M.O. of Health for E.R.Yorkshire
1906
10 Jan 1906 – Sewage Purification & Disposal by F. O. Kirby, M.Sc., Borough Surveyor’s Office
31 Jan 1906 – Natural Expenditure by F. J. Clark [no details]
14 Feb 1906 – Local Birds by Mr. Phillips
28 Feb 1906 – The Churches of the District by H. Culpin [no details]
1 Mar 1906 – The Borderland between Plant and Animal Life by Harold Wager
14 Mar 1906 – Weather Forecasting by W. Marriott, Assistant Sec. Royal Meteorological Soc.
28 Mar 1906 – Old Doncaster by A. Jordan
10 Oct 1906 – Doncaster Weather and Health, presidential address by Mr. Watson
24 Oct 1906 – Bats their structure and senses by Mr. Whittaker of Barnsley (Y.N.U.)
14 Nov 1906 – Giants Causeway and the Basalts of Antrim by Rev. H. Thomas
28 Nov 1906 – The Origin, objects, and pleasures of science by C. J. R. McLean, M.D.
12 Dec 1906 – Short Essays
- The fossil fauna of the Magnesian Limestone by W. S. Bisat
- The Lowest Permian beds in the Ashfield Brickworks, Conisbro’ by Dr. H. H. Corbett
- 10 minutes with a piece of coal by Mr. Golledge
- A Geological Surprise by M. H. Stiles
1907
9 Jan 1907 – The Fossil Plants of the Yorkshire Coalfield by Mr. Cash of Halifax (Y.N.U.)
9 Jan 1907 – The Giants Causeway and the basalts of Antrim by Rev. H. Thomas
24 Jan 1907 – The Romans in East Yorkshire by T. Sheppard. [no details]
13 Feb 1907 – Local Rocks recently exposed by Mr. Culpin
27 Feb 1907 – From the Rush light to the Arc Lamp by Mr. Rayner
13 Mar 1907 – Short Essays
- The Colours of Flowers by Miss Breeze [no details]
- Rainbow Colours in Nature by Miss Cooke [no details]
27 Mar 1907 – Volvox Globator its life history & local distribution by M. H. Stiles
10 Apr 1907 – Progressive Melanism in the Doncaster District by Dr. H. H. Corbett
9 Oct 1907 – The Scientific Aspect of Education by G. Grace, Principal of the Doncaster Technical School. (Presidential Address)
6 Nov 1907 – Early Methods of Coal Getting by Mr. Bunting
20 Nov 1907 – Weather Forecasting by Mr. Moore & Disinfectants by Mr. Kirby
4 Dec 1907 – Chemical Industries by Mr. Woodall
1908
8 Jan 1908 – Note Taking for Field Naturalists by Rev. E. A. Woodruffe Peacock
5 Feb 1908 – Faults & Faulting by W. S. Bisat
19 Feb 1908 – Short Essays [no details]
- Esperanto by Miss Davies
- Artificial Plant Foods by Mr. Dixon
- Reflection on a country ramble by Mr. Vaughan
11 Mar 1908 – The Evolution of Arithmetic by Miss Cook
21 Oct 1908 – The Natural History of the Rossington Golf Links by H. H. Corbett
11 Nov 1908 – Cuttle Fish and Shell Building by Mr. E. Moor
25 Nov 1908 – River Pollution & Purification by M. J. Corbett, Borough Engineer of Salford (brother to H. H. Corbett)
10 Dec 1908 – The Present Condition of the Geology of the Carboniferous Rocks of Great Britain by Dr. Wheelton Hind, B.Sc., F.G.S. (Presidential address)
1909
27 Jan 1909 – Prehistoric Man in Yorkshire by T. Sheppard of Hull
10 Feb 1909 – Doncaster and its neighbourhood in ancient times by F. J. Clarke
24 Feb 1909 – Marine Bands in the Yorkshire Coalfield by H. Culpin
10 Mar 1909 – Sense Training by Miss N Nodes, Headmistress of the Girls High School, Doncaster
24 Mar 1909 – Leaf Structures by M. H. Stiles
21 Apr 1909 – Air & Ventilation by Dr. Catherine Louise Corbett & A Gathering of Mnium undulatum by F. C. Thrupp
14 Oct 1909 – The Taming of Garden Birds & Squirrels by Rev. Father Butler, S.J. (at Annual Conversazione)
27 Oct 1909 – A Lecture on Norway by Rev. Helliwell Thomas
10 Nov 1909 – Fish & Fishing by E. Phillips, editor of the Doncaster Chronicle
24 Nov 1909 – A few notes from a bird-lovers Diary by S. E. Evans
24 Nov 1909 – The Proposed boundaries of the Doncaster district for the Museum & other purposes ny Dr. H. H. Corbett
8 Dec 1909 – A Naturalist’s Tour to the Far West by Prof. C. J. Patten, ScD., F.R.A.I., of Sheffield University
1910
26 Jan 1910 – The Coal Measures Rocks by H. T. Foster
9 Feb 1910 – The setting & use of the Transit Instrument by H. S. Burdett
23 Feb 1910 – The Smaller British Mammals by J. F. Turner
9 Mar 1910 – Ten days in the Alps – Miss C. L. Corbett, M.B., Vic.
16 Mar. 1910 – Short Essays.
- Notes on Wild Bird Protection by H. V. Corbett
- Priestly by Miss Popplewell
- Some Winter Bird Visitors by J. Beetham
13 April 1910 – Life History and Structure of some Local Mosses by T. C. Thrupp.
19 Oct 1910 – Archaeological Engineering by F. O. Kirby, M.Sc. (Presidential Address)
26 Oct 1910 – The Wild Animals of England by E. Phillips
9 Nov 1910 – 1. The influence of Faraday on Modern Physics by Miss Cooke, B.Sc.
2. Logarithms by Miss Popplewell, B.Sc.
23 Nov 1910 – The Sun by H. Klaus Nield
7 Dec 1910 – Beetles in general and the Whirligig Beetle in particular by Dr. H. H. Corbett
1911
25 Jan 1911 – East Yorkshire, a study in Local Geography by T. Sheppard
1 Feb 1911 – Industrial Efficiency by D. Knoop, M.D., Lecturer in Economics in the University of Sheffield
15 Feb 1911 – The Poet Painters by W. A. Bennett, Art Master, Ackworth School
22 Feb 1911 – Our Local Limestone Rocks by H. Culpin
8 Mar 1911 – 1. The Newtonian Telescope by W. Cuttriss
2. Some Alpine Plants by J. A. Parkin
30 Mar 1911 – Mining in India by W. H. Pickering, H. M. Chief Inspector of Mines
5 Apr 1911 – Science & Music by W.E. Sanderson, Organist at Parish Church
11 Oct 1911 – The Science of Education by Miss Nodes, Presidential Address
3 Non 1911 – Principles of Heredity by Dr. G. J. Langley
15 Nov 1911 – A Holiday in Belgium by M. H. Stiles
29 Nov 1911 – 1. The Calculation of Chances by H. Culpin
2. Helen Keller by Mr. Greenslade
13 Dec 1911 – Haunts & Homes of English Birds by A. Whitaker of Barnsley
1912
17 Jan 1912 – Recent Progress in Forestry by S. Margerison of Leeds
14 Feb 1912 – A Talk about Birds by Mr. Evans
13 Mar 1912 – The Coltsfoot by H. H. Corbett
27 Mar 1912 – The History of Castle Building in England by Mr. Bayles
9 Oct 1912 – Some Yorkshire Abbays by Mr. Golledge, Presidential Address
23 Oct 1912 – Insects Peculiar to Flour Mills by Mr. Bayford
6 Nov 1912 – Mycetozoa by Mr. Cheeseman of Selby
20 Nov 1912 – Evolution by Dr. Langley
4 Dec 1912 – The Colour Constituents of Light by R. Watson
1913
27 Jan 1913 – G. F. Watt by Mr. Senior [no details]
12 Feb 1913 – Ceylon the Eden of the Eastern Wave by Rev. J. Gough, B.Sc. of Retford
12 Mar 1913 – Canals & Canal Folk by Rev. F, Fowkes of Leeds
26 Mar 1913 – Photo-micrography in Natural Colours by M. H. Stiles
24 Apr 1913 – Recent Archaeological Finds in Doncaster by H. H. Corbett
Some Problems of Bird Life by S. E. Evans
Local Educational Matters by Councillor Gilgas (to be added)
Roche Abbey by Mr. Ballan (to be added)
Problems of Colour in Nature by unknown