DONCASTER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Founded 1880
Founded 1880
Sixty-Eighth Session, 1946-47
President – N. Smedley, M.A.
Vice-Presidents – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., Dr. J. S. Allen; G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.; Mrs. E. M. Morehouse.
Committee – A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; Miss E. Dufty; W. W. Nicholas; M.A.; Mrs. H. Beldon; E. Lee, F.R.H.S.; F. Moat; Coun. J. W. Moore, L. G. F. Waddington
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Mr. L. Smith, 45 Zetland Road, Doncaster.
Hon. General Secretary – Miss D. M. Appleby, 50 St. Wilfred’s Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster.
Hon. Assistant Secretary – Miss E. Dufty.
Committee – A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; Miss E. Dufty; W. W. Nicholas; M.A.; Mrs. H. Beldon; E. Lee, F.R.H.S.; F. Moat; Coun. J. W. Moore, L. G. F. Waddington
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Mr. L. Smith, 45 Zetland Road, Doncaster.
Hon. General Secretary – Miss D. M. Appleby, 50 St. Wilfred’s Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster.
Hon. Assistant Secretary – Miss E. Dufty.
Recorders for Sections
Archaeology – A. Jordan, B. Cuttriss, N. Smedley, M.A.
Astronomy – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty; S. B. Jennings; K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., Messrs. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., R. Davis, E. Lee, F.R.H.S., L. Smith, Dr. S. P. Rowlands, Dr. J. S. Allen.
Geology – N. Smedley, M.A.
Photography – F. A. Jordan, A.R.P.S., F.Z.S., F. Moat, B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., W. W. Nicholas, M. Inst.:N.A., F.R.P.S.
Physics – D. T. Livesey, M.I.G.E.
Zoology – (Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington.
(Mollusca) – Miss I. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., N. Smedley, M.A., W. W. Nicholas, M. Inst.:N.A., F.R.P.S.
Archaeology – A. Jordan, B. Cuttriss, N. Smedley, M.A.
Astronomy – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty; S. B. Jennings; K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., Messrs. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., R. Davis, E. Lee, F.R.H.S., L. Smith, Dr. S. P. Rowlands, Dr. J. S. Allen.
Geology – N. Smedley, M.A.
Photography – F. A. Jordan, A.R.P.S., F.Z.S., F. Moat, B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., W. W. Nicholas, M. Inst.:N.A., F.R.P.S.
Physics – D. T. Livesey, M.I.G.E.
Zoology – (Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington.
(Mollusca) – Miss I. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., N. Smedley, M.A., W. W. Nicholas, M. Inst.:N.A., F.R.P.S.
| Date | Subject | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | Presidential Address : At Random * | Mr. N. Smedley, M.A. |
| Oct 23 | Finland and Lapland to the Arctic Ocean * ** | Mr. C. H. Wells, M.B.O.U. |
| Nov 6 | The History of Tapestry Through the Ages | Mrs. B. Chapman |
| Nov 20 | Medieval Church Architecture * | Mr. R. P. Haw |
| Dec 11 | Some Examples of Cast Iron Welding Repairs * | Mr. D. H. Jones, A.M.Inst.W. |
| Jan 9 | Short Papers by Members | |
| Jan 29 | Beetles * | Mr. W. D. Hincks, M.P.S., F.R.E.S. |
| Feb 19 | Fungi * | Mr. W. G. Bramley |
| Mar 5 | Prehistoric Man in the North Midlands * | Mr. A. Leslie Armstrong, M.C., M.Sc., F.S.A. |
| Mar 26 | Some Problems of Geographical Distribution | Dr. W. A. Sledge, B.Sc. |
| Apr 23 | Notes and Records | |
| May 1 | Conversazione and Exhibition | |
| May 7 | Annual Meeting | |
| * Lantern Lectures | ** Cinematograph Lecture |
Ordinary Meetings are held on Wednesday at 7-00 p.m. in the Art Gallery and Museum, Waterdale.