DONCASTER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Founded 1880
Founded 1880
1948-49 Seventieth Session
President – L. Smith
Vice-Presidents – Dr. J. S. Allen; N. Smedley, M.A.; G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.; L. G. F. Waddington;
Committee – A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; Miss E. Dufty; Miss D. M. Appleby; B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.; Mrs. H. Beldon; E. Lee, F.R.H.S.; F. Moat; Coun. J. W. Moore.
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, 23 Queen’s Road, Doncaster.
Hon. General Secretary – Mr. B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., 93 Woodhouse Road, Doncaster
Hon. Assistant Secretaries –Miss D. M. Appleby, Miss E. Dufty.
Committee – A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; Miss E. Dufty; Miss D. M. Appleby; B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.; Mrs. H. Beldon; E. Lee, F.R.H.S.; F. Moat; Coun. J. W. Moore.
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, 23 Queen’s Road, Doncaster.
Hon. General Secretary – Mr. B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., 93 Woodhouse Road, Doncaster
Hon. Assistant Secretaries –Miss D. M. Appleby, Miss E. Dufty.
Recorders for Sections
Archaeology – B. Cuttriss, J. E. Day, N. Smedley, M.A.
Astronomy – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., E. P. Coney.
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty, S. B. Jennings; K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., Messrs. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., 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., B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.
Physics – D. T. Livesey, M.I.G.E.
Zoology – (Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington.
Archaeology – B. Cuttriss, J. E. Day, N. Smedley, M.A.
Astronomy – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., E. P. Coney.
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty, S. B. Jennings; K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., Messrs. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., 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., B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.
Physics – D. T. Livesey, M.I.G.E.
Zoology – (Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington.
(Freshwater Biology) – Miss E. Swires, B.Sc.
(Mollusca) – Miss I. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, Messrs. E. Stainton, A. S. Cook.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., Messrs. G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., N. Smedley, M.A.
(Mollusca) – Miss I. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, Messrs. E. Stainton, A. S. Cook.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., Messrs. G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., N. Smedley, M.A.
| Date | Subject | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | Presidential Address : “Wild Life Around Doncaster Through the Centuries” * | Mr. L. Smith |
| Oct 20 | “Excavations in the Pin Hole and Other Caves of the Creswell Region” * | Mr. A. Leslie Armstrong, M.C., M.Sc., F.S.A. |
| Nov 3 | “Forest Tree Nursery Practice” | Mr. A. Paterson, For. Dip. |
| Nov 24 | “The Natural History of a Large City” * | Mr. C. E. Fisher, B.Sc. |
| Dec 15 | “The Ice Age i Yorkshire” * | Mr. W. S. Bisat, F.G.S., M.Sc., F.R.S. |
| Jan 12 | Short Papers by Members | |
| Feb 2 | “An Essential Service – Sewage Purification.” * | Mr. I. Withnell, B.Sc., A.R.I.C., A.M.Inst. S.P. |
| Feb 23 | “Agricultural Geography of the East Riding” | Dr. S. E. J. Best, B.Sc. |
| Mar 16 | “Examples of Industrial Photography.” * | Mr. B. Burrell, F.R.A.S. |
| Mar 30 | “The Ornithologist in the Field and the Museum.” | Mr. R. Wagstaff, Keeper of the Yorkshire Museum, York |
| Apr 13 | Notes and Records | |
| May 11 | Annual General Meeting | |
| * Lantern Lectures |
Ordinary Meetings are held on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Art Gallery and Museum, Waterdale.