DONCASTER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Founded 1880
Founded 1880
1950-51 Seventy-Second Session
President – Miss E. Swires, B.Sc.
Vice-Presidents – L. Smith; Dr. J. S. Allen; G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.; L. G. F. Waddington;
Committee – A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.; Mrs. E. M. Morehouse; N. Smedley, M.A.; Mrs. H. Beldon; J. E. Day; E. Lee, F.R.H.S.; B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – S. C. W. Reader, c/o Williams Deacons Bank, Doncaster.
Hon. General Secretary – Miss N. E. Laughton, 30 Upper Oxford Street, Doncaster.
Hon. Assistant Secretary –Miss E. Dufty.
Committee – A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.; Mrs. E. M. Morehouse; N. Smedley, M.A.; Mrs. H. Beldon; J. E. Day; E. Lee, F.R.H.S.; B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – S. C. W. Reader, c/o Williams Deacons Bank, Doncaster.
Hon. General Secretary – Miss N. E. Laughton, 30 Upper Oxford Street, Doncaster.
Hon. Assistant Secretary –Miss E. Dufty.
Recorders for Sections
Archaeology – B. Cuttriss, J. E. Day, N. Smedley, M.A., L. Smith, W. Hardy Steele.
Astronomy – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., E. P. Coney.
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty, K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., Messrs. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., Dr. J. S. Allen, Dr. S. P. Rowlands.
Geology – N. Smedley, M.A.
Photography – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., B. Cuttriss, B.E.M., R. P. Haw, F. A. Jordan, A.R.P.S., F.Z.S.
Physics – D. T. Livesey, M.I.G.E.
Zoology – (Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington, W. Wilkinson.
Archaeology – B. Cuttriss, J. E. Day, N. Smedley, M.A., L. Smith, W. Hardy Steele.
Astronomy – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., E. P. Coney.
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty, K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., Messrs. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., Dr. J. S. Allen, Dr. S. P. Rowlands.
Geology – N. Smedley, M.A.
Photography – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., B. Cuttriss, B.E.M., R. P. Haw, F. A. Jordan, A.R.P.S., F.Z.S.
Physics – D. T. Livesey, M.I.G.E.
Zoology – (Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington, W. Wilkinson.
(Fresh-Water Biology) – Miss E. Swires, B.Sc.
(Mollusca) – Miss L. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, 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 L. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 28 | Conversazione and Exhibition | |
| Oct 4 | Presidential Address | Miss E. Swires, B.Sc. |
| Oct 18 | “Fungus and the Farmer” * | Mr. W, G, Bramley. |
| Nov 1 | “Sheet and Plate-Glass Manufacture” ** | Mr. F, Mathers (of Pilkington Bros.) |
| Nov 22 | Film Evening : *** “Visits to Spain, Corsica, and the French Riviera” “Chipperfield’s Circus” “The Royal Visit to Doncaster” |
Mr. D. H. Jones, A.M.I.E.E. |
| Dec 6 | “Honeys of Different Countries, and their Pollen Content” | Rev. M. Yate-Allen |
| Jan 10 | “The Distribution of Minerals” * | Dr. H. C. Versey, F.G.S. |
| Jan 24 | “The Pig-Sty Papers” | Messrs. Day, Hardy-Steele, and Smith. |
| Feb 7 | Short Papers by Members | |
| Feb 21 | “The North-West Frontier of India” | Lady Mary Dundas |
| Mar 14 | “A Geographer in Cyprus” * | Miss M. Marshall, M.A. |
| Mar 28 | To be arranged |
Ordinary Meetings are held on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Art Gallery and Museum, Waterdale.
Notes : –
* Lantern Lecture.
** Sound-Film Lecture.
*** Cinematograph Lecture.