DONCASTER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Founded 1880
Founded 1880
1952-53 Seventy-Fourth 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 – Mrs. A. C. Beldon: B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.; J. E. Day; Mrs. M. Moorhouse; B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.; A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; Mrs. E. M. Morehouse:
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Miss O. Todd, 26 Firbeck Road, Doncaster
Hon. General Secretary – Miss N. E. Laughton, 30 Upper Oxford Street, Doncaster.
Hon. Assistant Secretary –Miss E. Dufty.
Committee – Mrs. A. C. Beldon: B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.; J. E. Day; Mrs. M. Moorhouse; B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.; A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; Mrs. E. M. Morehouse:
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Miss O. Todd, 26 Firbeck Road, 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, 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.
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 – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.
Zoology – (Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington, W. Wilkinson.
Archaeology – B. Cuttriss, J. E. Day, 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.
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 – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.
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.
(Mollusca) – Miss L. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, A. S. Cook.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., Messrs. G. E. Hyde.
| Date | Subject | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 25 | Conversazione and Exhibition | |
| Oct 15 | Presidential Address : “Colour in Plants and Animals” * | Miss E. Swires, B.Sc. |
| Oct 29 | “Greenwich Observatory and its History” * *** | Mr. S. W. Mitchell (of the Leeds Astronomical Society) |
| Nov 19 | “Food Inspection and Protection” *** | Mr. J. Harris, M.R.S.I., A.M.I.S.E. |
| Nov 26 | “Man-made Fibres” *** | Mr. W. G. H. Robins, D.I.C., B.Sc., A.R.C.S., (of British Bembers Ltd.) |
| Dec 10 | Short Papers by Members | |
| Jan 7 | “An Expedition to the Pyrenees” * | Mr. J. W. Franks |
| Jan 21 | “More Holidays with Colour Photography” ** | Mr. F. A. Jordon, A,R.P.S., F.Z.S. |
| Feb 4 | ” Some Recent Advances in Biology” | Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc. |
| Feb 18 | “The Medical Profession in York, 1700-1750″ | Miss E. Brunskill, B.A. |
| Mar 4 | “Low Temperature Physics” * *** | Dr. F. E. Hoare (Dept. of Physics, Leeds University) |
| Mar 18 | “The Psychology of Laughter” | Rev. R. Harvey-Field |
| May 6 | Annual General Meeting: Notes and Records. |
Ordinary Meetings are held on Wednesday in the Art Gallery, Waterdale at 7 p.m.
Notes : –
* Lantern Lecture.
** Film Lecture
*** Open Lecture