DONCASTER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Founded 1880
Founded 1880
1953-54 Seventy-Fifth 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; Mr. C. A. Anker:
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; Mr. C. A. Anker:
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., I. McLean, D. Spalton, 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.
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., I. McLean, D. Spalton, 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.
(Fresh-Water Biology) – Miss E. Swires, B.Sc., J. R. Houson, B.Sc.
(Mollusca) – Miss L. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, A. S. Cook.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., G. E. Hyde, E. Lee, F.R.H.S.
(Mollusca) – Miss L. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, A. S. Cook.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., G. E. Hyde, E. Lee, F.R.H.S.
| Date | Subject | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 (Thurs.) | Presidential Address : “Flight” | Miss E. Swires, B.Sc. |
| Oct 28 | “Mechanisation at the Coal Face” (L.O.) | Mr. E. B. Park (Div. Power Loading Engr. N.C.B.) |
| Nov 11 | “The Everlasting Hills” (O) | Mr. H. R. Singleton, B.Sc., F.R.Met.S., F.G.S., F.Z.S., A.M.A., (Director- Sheffield City Museum) |
| Nov 25 | “The Study of Birds” (F.S.) | Mr. G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S. |
| Dec 9 | “Magnetism and Astronomy” (L.O.) | Mr. B. Burrell, F.R.A.S. |
| Jan 12 | “Men and Books in Doncaster, 1800-1837″ (L.) | Mr. L. Smith |
| Feb 10 | “A Week in Morocco” (L.) | Miss I. McLean |
| Feb 17 | “Concerning Plant Galls” (L.) | Mr. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S. |
| Mar 3 | “Biological Progress” (L.O.) | Dr. J. M. Thoday (Department of Botany, Sheffield University) |
| Mar 17 | “Colour and Form in Insects” (L.) | Mr. E. F. Gilmour, A.M.A., M.S.B.E. |
| Apr 8 (Thurs.) | Conversazione and Exhibition | |
| May 5 | Annual General Meeting: Notes and Records. |
Ordinary Meetings are held in the Art Gallery, Waterdale on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
L. Lantern Lecture.
F.S. Film Strip Lecture
O. Open Lecture