DONCASTER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Founded 1880
Founded 1880
1954-55 Seventy-sixth Session
President – Mrs. K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc.
Vice-Presidents – Miss E. Swires, B.Sc.; L. Smith; Dr. J. S. Allen; 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; C. A. Anker; E. F. Gilmour, A.M.A.; G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.
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; C. A. Anker; E. F. Gilmour, A.M.A.; G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.
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., R. F. Turton
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., F. A. Jordan, A.R.P.S., F.Z.S.
Physics – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.
Zoology – (Entomology) – E. F. Gilmour, A.M.A., M.S.B.E., 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., R. F. Turton
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., F. A. Jordan, A.R.P.S., F.Z.S.
Physics – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.
Zoology – (Entomology) – E. F. Gilmour, A.M.A., M.S.B.E., 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) – Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, A. S. Cook.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., G. E. Hyde, E. Lee, F.R.H.S.
(Mollusca) – 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 12 | “The origin and Composition of Coal” (L.O.) | W. L. Whittle, M.I.M.E., M.I.F., F.G.S., F.R.A.S. |
| Oct 27 | Presidential Address : “A Botanical Survey – Past and Present” (L.) | Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc. |
| Nov 10 | “Norway – Land of Mountain, Fjord and Torrent” (L.O.) | John Armitage, F.R.P.S., F.R.E.S., M.B.O.U. |
| Nov 24 | “The Modern Production & Processing of Glass Bulbs” (F.O.) | W. M. Walsh Esq., of Glass Bulbs Ltd., Harworth |
| Dec 8 | “Trees in Britain” (L.O.) | Miss L. I. Scott, M.Sc. |
| Jan 12 | Member’s Work | |
| Jan 26 | “Forestry and Wildlife” (F) | P. J. Langley M.A. (Oxon) (Forestry Commission) |
| Feb 9 | Title to be announced later (L.) | W. F. Andrews, M.Sc., B.Sc., A.R.I.C. |
| Feb 17 (Thurs.) | “The Danish Kingdom of York” (L.) | Miss S. Cregeen, M.A. |
| Mar 9 | “In the Land of Abraham”” (L.) | Miss A. Robinson, L.G.S.M. (Eloc.) |
| Mar 23 | Title to be announced later | Mr. L. G. F. Waddington |
Ordinary Meetings are held in the Art Gallery, Waterdale on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
L. Lantern Lecture.
F. Film Lecture
O. Open Meeting
Note : – A piece of paper (as shown below), found amongst this archive, relates to two meetings shown on this programme.
