DONCASTER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Founded 1880
Founded 1880
1957-58
President – Mr. B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.
Vice-Presidents – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc.; L. Smith; A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; L. G. F. Waddington;
Committee – Miss O. A. Todd; Mrs. A. C. Beldon; Mrs. M. Moorhouse; Dr. J. S. Allen; B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.; E. F. Gilmour, A.M.A., M.S.B.E.; M. P. Salmond; J. E. Day; G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Mr. C. A. Anker, 111 Wentworth Road, Doncaster.
Hon. General Secretary – Miss N. E. Laughton, 30 Upper Oxford Street, Doncaster.
Committee – Miss O. A. Todd; Mrs. A. C. Beldon; Mrs. M. Moorhouse; Dr. J. S. Allen; B. Cuttriss, B.E.M.; E. F. Gilmour, A.M.A., M.S.B.E.; M. P. Salmond; J. E. Day; G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Mr. C. A. Anker, 111 Wentworth Road, Doncaster.
Hon. General Secretary – Miss N. E. Laughton, 30 Upper Oxford Street, Doncaster.
Recorders for Sections
Archaeology – B. Cuttriss, J. E. Day, M.A., L. Smith, W. Hardy Steele.
Astronomy – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., R. F. Turton
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty, K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., 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 – C. A. Anker; 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, D. A. White.
Archaeology – B. Cuttriss, J. E. Day, M.A., L. Smith, W. Hardy Steele.
Astronomy – B. Burrell, F.R.A.S., R. F. Turton
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty, K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., 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 – C. A. Anker; 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, D. A. White.
(Fresh-Water Biology) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc.
(Mollusca) – Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, A. S. Cook.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., M. P. Salmond.
(Mollusca) – Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, A. S. Cook.
(Vertebrates) – Miss K. M. Morehouse, B.Sc., G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., M. P. Salmond.
| Date | Subject | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | Presidential Address : “Mars at its Nearest” (L.) | B. Burrell, F.R.A.S. |
| Oct 23 | “Israel and Jordan – Some Biblical Links” (O.L.) | Mrs. Hamilton Haigh, M.A., Dip. Ed. |
| Nov 6 | “Forecasting the Weather” (O.L.) | D. N. Rhead, B.Sc., (Meteorological Office, Royal Air Force, Bawtry) |
| Nov 20 | “Badgers and Their Neighbours” | R. Bramhill (Rotherham) |
| Dec 11 | “Ancient Rome” (O.L.) | Miss A. Robinson, L.G.S.M. (Eloc.) |
| 1958 | ||
| Feb 5 | Exhibits and Discussions | |
| Feb 26 | “Doncaster – The Georgian Scene” 1 | W. Hardy Steele (Hon. Remembrancer and Archivist). |
| Mar 19 | Title to be arranged | A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S. |
| Apr 16 | Annual General Meeting. Notes and Records |
Ordinary Meetings are held in the Art Gallery, Waterdale on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
L. Lantern Lecture.
O. Open Meeting
1 Joint meeting with Doncaster Archaeological Society