Doncaster Microscopical & General Scientific Society
Report for the Session 1890-91
Your Committee has much pleasure in presenting the twelfth annual Report of the Doncaster Microscopical & General Scientific Society.
During the past year 6 new members have been elected & 8 have withdrawn, reducing the number on the list to 38
The Papers or Lectures given have been as follows
“The First Principles of Entomology” H.H. Corbett M.R.C.S.
“The Rise & Development of Gothic Architecture in Britain” – Two papers illustrated by the Oxy-Hydrogen Lantern W.D. Watson
“The Loves of the Atom – a chapter of Chemical Affinity” The Rev T.E. Lindsay B.A. etc.
“Meteorites” T.L. Atkinson M.A., LL.B.
“The Art of Moulding & Casting in Metal” with practical demonstrations J.G. Walker C.E (President for the year)
In addition to these two Exhibition meeting were held one early in November & the other in March. The latter took place at the Glyn Hotel
The first was on a larger scale than usual & resembling a Conversazione. At this the members & their friends enjoyed the hospitality of the President & a most pleasant evening was spent by those who were present.
At the ordinary meetings the average attendance was fifteen which is a distinct improvement on that of the previous year.
The Society has this year issued a Report embodying the Transactions of the Eighth, Ninth, Tenth & Eleventh Sessions (from 1887 to 1890) with a Portrait of Canon Brock its first President – as a frontispiece. A copy of this has been forwarded to each member & will it is hoped serve as an interesting record of the society’s work.
Notwithstanding the heavy drain upon its income incurred by the expense of publishing this report the financial position of the society is thoroughly sound. The balance in the hands of the treasurer as will be seen from the appended statement is £11.6.2
Your committee cannot close this report without intimating that arrangements are being made to deliver a course of University Extension Lectures in this Town after Xmas. In aid of this there will a grant from the County Council & they venture to express the hope that the members generally will assist them to make the course thoroughly well known & to permanently establish the scheme in Doncaster. In compliance with the Technical Education Act the course selected will be on some branch of Science.
| Receipts | £. s. d. |
| Cash in hand – Oct 15, 1890 | 17 7 9 |
| 2 Subscriptions for 1888-9 | 10 0 |
| 9 subscriptions for 1889-90 | 2 5 0 |
| 28 subscriptions for 189-91 | 7 0 0 |
| 1 subscription for 1891-92 | 5 0 |
| Interest from bank | 5 8 |
| Money returned for photograph | 1 6 |
| £27 14 11 | |
| Payments | £. s. d. |
| Printing Report for 1887-90 | 9 6 0 |
| Printing notices & programmes | 2 3 0 |
| Hire of Rooms for meetings | 1 10 0 |
| Hire of Lantern for 2 meetings | 1 1 0 |
| Y.N.U. levy | 3 6 |
| Correspondence, postage, etc. | 1 0 10 |
| Books | 17 11 |
| Objects for Microscope | 6 6 |
| Balance in hand | 11 6 2 |
| £27 14 11 |
Oct 28 / 91 Signed W.E.A. [auditor]
[All in the handwriting of M.H. Stiles (Hon. Sec. & Treasurer)]
[This represents a copy of the statement of accounts as presented to the auditor (W.E. Atkinson, who initials it) prior to it being read to the general meeting and then adding to the minute book]