Founded 1880
1936-37
President – G. L. Sutcliffe.
Vice-Presidents – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.; Mrs. Morehouse; A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., E. Brand, M.B.E.
Committee – F. Moat; L. G. F. Waddington; T. W. Saunders, F.G.S.; N. Smedley, M.A.; B. Burrell; Miss E. Dufty; Miss A. M. Hillier, B.Sc.; Miss K. A. Gracey, B.Sc.
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – H. Beldon, “Chelston”, Hampton Road, Doncaster.
Hon. General Secretary – L. Smith, 45 Zetland Road, Doncaster.
Recorders for Sections
Archaeology – A. Jordan, J. Dufty, B. Cuttriss, E. Brand, M.B.E
Astronomy – B. Burrell.
Botany – Misses. A. R. K. Crowther, E. Dufty, S. B. Jennings; Messrs. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., R. Davis, Dr. S. P. Rowlands.
Geology – T. W. Saunders, F.G.S., E. Brand, M.B.E., Miss A. M. Hillier, B.Sc.
Microscopy – N. Smedley, M.A., Miss K. A. Gracey, B. Sc.
Photography – J. Beetham, F. A. Jordan, A,R.P.S, F.Z.S., F. Moat, M. H. Stiles, G. L. Sutcliffe.
Physics – D. T. Livesey, A.M.I.G.E.
Zoology – (Fresh water) – Miss E. Proctor, B.Sc., Miss K. A. Gracey, B.Sc.
(Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington.
(Mollusca) – Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, T. W. Saunders, F.G.S., Miss I. Dufty.
(Vertebrates) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.
| Date | Subject | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 24 (Thurs) | Conversazione & Exhibition | |
| Oct 7* | Presidential Address “A Trip to Spain.” | Mr. G. L. Sutcliffe. |
| Oct 22* (Thurs) | The Canadian Rockies | Mr. W. H. Wilcockson, M.A., F.G.S. |
| Nov 4* | Lincoln Cathedral : Its History & Architecture | Dr. E. Brand, M.B.E. |
| Nov 18* | The Moon | Mr. B. Burrell |
| Dec 2* | A Naturalist in Western Scotland | Major G. W. Phillips, A.M.I.Mech.E., F.Z.S. |
| Dec 16 | Short Papers *(1) Malham District (2) Insect Migration |
Miss M. Smedley Miss U. Sully |
| Jan 7 (Thurs) | Robin of Doncaster, & Some Other Elizabethans | Mr. G. W. Bingham |
| Jan 20* | Wayside & Woodland Birds | Mr. T. M. Fowler, F.R.P.S. |
| Feb 3* | His Majesty’s Mails | Major E. E. Gawthorn, O.B.E., D.C.B. (Head Postmaster, Doncaster) |
| Feb 17* | Some British Mammals | Mr. E. Lee |
| Mar 3 | Japan & Its People | Mrs. M. P. Woodward |
| Mar 17 | Notes & Records | |
| May 5 | Annual Meeting | |
| * Lantern Lectures |
Ordinary Meetings are held in the Borough Art Gallery, Waterdale, on Wednesdays, Commencing at 7.30 p.m.