DONCASTER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Founded 1880
Founded 1880
Sixty-Fifth Session, 1943-44
President – Canon A. LI. Davies, M.A.
Vice-Presidents – Dr. J. S. Allen; B. Burrell, F.R.A.S.; G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S.; L. G. F. Waddington:
Committee – A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; Miss E. Dufty; W. W. Nicholas, F.R.P.S.; N. Smedley, M.A.; Mrs. H. Beldon; E. Lee, F.R.H.S.; F. Moat; L. Smith:
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, 23 Queen’s Road, Doncaster
Hon. General Secretary – Miss D. M. Appleby, 50 St. Wilfred’s Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster.
Hon. Assistant Secretary – Miss E. Dufty.
Committee – A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S.; Miss E. Dufty; W. W. Nicholas, F.R.P.S.; N. Smedley, M.A.; Mrs. H. Beldon; E. Lee, F.R.H.S.; F. Moat; L. Smith:
Hon. Scientific Secretary – Dr. S. P. Rowlands, “Abberville,” 44 Beckett Road, Doncaster.
Hon Treasurer – Mrs. E. M. Morehouse, 23 Queen’s Road, Doncaster
Hon. General Secretary – Miss D. M. Appleby, 50 St. Wilfred’s Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster.
Hon. Assistant Secretary – Miss E. Dufty.
Recorders for Sections
Archaeology – A. Jordan, B. Cuttriss, N. Smedley, M.A.
Astronomy – B. Burrell.
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty; S. B. Jennings; Messrs. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., R. Davis, Dr. S. P. Rowlands, E. Lee, F.R.H.S.
Geology – Rev. C. Dodd, B.Sc.
Photography – F. A. Jordan, A.R.P.S., F.Z.S., F. Moat.
Physics – D. T. Livesey, A.M.I.G.E.
Zoology – (Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington.
(Mollusca) – Miss I. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse.
(Vertebrates) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., N. Smedley, M.A., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., W. W. Nicholas, F.R.P.S.
Archaeology – A. Jordan, B. Cuttriss, N. Smedley, M.A.
Astronomy – B. Burrell.
Botany – Misses. E. Dufty; S. B. Jennings; Messrs. A. A. Dallman, A.L.S., F.C.S., R. Davis, Dr. S. P. Rowlands, E. Lee, F.R.H.S.
Geology – Rev. C. Dodd, B.Sc.
Photography – F. A. Jordan, A.R.P.S., F.Z.S., F. Moat.
Physics – D. T. Livesey, A.M.I.G.E.
Zoology – (Entomology) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., L. G. F. Waddington.
(Mollusca) – Miss I. Dufty, Mrs. E. M. Morehouse.
(Vertebrates) – G. E. Hyde, F.R.E.S., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., N. Smedley, M.A., E. Lee, F.R.H.S., W. W. Nicholas, F.R.P.S.
| Date | Subject | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | Presidential Address : The Study of Human Speech | Canon A. LI. Davies, M.A. |
| Oct 27 | Plastics | Mr. W. F. Andrews, M.Sc. |
| Nov 10 | Some Notes on Avian Ecology * | Mr. W. W. Nicholas, F.R.P.S. |
| Nov 27 | Mountains | Rev. C. Dodd, B. Sc. |
| Dec 11 | Evolution | Miss K. Morehouse, B.Sc. |
| Dec 18 | Short Papers by Members | |
| Jan 29 | Four Threads | Miss E. Dufty |
| Jan 19 | A Lump of Coal | Dr. H. L. Willett, Ph.D., B.Sc. |
| Mar 8 | Wandering in the West Indies | Rev. R. H. Hatch |
| Feb 26 | The Teaching of Nature Study | Mr. H. Widdowson |
| Mar 29 | Paint, Pigment and People | Mr. F. C. Lay, M.A., B.Sc. |
| Apr 19 | Notes & Records | |
| May 10 | Annual Meeting | |
| * Lantern Lectures |
Ordinary Meetings are held in the Clergy House – Meetings on Saturday afternoon commence at 3 p.m. and those on Wednesday evening commence at 7-0 p.m.