58 CONFERENCE OF CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES.
secretary of a local committee in Pembrokeshire, who stated that
some ancient stones and some pit dwellings had already been dis-
covered there. Ancient monuments should be scheduled, described,
and photographed. He hoped the Corresponding Societies would
bring the labours of the Ethnographical Committee under the notice
of their members. Some good work had been done by the Malton
Naturalists' Society, and also at Ipswich. The Committee had a
certain number of instruments, which they were willing to place in
the hands of those who would undertake measurements.
Some discussion ensued, chiefly on the measurements required,
which were by many speakers considered to be too elaborate. Mr.
Hartland replied that though they hoped to get the measurements
asked for in many cases, they were glad to obtain such measure-
ments and photographs as could be procured.
The Chairman said that many schools had been doing good work
in the measurement of school children, but, unfortunately, there had
been no uniform system, so that the results at one school could not
be compared with those at another. The committee concerned with
the Measurement of School Children, after inquiring into the various
systems practised, had drawn up one which it was hoped would
prove acceptable. Prof. Windle, of Birmingham, would be happy to
send a schedule of the various measurements required, and of the
way in which they should be made.
The Rev. J. O. Bevan spoke of the desirability of expediting the
archaeological survey of the kingdom which had been begun a few
years ago. It could not be too widely known that the Society of
Antiquaries was willing to bear the expense of printing the maps, if
they were done according to the regulations. The work would
proceed much more rapidly if it were taken up energetically by
properly qualified persons in the various districts.
The Conference then came to an end.
T. V. Holmes,
Hon. Sec. Corresponding Societies Committee ;
Delegate Essex Field Club.