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work, and also for his speech on the method of arrangement. It occurred
to me that it would be a good plan to have a little statement of like nature
before tea. This would save time in laying out, and would be instructive
to the uninitiated."
Cordial votes of thanks were passed to all those who had aided during
the day, and in the arrangements, and in Mr. Pearson's words, "A
most enjoyable day was spent, the weather having been perfect from the
point of view of the ordinary person, if not from the more specialised stand-
point of the mycologist."
THE 441st MEETING
Saturday, 31st October 1914.
The first meeting of the Winter Session was held at 6 o'clock in the
Physical Lecture Theatre of the Technical Institute, Stratford, Mr. S.
Hazzledine Warren, F.G.S., in the chair.
It was announced with great regret that the Club had lost three dis-
tinguished members:—The Rev. W. C. Howell, M.A., who had been a
member since 1884, Colonel Bryan, C.E. (a Life Member), and Mr. Leonard
V. Dalton, B.Sc., F.G.S.
The Secretary was requested to convey to the relatives of these deceased
members expressions of deep and sincere sympathy.
Manifesto concerning the attitude of German Scientific Men
and the War.—Professor Meldola, D.Sc., F.R.S., at the Council Meeting
that afternoon, had drawn attention to the important declaration of
protest against the views of certain German scientific men on the War,
signed by a large number of English scientific men and literary scholars,
which had appeared in the Times of 31st October 1914. Professor
Meldola suggested that the Club should unite, as an English Scientific
Association, in expressing similar views. The President said that the
Council of the Club had that day unanimously agreed to the terms
of a resolution which he now placed before members for adoption. It was
as follows :—
Resolved:—That the President, Officers and Council, and members
of the Essex Field Club, present at their meeting on 31st October 1914,
desire to associate themselves with the statements and opinions set forth
by certain scholars and public men in their manifesto published in the
Times of 21st October 1914, and that publicity be given to the resolution.
On being put to the meeting (after the Declaration of Protest had
been read) this resolution was unanimously endorsed, and it was also
agreed that copies of the same should be sent to Dr Murray (who had
drawn up the Protest) and to the public press.
Mr. Percy G. H. Boswell, B.Sc., F.G.S., read a paper entitled "The
Evolution of the Essex Stour." The following is a short syllabus of the
contents of the paper:—
Introduction.—Development and life history of a river.—The form
of the Stour river system and evidences of "capture"—The Geological
succession exposed in the Valley, and the relation of the valley in point