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Professor F. W. Jane, a member since 1923 and President
from 1945 to 1949;
Dr. F. F. Laidlaw, a member since 1946;
Mr. A. H. Gander, a member since 1916.
Although not active in the field in recent years, we regard it as
a compliment that they retained a keen interest in the Club.
We welcome the affiliation to the Club of the Braintree County
High School Natural History Society and the Hornchurch
Historical Society.
During the year, as a token of thanks to four of our older mem-
bers who have given stalwart service to the Club, the following
were elected as Honorary Members: Mr. R. Ward, a former Hon.
Secretary of the Club, and Mrs. Ward, who together served as
Joint Field Meetings Secretaries; Miss E. M. Male, B.A., and Miss
M. S. Johnson, M.A.
The Prize Essay Competition for young people on field work
carried out in Essex was renewed after a lapse of one year. There
were fourteen entries in the senior section and prizes were awarded
to R. T. V. Fox, S. H. Hobday and A. Whybrow. In the section
for 13-16 years, J. M. Swiezkowski was the only prize-winner. In
the junior group, no work was considered of sufficient merit for an
award. The Club congratulates the winners and thanks all who
competed and also the judges.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MAMMAL GROUP, 1963
The third A.G.M. of the Group was held on 14th February,
1963. The Committee elected at this meeting was: —Chairman,
A. Heathcote; Secretary, D. Scott; Committee members, M. Seear,
D. Corke and W. Page. The formal part of the meeting was
followed by members notes. Mrs. K. Davidson gave an interesting
account of the Bank Vole in Captivity, after which Mr. Page read
a note on The Winter Emergence Times of the Badger. Mr. M.
Seear then discussed The Distribution of the Yellow-Necked Field
Mouse in Essex. Lastly Mr. Heathcote gave a summary of current
Deer Records in the County.
The Group held three outdoor meetings during the year which
included a small mammal trapping meeting and a visit to Whip-
snade Zoo to observe species of deer at close quarters. At the
end of August members spent a week-end at Fingringhoe Wick
Nature Reserve for mammal study. Two indoor meetings were
held later in the year, Mr. A. Leutscher gave a talk, "Tracks and
Signs of British Mammals", and Mr. R. E. Chaplin spoke on
"Digging Up Mammals", the subject concerning the zoological
aspect of archaeology.