The Natural Science Society

enough instrumentalists, and sufficient string instruments. Next term a string orchestra will definitely start to study some simple orchestral music, and a general request is issued to everyone to take up an instrument of his choice, or if he already plays an instrument under private tuition, to come and join us. There is, by collective playing in the orchestra, a unique opportunity of gaining the confidence and sense which are essential for good playing on any instrument. The difficulty up to the present has been that few have taken up their instruments, be they string or otherwise, until fairly late in their school career. School is the best place for tuition, so that both from the point of view of their own. playing and of the orchestra, which after all is for their ultimate enjoyment, they would be better advised to make an earlier start. John Cruft's talks have done much towards pressing this point home, and if that were the only good they did they would be more than appreciated.

Finally, we would like to note our appreciation of the work done by P. L. Hort, the Secretary, who, unfortunately, left us last term. With the help of Corry and others just as willing, he has started the herculean task of sorting, mending and classifying the School's music for future use in the music library. His keenness in this, in the formation of the Society, in its concerts, and in all its other activities, has done much to foster the Society in a time when, in its youth, it most needed it. Both for this and his own musical performance, we are very grateful to one who has been, perhaps, our strongest mainstay.

THE NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY.

Committee : T. J. WALL, Esq. (Chairman), Dr. B. G. WHITMORE, R. E. DODD (Secretary).

The activities last term were few, owing to the pressure of examinations. It was for this reason that the proposed exhibition, on the same lines as the one of last year, had to be postponed.

There were, however, two very successful meetings introducing some innovations which were well received. Pryer dissected a dogfish before our eyes, at the same time explaining the various organs that he exposed. Drake-Brockman gave a demonstration of practical dentistry, producing a fine model of D. L. Pryer's upper, jaw in the approved manner by taking a wax impression of the jaw and obtaining a plaster cast from that.