18 The Society has increased in numbers considerably this term and now encompasses a good two-thirds of the School. So far it has had a very successful term with lectures and visits. The usual Exhibit Night was held on Saturday, October 19th. There were aquaria, microscopic slides and some very good drawings of flowering plants by D. W. Watson. The Museum also was open to view. Mr. Ping gave a talk on " Water Supply," and demonstrated with maps. This lecture, as all Mr. Ping's, provided very good entertainment. D. W. Watson finally gave a short lecture on " Hydra " with the aid of lantern slides and live specimens. On Saturday, November 2nd, R. White, R. S. Sickle and J. M. Dickenson intended to give electrical demonstrations with the "Wimshurst " machine, which failed at the last moment owing to atmospherics. Instead they demonstrated X-ray, high frequency currents and vacuum tubes. On the day of the Royal Wedding, November 6th, a party of members visited Brough Aerodrome. They found it well worth the journey, as they were shown the various stages in the manufacture of the machines. On Saturday, November 9th, N. W. Smithson, Esq., gave an intriguing lecture on " Railway Signals and Signalling." He illustrated by means of slides and working models. On Wednesday, November 20th, a number of members visited the Sugar Beet Factory, which all smell, but few have the privilege of seeing. The visit was very entertaining and full of interest. A Committee meeting was held early in the term, and an Exhibition Committee was formed to discuss ideas raised for next year's Science Exhibition.
lE ntertainments.
On Saturday, October 26th, Mr. Selwyn Driver gave an excellent entertainment in the Big Hall. It was Mr. Driver's first visit to the School, and the laughter he provoked in the one and a half hours was an excellent judge of the quality of the entertainment. The substance of the recital was gathered mainly from Mr. Driver's extensive knowledge of the English speaking countries. Welsh, Scots, English and Americans had all been under his critical eyes. The results were placed before us in the form of witty stories or songs. To keep a school audience amused has always seemed a difficult project, for a brilliant story might fail on a young or dense audience, while a positively hackneyed tale might bring forth roars of laughter. On this night the School were far from dense and were able to appreciate Mr. Driver's most subtle joke. Occasionally older stories were weaved into the new ones, but these were hardly noticeable as they were either cleverly disguised or quickly passed over. In either case they brought forth laughter.
