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Natural Science Society
from Sept 1941
by StPetersYork
On the following day two more lectures were given— apparently too much for the mental digestion of the average member of the School, judging by the attendance— or was it the counter-attraction of the picture leave in the afternoon? A. Battrick gave a lecture on " Colour Vision and Colour Blindness," in which he included a report on colour blindness tests and gave demonstrations on the theory connected with them. R. E. Dodd then gave a lecture on " Iron and Steel," and with the aid of numerous photographs, kindly lent by Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., showed the processes which the metal undergoes in its journey through the works from the ironstone ore stage to the finished products of cast iron, cast steel and finished mild steel, in the form of girder, strip, rail, bar, plate, etc.
A number of amusing and interesting demonstrations were also set out in the Physics laboratory, some of them revived from the memorable science exhibition of 1939. Among these R. R. L. Pryer's lie detector caused some amusement, most of which occurred while the machine was still in the experimental stage.
During the term less than the usual number of meetings was held, owing to the disinclination of members to listen to lectures on light summer evenings. However, the following lectures were given, and the biological ones were of such interest as to incite a request for more biological and psychological subjects to be taken, rather than the better-known and well-worn physics and chemistry :-
T. B. Boulton—Infra-red Radiation.
R. R. L. Pryer—Nutrition in the Vertebrate.
F. N. Buckler—The Ear.
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
President : L. BURGESS, Esq.
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer : P. H. 0. RUDDOCK. Committee :
F. H. HILLYARD, R. EARLE, R. R. L. PRYER, D. TAYLOR, W. H. PING.
We are pleased to announce the reorganisation of the Photographic Society under the able administration of Mr. Burgess. It will be remembered that the activities of the Photographic Society were suspended owing to the unexpected " call-up " of Mr. Jeffs, the late President.
