The Natural Science Society

stressing how much more interesting they made life. G. E. K. Reynolds, speaking against the motion, stated that superstition had a bad effect on uncivilised peoples, on the modern world, and on religion, for which reasons it should be stopped. F. N. Buckler then stated that superstition, which caused much amusement to civilised people, played a big part in the government of native peoples. G. Wilson, speaking fourth, again dwelt on the question of superstition in native races, stating that it had a bad effect, as was the case in the Middle Ages in Europe. Several amusing speeches were then made by members of the House, after which Lockwood summed up by answering his opponents' arguments ; the motion then being carried by 12 votes to 10.

On March 17th a Brains Trust meeting was held, along lines similar to those hallowed by the B.B.C. The Brains Trust was composed of R. R. L. Pryer, R. E. Dodd, J. A. Denison and D. G. Middleton, the Chairman being Question-Master. This meeting was well attended, and the Headmaster did us the honour of being present. A good selection of questions were asked, and the Brains Trust is to be congratulated on successfully grappling with the majority. One question, however, concerning the colour-scheme of dreams, caused a certain amount of discord between two of the " Brains." Other questions were concerned with the various types of school, the colour of our Army's uniforms, the unpopularity of Jews, the justification for the name " Brains Trust," the definition of a " Classical " book, and a difficult zoological problem very successfully unravelled by Pryer. At the end of the meeting the Headmaster spoke, saying how well he thought the Trust had faced their ordeal and encouraging more meetings of the same type. There was no doubt that the innovation was a great success, and was much appreciated by the Society as a whole. One was impressed by the wide range and interesting nature of the large number of questions posed and the ready intelligence of the answers (genuinely impromptu) which were offered.

THE NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY.

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

The first meeting of the Society was called in order to elect a new chairman, and the proposal that Mr. Wall should