View Article Online / Journal Homepage / Table of Contents for this issue I THE INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY OF GREAT BRIT~INAND IRELAND. FOUNDED 1877. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1885. PART I, 1902. REPORT OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 1901-1902. BALANCE SHEET FOR 1901. REPORTS ON THE OCTOBER AND JANUARY EXAMINATIONS. Published on 01 January 1902. Downloaded by University of California - Santa Cruz 29/10/2014 09:26:13. THE LIBRARY. GENERAL NOTICES. ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT: Professor JOHN MILLAR THOMSON, LLD., F.R.S. Issued under the supervision of the Proceedings Committee. RICHARD B. PILCHER, Regss fvav aizd Secvetnvy. 30, BLOOMSRURYSQUARE, LONDON, W.C., April, 1902. n View Article Online 3Jnnboit : A. P. BLUNDELL,TAYLOR & Co., Printers, 173, Upper Thames Stieet, E.C. Published on 01 January 1902. Downloaded by University of California - Santa Cruz 29/10/2014 09:26:13. View Article Online 3 CONTENTS. LISTOF OFFICERSAND COUNCIL ... ... ... 4-5 DATESOF COUNCILMEETINGS ... ... ... ... 5 COMMITTEES ... 1.. ... ... ... ... 6 REPORTOF THE ANNUALGENERAL MEETING ... 7 REPORTOF COUNCIL(1901-2) ... ... ... ... 9 BALANCESHEET FOR 1901 ... *.. ... ... 20-21 Published on 01 January 1902. Downloaded by University of California - Santa Cruz 29/10/2014 09:26:13. REPORTSOF THE EXAMINERS... ... ... .*. 22 THELIBRARY ... *.. *.. ... ... 1.. 39 ALTERATIONSIN THE REGISTER ... ... .I. 42 GEXERALNOTICES ... ... ... (I.. ... 45 THEPRESIDENT'S ADDRESS ... ... 1.. ... 49 a2 View Article Online 4 LIST OF OFFICERS AND COUNCIL For the Year ending March Znd, 1903, PRESIDENT: JOHN MILLAR THOMSON, LL.D., F.R S. VICE-PRESIDENTS : WALTER ERNEST ADENEY, D.Sc. GEORGE BEILBY. FRANK CLOWES, D.Sc. FItAKCIS ROBERT JAPP, LT1.D.. F.R S. ALFRED GORDOS SALAMON, Assoc. R.S.31. THOMAS STEVENSON, M.D., F.R.C.P. HON. TREASURER : DAVID HOWARD. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL: LEONARD ARCHBUTT. EDWABD JOHN BEVAN. HORACE T. BHOIW, LL.D., F.R.S. JAMES CAMERON. CHARLES EDq’ARD CASSAL. FREDERICK DANIEL CI-IATTAWAY, M.A., D.Sc. EDWY GODWIN CLAYTON. JAMES KEAR COLTVELL. CECIL HOWARD CRIBB, B.Sc. WILLIAM JOSEPII DIBDI?;. THOMAS FAIHLET. PERCY FARADAY FRANKLAND, Ph.D., F.R.S. Published on 01 January 1902. Downloaded by University of California - Santa Cruz 29/10/2014 09:26:13. ALFRED JOHK GREESXTVAY. HENRY TVILSO?; HAKE, Ph.D. WALTER KOEL HARTLET, I).&., F.R.S. JOHN JAMES HUMRIEL. EDWARD WILLIAM TAYLOR JONES. GEOHGE LEWIS. JVLIUS LETVKOTTITSCH, M.A., 1’h.D. JVlLLIAM IVISOH AIACdDAfiI. FREDERIC JAMES MOXTAGX-E PAGE, B.Sc., Assoc. R.S.RI. TT71LLIAISl HEKRT PERKIK-, Jus., Ph.D., F.li S. PERCY ANDREW ELLIS RICHARDS. HENRY LLOYD SXAPE, D.Sc JOSEPH WILSON SWAK, F.R.S. LEO TAYLOR. JOHN AUGUSTUS T’OELCKER, M.A., P1i.D. View Article Online 5 CENSORS : THE PRESIDENT, ex-oficio. OTTO HEHNER. WILLIAM JAMES RUSSELL, Ph.D., F.R.S. THOMAS STEVENSON, N.D., F.R.C.P. WILLIAX AUGUSTUS TILDEN, D.Sc., F.R.S. HON. AUDITORS: ALFRED CHASTON CHAPNAN. HORBI'IO BALLANTYNE. ARTHUR BOBERT LING. REGISTRAR AND SECRETARY: RICHABD BERTRAM PILCHER. ASSISTANT SECRETARY: STANLEY EILNEST CARR. DATES OF COUNCIL MEETINGS: The/Council will meet at the Officesof the Institute, at 4.30 p.m. on the following Friday afternoons :- AprilkSSth, May 30th, June 20th, October 31st, November 28th, and Published on 01 January 1902. Downloaded by University of California - Santa Cruz 29/10/2014 09:26:13. December 19th, 1902 ; and January 23rd, and February 27th, 1903. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: MONDAY, March Zncl, 1903. NoTE.-~embers desiring to bring matters before any meeting of the Council are requested to communicate the same to the Secretary not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for meeting. View Article Online G COMMITTEES 1902-1903. FINANCE COMMITTEE: THE PRESIDENT, WITH MESSRS. J. CALSIEKON, E. G. CLAYTON, J. KEAR COLWELL, CECIL H. CRIBB, H. WILSON HAKE, DAVID HOWARD,* AND PERCT A. E. RICHARDS. HOUSE COMMITTEE: THEPRESIDENT, WITH MESSRS.EDWARD J. BEVAN, FRANK CLOWES, PERCY F. FRANKLAKD, DAVID HOWARD, AND RICHARD J. FRISTVELL. * LIBRARY COMMITTEE: THE PRESIDENT, WITH MESS~S.FRASK CLOWES, P. F. FRAR’KLAKD, OTTO HEHNER, A. GORDON SALAhfON,* THOMAS STEVENSOK, J. WILSON SWAPU’, AND THE EXAbfINERS. NOMINATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS COMMITTEE: TEE PRESIDENT,* WITH MESSRS. WALTER E. ADEKEY, GEORGE BEILBP, E. J. BEVAN, H. T. BROWN, CHARLES E. CASSAL, FREDERICK D CHATTAWAT, FRANK CLOWES, J. KEAR Published on 01 January 1902. Downloaded by University of California - Santa Cruz 29/10/2014 09:26:13. COLWELL, CECIL H. CRIBB, WILLIAM J. DIBDIN, T. FAIRLEY, PERCY F. FRANKLAND, A. J. GREENAWAP, JOHN J. HCMMEL‘ F. R. JAPP, G. LEWIN, W. IVISOS MACADAM, F. J. M. PAGE, WILLIAM H. PERKIN, Jm., THOMAS STEVEN80K, ASD JOHN A. VOELCKER. PROCEEDINGS COMMITTEE: THE PRESIDEST, WITH hIESSRS. CHARLES E. CASSAL, F. D. CHATTAWAP,* C. H. CRIBB, A. J. GREEKATVAY, DAVID HOWARD, JULIUS LEWKOWITSCH, AND J. A. VOELCKER. View Article Online 7 Report of the Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland (incorporated by Royal Charter) Monday, March 3rd, 1902. HE Twenty-fourth-: Annual General Meeting of the T Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland was held at 30, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C., on Monday, the Third day of March, 1902, at 5 p.m., Professor John Millar Thomson, President, in the Chair. Present : 46 Fellows and 5 Associates. The Minutes of the Twenty-third Annual General Meeting having been read and confirmed, the Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year 1901 was submitted, together with the Report of the Auditors, and it was moved by Mr. David Howard, seconded by Dr. Frank Clowes, and resolved :-“ That the Financial Statement for the year 1901, and the Report of the Auditors, be received and adopted; ” also, “That the thanks of the Institute be accorded to Messrs. Parry, Chapman and Ballantyne, for their services as Published on 01 January 1902. Downloaded by University of California - Santa Cruz 29/10/2014 09:26:13. Auditors during the past year.” Mr. Alfred C. Chapman responded for the Auditors. The Report of the Council (p. 9) having been taken as read, it was moved by Dr. W. J. Russell, seconded by Dr. Bernard Dyer, and resolved:-“That the Report of the Council for the year 1901-1902be received and adopted.” The Scrutineers for examining the voting papers in the election of Officers and Members of Couoci were then * Sixteenth since incorporation by Royal Charter. View Article Online 8 nominated: Mr. Edward Russell being appointed by the President, and Dr. L. T. Thorne by the Meeting. The ballot for the four Censors having been taken, the following Fellows were declared elected :-&Ir. 0 tto Hehner, Dr. W. J. Russell, Dr. Thomas Stevenson, and Professor William A. Tilden. The Meeting then proceeded to appoint Auditors. On the motion of Dr. Thomas Stevenson, seconded by Mr. John Spiller, Messrs A. C. Chapman and Horatio Ballantyne were re-elected. On the motion of Mr. Otto Hehner, seconded by Mr. E. Grant Hooper, Mr. A. K. Ling was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr. E. J. Parry. Professor John Millar Thomson, the President, having delivered his Address (see p. 49), it was moved by Professor William A. Tilden, seconded by Mr. R. J. Friswell :-“ That the best thanks of the Meeting be accorded to the President for his Address, and that he be requested to allow the same to be published in the Proceedings of the Institute.” l‘he motion was put to the Meeting by Professor Tilden and unanimously carried. Published on 01 January 1902. Downloaded by University of California - Santa Cruz 29/10/2014 09:26:13. The President having replied, the Report of the Scrutineers was submitted, and the Officers and Members of Council for the year 1902-1903were declared duly elected. (See PP* 4-51. On the motion of Professor Edward Divers, seconded by Mr. R. Forbes Carpenter, a vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the Officers and Members of Council of the past year for their services. The Treasurer having replied, the Meeting was dissolved. View Article Online 9 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL At this, the Twenty-fourth Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland, the Council present to the Members their Report on the proceed- ings of the Institute during the year ending 3rd March, 1902. THE ROLL OF THE IKSTITUTE. On March Ist, 1901, the date of the last Annual General Meeting, the Institute of Chemistry numbered 876 Fellows, 132 Associates, and Students. Published on 01 January 1902. Downloaded by University of California - Santa Cruz 29/10/2014 09:26:13. 118 During the year 42 new Fellows (26 of whom were formerly Associates) ; 40 new Associates (19 of whom were formerly Students) ; and 38 new Students have been admitted. The Council regret to report that the Institute has lost 6 Fellows by death, viz,:-Mr. Norman Leonard, Mr. Frederick William McKillop, Dr. George Harris Morris, Dr. William Sedgwick Saunders, Mr. Louis Siebold, and Mr. Alfred Hutchinson Smee. The resignations of I Fellow, z Associates, and 6 Students have been tendered and accepted. The Registrar “3 View Article Online 10 has also been directed to remove the names of 7 Fellows, 4 Associates, and 4 Students from the Register for non-com- pliance with Bye-Law 65. At the present time, there are on the Register go4 Fellows, 140 Associates, and 127 Students. The Institute has therefore increased by 36 Members, and g Students, THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL. The Council have met 12 times, and there have been 34 Meetings of the various Committees. In view of the large amount of business to be dealt with, the President was relieved of the arduous duty of presiding at the Meetings of every Committee, and a special Chairman was appointed to preside over each.