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Annual General Meeting, 1945
PROCEEDINGS Meeting held in the Department of Botany, University College, Cardiff, at 10.30 a.rn., 20 October 1945. The President, Mr G. Smith, in the Chair.
The Phycomycete Flora of South Wales W. R. IVIMEy-COOK. Introduction. Miss E. MORGAN. The Saprolegniales. Mrs E. A. V. DAVIES. The Pythiaceae. Miss E. S. L. JONES. The Chytridiales. Mrs P. E. PERROTT. The Monoblepharidales. Miss W. DAVIES. The Mucorales. Discussion.
The Fungus Flora of the Air
R. C. McLEAN. The aerial Micro-organisms. D. A. WILLIAMS and H. A. HYDE. A daily census of atmospheric Alternaria spores at Cardiff during 1942 and part of 1943.
Visit to the National Museum of Wales Miss E. A. JENKINS and H. A. HYDE. The collection offungus models in the Department of Botany. Meeting held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at 2.15 p.m., 16 November 1945. The President, Mr G. Smith, in the Chair. R. A. WEBB. The microbiology of some African native beers. G. SMITH. Introductory talk on an Exhibit of Moulds and Mould Products.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1945 The forty-ninth Annual General Meeting was held in the Biology Department, Chelsea Polytechnic at 12 noon on Saturday, 8 December 1945, with the President, Mr G. Smith, in the Chair. After the Minutes of the previous Annual Meeting had been read and signed the President recorded with deep regret the deaths of three members: Mr M. Barrowcliffe, Mr C. H. Grindling, and Professor H. H. Whetzel. Reviewing the past year the President said: 'The outstanding events of 1945 have been the terminations of the two wars, with Germany and Japan, and although hostilities in Europe did not end till May, our programme was carried out as planned. Four ordinary meetings were held, one in this room, one at Kew, one at Cardiff, and a fourth at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In addition, there was a very successful two-day Phytopathological meeting at East Mailing in July, a meeting held over from the time of the flying bombs of 1944. All who were present will remember the superb organization by the staff of the Research Station-and, possibly, that in 1945 apples ripened a month earlier than usual. The Foray programme was rather more ambitious than last year and included a series of forays on four successive days at Haslemere. Last year my predecessor drew attention to a Report on the Need for Encouraging the Study of Systematic Mycology in England and Wales, which had been issued and widely circulated by the Council. As a sequel to that Report the Council has this year appointed a sub-committee to enquire into and report on the teaching of mycology in this country. The sub-committee has met several times under the chairmanship of Professor Ingold. A questionnaire was sent out to all heads of Departments of Botany and to members of the Society who are teachers. A large number of replies have been received and analysed, and a report is now in preparation. Publication of the Transactions is still hampered by lack of paper. It is probable that next year's Transactions will have to be issued as double numbers but it is hoped that
Transactions British Mycological Society normal quarterly publication will be resumed in 1947. Arrangements have been made by the Council for the preparation of a much needed supplement to the Transactions in the form of a collective index to the first fifty years. The absence of two familiar names from the list of the Council's nominations for Officers for 1946 will no doubt have been noticed. Dr Wormald has been an Editor ofthe Transactions for the last sixteen years, and it is with great regret that the Council has, at his request, withdrawn his name from the list of nominations. Dr Wormald is our greatest authority on diseases of fruit and hops, and his wide knowledge of plant pathology has been of the utmost benefit to the Society in his editorial capacity. The other name which is missing, and yet not missing, from the nominations is that of Dr Ramsbottom, our President-Elect for 1946. Dr Ramsbottom has been General Secretary of the Society for twenty-five years, and in that capacity has given the most ungrudging service. We are fortunate in that his relinquishing the post of General Secretary means only that he will continue to serve the Society in another capacity.' The Treasurer, Mr A. A. Pearson, then submitted his statement and the accounts were adopted. The following Officers and Members of the Council for 1946 were elected: President, ]. Ramsbottom; Vice-Presidents, C. T. Ingold and C. Rea, in addition to the two pastPresidents, G. Smith and R. W. Marsh; Secretary, G. C. Ainsworth; Treasurer, A. A. Pearson; Editors, B. Barnes and W. C. Moore; new Members of the Council, H. E. Croxall, S. ]. Hughes, and F. A. Sawter (to replace Messrs E. A. Ellis, C. T. Ingold and]. H. Western). The Plant Pathology Committee's nominations ofD. L. G. Davies,]. Grainger, and 1. W. Prentice (to replace Messrs G. R. Bisby, M. H. Moore, and ]. H. Western) were agreed to. The President then moved from the Chair that Dr ]. Ramsbottom be elected as an Honorary Member and this was agreed to with acclamation. Dr Ramsbottom briefly replied. Eleven new Members were elected making a total of thirty-two for the year. After the [946 programme had been discussed the meeting adjourned until 2 o'clock when the President delivered his address,' Mycology and the War', after which Dr Barnes moved a vote of thanks to Mr Smith. G. C. AINSWORTH, Secretary
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The Phycomycete Flora of South Wales W. R. IVIMEy-COOK. Introduction. Miss E. MORGAN. The Saprolegniales. Mrs E. A. V. DAVIES. The Pythiaceae. Miss E. S. L. JONES. The Chytridiales. Mrs P. E. PERROTT. The Monoblepharidales. Miss W. DAVIES. The Mucorales. Discussion.
The Fungus Flora of the Air
R. C. McLEAN. The aerial Micro-organisms. D. A. WILLIAMS and H. A. HYDE. A daily census of atmospheric Alternaria spores at Cardiff during 1942 and part of 1943.
Visit to the National Museum of Wales Miss E. A. JENKINS and H. A. HYDE. The collection offungus models in the Department of Botany. Meeting held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at 2.15 p.m., 16 November 1945. The President, Mr G. Smith, in the Chair. R. A. WEBB. The microbiology of some African native beers. G. SMITH. Introductory talk on an Exhibit of Moulds and Mould Products.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1945 The forty-ninth Annual General Meeting was held in the Biology Department, Chelsea Polytechnic at 12 noon on Saturday, 8 December 1945, with the President, Mr G. Smith, in the Chair. After the Minutes of the previous Annual Meeting had been read and signed the President recorded with deep regret the deaths of three members: Mr M. Barrowcliffe, Mr C. H. Grindling, and Professor H. H. Whetzel. Reviewing the past year the President said: 'The outstanding events of 1945 have been the terminations of the two wars, with Germany and Japan, and although hostilities in Europe did not end till May, our programme was carried out as planned. Four ordinary meetings were held, one in this room, one at Kew, one at Cardiff, and a fourth at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In addition, there was a very successful two-day Phytopathological meeting at East Mailing in July, a meeting held over from the time of the flying bombs of 1944. All who were present will remember the superb organization by the staff of the Research Station-and, possibly, that in 1945 apples ripened a month earlier than usual. The Foray programme was rather more ambitious than last year and included a series of forays on four successive days at Haslemere. Last year my predecessor drew attention to a Report on the Need for Encouraging the Study of Systematic Mycology in England and Wales, which had been issued and widely circulated by the Council. As a sequel to that Report the Council has this year appointed a sub-committee to enquire into and report on the teaching of mycology in this country. The sub-committee has met several times under the chairmanship of Professor Ingold. A questionnaire was sent out to all heads of Departments of Botany and to members of the Society who are teachers. A large number of replies have been received and analysed, and a report is now in preparation. Publication of the Transactions is still hampered by lack of paper. It is probable that next year's Transactions will have to be issued as double numbers but it is hoped that
Transactions British Mycological Society normal quarterly publication will be resumed in 1947. Arrangements have been made by the Council for the preparation of a much needed supplement to the Transactions in the form of a collective index to the first fifty years. The absence of two familiar names from the list of the Council's nominations for Officers for 1946 will no doubt have been noticed. Dr Wormald has been an Editor ofthe Transactions for the last sixteen years, and it is with great regret that the Council has, at his request, withdrawn his name from the list of nominations. Dr Wormald is our greatest authority on diseases of fruit and hops, and his wide knowledge of plant pathology has been of the utmost benefit to the Society in his editorial capacity. The other name which is missing, and yet not missing, from the nominations is that of Dr Ramsbottom, our President-Elect for 1946. Dr Ramsbottom has been General Secretary of the Society for twenty-five years, and in that capacity has given the most ungrudging service. We are fortunate in that his relinquishing the post of General Secretary means only that he will continue to serve the Society in another capacity.' The Treasurer, Mr A. A. Pearson, then submitted his statement and the accounts were adopted. The following Officers and Members of the Council for 1946 were elected: President, ]. Ramsbottom; Vice-Presidents, C. T. Ingold and C. Rea, in addition to the two pastPresidents, G. Smith and R. W. Marsh; Secretary, G. C. Ainsworth; Treasurer, A. A. Pearson; Editors, B. Barnes and W. C. Moore; new Members of the Council, H. E. Croxall, S. ]. Hughes, and F. A. Sawter (to replace Messrs E. A. Ellis, C. T. Ingold and]. H. Western). The Plant Pathology Committee's nominations ofD. L. G. Davies,]. Grainger, and 1. W. Prentice (to replace Messrs G. R. Bisby, M. H. Moore, and ]. H. Western) were agreed to. The President then moved from the Chair that Dr ]. Ramsbottom be elected as an Honorary Member and this was agreed to with acclamation. Dr Ramsbottom briefly replied. Eleven new Members were elected making a total of thirty-two for the year. After the [946 programme had been discussed the meeting adjourned until 2 o'clock when the President delivered his address,' Mycology and the War', after which Dr Barnes moved a vote of thanks to Mr Smith. G. C. AINSWORTH, Secretary
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS for the Year ending 30 June 1945 I
1944 July
1945 2 June
30 June
Balance brought forward Sale of Transactions: Current Volume Back Volumes Reprints Subscriptions to date Associates Subscriptions Gifts to Printing Fund Bank Interest War Loan Interest
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£ s. d. 526 3 [ [
120 15
81 18 67 6 325
3 0 4 0 I 0 23 10 I
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1945 June
£ s. d. Cambridge University Press: Cost of Vol. XXVII Transactions, Reprints, and Common British Plant Diseases
$27
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Postages, Stationery, etc. Secretary ... . .. Sec. Path. Committee Editor Treasurer ... Sundry Printing Fees of Meetings Hire of Projector ... Subscription to Council for Promotion of Field Studies Balance at Bank
£lI50 16 II
CAPITAL ACCOUNT-Robinson Bequest £50} invested in £255 3! % War Stock. £245 3! % War Loan. Cheeseman Fund £150 Printing Fund £500 £200 3 % Defence Bonds. A. A. PEARSON, Bon. Treasurer Examined and found correct, E. W. SWANTON
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