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UNDER the presidency of His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, Governor General of the Union of South Africa, the South African Association for the Advancement of Science will hold its thirty-fourth annual session on October 5–10 in Johannesburg. It is noteworthy that the meeting coincides with the celebrations connected with the jubilee (fifty years) of Johannesburg, and with the holding there of the Empire Exhibition. Sectional presidents are: A, Dr. E. J. Hamlin, city engineer, Johannesburg (“The Researches of a City Engineer's Department”); B, Prof. E. D. Mountain, professor of geology and mineralogy at Rhodes University College, Grahamstown, C.P. (“Minerals”); C, Prof. John Phillips, professor of botany in the University of the Witwatersrand (“Biology and Industry: with special reference to Plant Biology and the Mining Industry”); D, Dr. R. Bigalke (“The Naturalisation of Wild Animals with special reference to South Africa”); E, Prof. M. R. Drennan, professor of anatomy in the University of Cape Town (“Human Growth and Differentiation”); F, Dr. I. D. MacCrone, lecturer in psychology in the University of the Witwatersrand (“The Problem of Race Differences”). Prof. L. Fouche, professor of history in the University of the Witwatersrand, is to deliver a public evening lecture on the history of the Witwatersrand. Symposia have been arranged in the various sections, while demonstrations and excursions are included in the programme. A cordial invitation to attend the meetings is extended to visitors from overseas who are connected with, or interested in, scientific pursuits; visiting scientific workers will be made honorary members for the session.
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South African Association for the Advancement of Science. Nature 137, 901–902 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137901d0
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