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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GLASGOW.
Anderson's College, 204. George Street.
For the advancement of geological science by
meetings for the reading of papers, the exhibition of
fossils, and other specimens illustrative of the science,
and by excursions to localities of geological interest.
The Museum contains specimens of rocks and fossils,
chiefly from the West of Scotland ; and the publica-
tions of the leading geological societies of Great
Britain, the continent of Europe, and America, are
regularly presented to the Library, which contains a
large number of geological works. The Transactions
of the Society are published annually. Number of
members (exclusive of honorary and corresponding)
at 1st October, 1878, 230.
Ordinary meetings are held on the first or second
Thursday of each month (with occasional special meet-
ings) from November to April. President, Sir W.
Thomson, LL.D., D.C.L., Professor of Natural Philos-
ophy, Glasgow University ; vice-presidents, D. Sande-
man, D. C. Glen, F.G.S., and John Young, F.G.S. ;
secretary, J. B. Murdoch, 47 Oswald Street ; joint
secretary, Gavin Pratt, 103 Renfrew Street; trea-
surer, J. Wight, C.A., 150 Hope Street; librarians,
R. Neilson, 110 John Street, and J. Somerville, 471
St. George's Road.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
UNIVERSITY— Founded 1450,
Chancellor— Dnlse ot BvLcclench, Elected 1878
Principal and Vice- Chancellor — John Caird, D.D., 1873
Sector— Bight Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., 1877
Dean of Faculties — James King, Esq., 1879
Assessor Nominated by Chancellor — James Alexander Campbell, LL.D., 1878
" " Rector — Alexander Crum, Esq., 1877
" " General Council — Anderson Kirkwood, LL.D., 1871
" " ^e»a«e— Professor Robert Berry, M.A., 1879
CHAIRS. FOUNDED. PROFESSORS. ELECTED.
Divinity, 1640 William P. Dickson, D.D., 1873
Natural Philosophy 1577 Sir William Thomson, LL.D., D.C.L., 1846
Moral Philosophy, 1577 Edward Caird, LL.D., 1866
Logic, nn John Veitch, LL.D., 1864
Greek, 1581 Richard C. Jebb, LLD., 1875
Humanity, 1637 George G. Ramsay, M.A 1863
Mathematics 1691 William Jack, LL.D., 1879
Oriental Languages, 1709 James Robertson, M.A., 1877
Civil Law, 1713 Robert Berry, M.A., Advocate, 1876
Practice of Medicine, 1713 William T. Gairdner, M.D., 1862
Anatomy, « 1718 John Cleland, M.D., 1877
Church History, 1720 William Lee, D.D., 1874:
Practical Astronomy, 1760 Robert Grant, LL.D., 1859
Natural History 1807 John Young, M.D 1866
Surgery, 1815 George H. B. Macleod, M. D., 1869
Midwifery, 1815 William Leishman, M.D., 1868
Chemistry, 1817 John Ferguson, M.A., 1874
Botany, 1818 Bayley Balfour, M.D,, D.Sc, 1879
Materia Medica, 1831 Vacant
Institutes of Medicine 1839 J. G. M'Kendrick, M.D., 1876
Forensic Medicine, 1839 Pierce A. Simpson, M.D. , 1872
Civil Engineering, 1840 James Thomson, LL.D., 1873
Conveyancing, 1861 James Roberton, LL.D., 1867
English Language and Literature, 1862 John Nichol, LL.D., 1862
Biblical Criticism, 1862 William Stewart, D.D 1873
Clinical Surgery, 1874 George Buchanan, M.A., M.D., 1874
Clinical Medicine, 1874 Thomas M'Call Anderson, M.D., 1874
Waltonian Lecturer — Structure, Functions, and Diseases of the Eye, Thomas Reid, M.D.
Eonyman Gillespie Lecturer — Geology, Professor Young.
Lecturer on Public Law — William Galbraith Miller, LL.B.
Lecturer on Constitutional Law cj- History — Alexander Ure, LL.B.
Assistants to Professors.
Assistant to Professor of Humanity, G. A. Sonnenschein, B.A.
" " Greek, Alexander Murdoch.
" " Natural Philosophy, Donald M'Farlane.
" " Mathematics James Arthur, M. A.
" " Anatomy, William Allen, M.D.
" " Chemistry, John Hutchison.
" " Materia Medica, James J. Dobbie, D.Sc.