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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
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BRIDGETON WORKING MEN'S CLUB AND
READING ROOM.
Wm. Holms, Esq., M.P., Wm. Rae Arthur, Esq.,
J. Young, Esq., of Kelly, trustees ; John Sutherland,
president; George Morton, treasurer; Jas. Fanning,
secretary ; Alex. Mair, D. Miller, Dr. M'Innes, James
Riddell, Archd. Holmes, Hugh Lyle, James Lamhie,
James Fletcher, Joseph Watt, David Greer, A. Moffat,
and B. B. Blackwood, directors; L. Maxton, super-
intendent; Miss C. M'Bride, librarian.
The ohject of the institution is to afford facilities
to working men for social intercourse, mutual im-
provement, instruction, and rational recreation. It
is open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The library
contains 2000 volumes, including a number of re-
cently issued works. The reading room is supplied
with all the leading newspapers and magazines.
The large halls are allotted for games, including
billiards, bagatelle, summer ice, draughts, and chess.
Annual subscription, including library, 5s. ; half-
yearly subscription, 2s. 6d. ; monthly ticket, 6d. ;
do., including library, 8d. ; visitors, Id.
SOUTH SIDE WORKING MEN'S CLUB
AND INSTITUTE,
360 Paisley Road.
Trustees, Hon. Wm. M'Onie, Lord Provost, W.
Renny Watson, Esq., Alex. Smith, Esq. ; lion, presi-
dent, Rev. W. W. Tulloch, B.D. ; president, John
Campbell, Esq. ; hon. treasurer, John Young ; lion,
secretary, Jas. M'Kelvie ; directors, George Galloway,
Thos. Craig, Charles Smith, John Murdoch, James
Ryrie, George Clark, Alex. Stuart, John Wightman,
Neil M'Kinlay, James Strachan, Samuel Riddell, and
Peter Hatton.
The objects of the club are to afford to the mem-
bers the means of social intercourse, mutual helpful-
ness, mental and moral improvement, and rational
recreation. Open daily from 10 a.m. till 10.30 p.m.
Annual subscription, 5s. ; half-yearly subscription,
2s. 6d. ; quarterly subscription, Is. 3d. ; monthly
ticket, 6d. ; visitors, Id. per visit.
SCOTTISH LAND RESTORATION LEAGUE.
Central Office, 80 Renfield Street.
Open daily from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. and from 7
p.m. till 10 p.m.
President, William Forsyth, 32 Buckingham ter.,
Hillhead; chairman, William Logan, 27 Ann street,
city; treasurer, John Crosby, 106 N. Frederick st.;
hon. secretaries, John Goldie, 159 Stirling road,
David M'Lardy, 448 Argyle street.
The objects of the society, is the restoration of the
land to the people by the abolition of all private pro-
perty inland, the appropriation of the rent thereof for
public purposes, and the relief of the people thereby
from all imperial and local taxation. Terms of
membership, one shilling annually.
BANK BURNS' CLUB.
Objects : — The annual celebration of the birth-day
of Robert Burns ; occasional re-unions for the culti-
vation of social and intellectual intercourse amongst
the members and friends. Merts in Mrs. M'Arthur's,
109 Argyle St., every Saturday at 8 p.m.
Office- bearers — President, Alexander Dickie ; vice-
president, John A. Mann ; secretary, Jas. Anderson,
7 Firpark Terrace, Dennistoun.
GLASGOW HIGHLAND SOCIETY.
James Hannan, Preses ; John N. Cuthbertson,
Donald Matheson, Neil Sinclair, Rev. A. Urquhart,
Duncan Smith, John Pirrie, Archibald Galbraith,
J. B. MacBrayne, Lachlan Mackay, Rev. Donald
Macleod, Archibald Robertson, and Robert Chrystal,
directors; Jas. Dewar, Colin Campbell, boxmasters;
R. Hope Robertson, 58 St. Vincent street, treasurer
and secretary. School — 69 Mootrose street ; Donald
Murray, head master; H. K. Millar, janitor.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCOTLAND.
Glasgow Local Association.
Secretary, Arch. Miller, F.E.I.S., David St. Public
School.
The meetings are held in the Rooms of the Philo-
sophical Society, 207 Bath Street, on the third
Saturday of each month, from October tc May, when
lectures are delivered and matters discussed connected
with education.
WESTERN MEDICAL SCHOOL,
University Avenue, Hillhead.
Lecturers — chemistry, J. M. Milne, Ph.D.: ana-
tomy, J. F. Carter, L.R.C.S. ; physiology, W.
Limont, M.A., M.B. ; surgery, D. N. Knox, M.A.,
M.B.; practice of medicine, D. C. M'Vail, MB.;
materia medica, Neil Carmichael, M.D. ; midwifery
and diseases of women, W. L. Reid, M.D. ; forensic
medicine and public health, Eben. Duncan, M.D.;
secretary, D. N. Knox, M.B., 23 Elmbank crescent.
GLASGOW GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF ART
AND HALDANE ACADEMY,
Corporation Buildings, Sauchiehall St.
The Hon. the Lord Provost, president ; the Lord
Dean of Guild, the Deacon Convener, J. Hannan, and
Jas. A. Campbell, M.P., vice-presidents; Robert H.
Leadbetter, chairman; Jas. Nicol, hon. treasurer;
M. Bannatyne, hon. secretary; Edw. R. Catterns,
treasurer and secretary; Thos. C. Simmonds, head
master ; D. Glen, janitor.
THE GLASGOW EASTERN BOTANICAL
SOCIETY.
Established March, 1876.
For the study of Botanical science ; meets in the
Bridgeton Mechanics' Institution on the first Wednes-
day of each month; president, Thos. King, 110 Hill
Street, Garnethill; vice-presidents, George Horn, 5
Bellgrove St., and Wm. Armour, juo., 115 Finlay
Drive, Dennistoun ; secy, and curator, Wm. Gemmell,
13 Richmond Street; treasurer, Robert Murray, 121
Comely Park Street.
THE FERGUSON SCHOLARSHIPS.
(Instituted 1860.)
These Scholarships are six in number, of the value
of £80 each, tenable for two years, three of which
are competed for in Glasgow during the month of
October annually ; one in classics, one in mathematics,
and one in mental philosophy. Secretary to the
Fund, M. S. Tait, 94 Bath Street.