Abstract
THE report of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, presented at the annual meeting on October 26, states that the North Country Memorial takes the form of a simple inscription engraved upon the masonry of the Hancock Museum in Newcastle, near the entrance. An essential part of the memorial was the creation of an endowment fund which would help to ensure the continuance of the Museum itself, and this Memorial Endowment Fund now amounts to £6,156. The sum is none too large for its purpose, but the fund is still open, and it is hoped that further donations will be received. The summary of accounts which is included in the report shows that the payments for the past year exceeded the receipts by £52 19s. lOd. The Museum itself is a valuable educational institution, and while the number of ordinary visitors is slightly down at 12,348, the increasing use made of the exhibits by classes of pupils from Newcastle Council Schools is encouraging. During the year, 1,337 scholars visited the Museum with their teachers, and arrangements have been made whereby pupils of the schools under the Northumberland County Education Committee may share in the advantages hitherto restricted to town children.
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