XXVII.— Obituary Notices: D. B. Duncanson; J. Hamilton; P.A. Leitch; A. M’Lean; T. Meekin; D. T. H. M’Queen; D. Rankine; H. H. Roderick

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D. B. Duncanson.—David Buchanan Duncanson was born on March 30th, 1870. He was educated for the teaching profession and after studying at Glasgow University proceeded to take the degree of B.Sc. at London. He taught first in Kent Road School (1892-4) and then in Allan Glen’s School (1894-9). In 1899 he became Lecturer in Science at the Church of Scotland Training College, continuing to hold the same position at the Glasgow Provincial Training College. In 1923 he was appointed Principal Lecturer in Science at the College and held this important position until his retirement in 1935. He died as the result of a street accident on September 22nd, 1941. Mr. Duncanson was a widely read and widely informed student of science and played a notable part in the educational and scientific life of the city. He was the author of a text-book entitled “Experimental Science for Schools,” published by Messrs. Harrop & Co. He joined the Society in 1913 as a life member, was elected to the Council in 1914, and from 1917 to 1926 acted as Joint-Secretary, combining this post for a number of years with that of Joint-Editor of the Transactions. He again became a member of Council in 1928 and in 1929 was elected a Vice-President. Mr. Duncanson rendered great service to the Society in the several positions he filled and in addition lectured or gave demonstrations on various occasions at the Society’s meetings, e.g. “Recent Theories of Crustal Movement” (1924) and “Meteor Crater, Arizona” (1933)’ He This 250-word extract was created in the absence of an abstract