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Excerpt from The Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science, 1889, Vol. 8: The Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society I think we may fairly congratulate ourselves upon the marked improvement in the character of our boxes resulting from the alteration Of the Rules, whereby each member is called upon to contribute from six to twelve slides simultaneously, together with accompanying notes, for instead of a heterogeneous collection of unconnected slides as heretofore, we have now, for the most part, connected series bearing upon one and the same subject, which thus receives a much fuller elucidation than was otherwise possible, and is more calculated to elicit notes of greater value. As regards these, however, there still seems to be much to be desired, for while according a full meed Of praise to the excellent notes and admirable drawings that accompany a number of the boxes, there are frequently others with which they are Of a very meagre and insufficient character, or sometimes entirely omitted, such boxes making the round Of the various circuits without either giving or acquiring much information that is of any value - for the three evenings allowed to each member for the examination of the slides and the addition of notes must necessarily be very insuffi cient, Where members like myself have their time usually fully occupied. It may, then, be worth while to consider whether this state Of things may not be in some measure obviated. Having had occasion to visit Bath (the headquarters of our Society) at the commencement of the present year, I took the opportunity to suggest to our excellent Secretary what appeared to me as likely to lead to a considerable improvement in this respect, viz., the formation of what may be called Correspondence Circles amongst our various members, whereby such as are working at the same or allied subjects Should be brought into communication with each other, irrespective of the ordinary circu lation of slides as at present existing. The work of each member should be submitted to the other members of their special circle for comment and friendly criticism, and by judicious questions and replies a much larger amount Of valuable information would be elicited than seems to be at present practicable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.