15 November 1934 First meeting of Microscopic Circle held (Proc, vol 9, lxviii).
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1931 Agreement with Perth Town Council regarding the proposed extension of Perth Museum and closure of the Natural History Museum
26 May 1931 Agreement approved with Perth Town Council regarding the proposed extension of Perth Museum and closure of the Natural History Museum (Proc, vol 9, xviii).
1930’s Pioneer of Archaeology Margaret Stewart
1928-29 Education Children’s natural history drawing and painting Competition
1928-29 First children’s natural history drawing and painting competition held (Proc, vol 9, iii).
1925-26 Photographic Section revived
1925-26 7 meetings of Photographic Section (Proc, vol 8, xxxi).
1925 MacIntosh Memorial Committee, Dunkeld, donate fund
1925 After donation of funds from MacIntosh Memorial Committee in Dunkeld, prizes for
children’s essay competition renamed Charles MacIntosh Memorial Prizes (Proc, vol 8, xxi).
PSNS People 1900-1940
The Society continued to embrace an enlightened and accessible approach to membership. Influencial members included
Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (1854 – 1932), a Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner
Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson CB FRS FRSE (1860 – 1948). Thompson is remembered as the author of the 1917 book On Growth and Form, the process by which patterns and body structures are formed in plants and animals.
Sir Robert Pullar (1828 – 1912) Robert Pullar gave the Society many donations, including £5,000 towards the building of the Natural History Museum in Tay Street.
1919-20 Attempt to resuscitate the Photographic Section
1919-20 Attempt to resuscitate the Photographic Section (Proc, vol 7, xxxi).
1918 only one meeting of Photographic Section
15 February 1918 only one meeting of Photographic Section, an exhibition of Salon slides (Proc, vol 6, ccxxv).
1917 Junior Section of PSNS renamed Perthshire Junior Naturalists Association
9 November 1917 Junior Section of PSNS renamed Perthshire Junior Naturalists Association
(Proc, vol 6, cxci).
1916-17 only two meetings of Photographic Section
1916-17 only two meetings of Photographic Section (last one 14 March 1917 was exhibition of
slides of the Scottish Photographic Federation) (Proc, vol 6, clxxx).
1916 Last (?) Mountain Club excursion to Ben Vrackie
5 August 1916 usual mountain excursion to Ben Vrackie (Proc, vol 6, cxlii-cxliii) (last Mountain
Club meeting?)
1915 Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity published
1915-16 Library received 52 works from Dr Kidston, Stirling and 16 works from the library of the Literary and Antiquarian Society
1915-16 Library received 52 works from Dr Kidston, Stirling and 16 works from the library of the Literary and Antiquarian Society
World War l
World War I (or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1) was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.