Hull Geological Society

 Secretary's Annual Report for 1987-1988

Until the recent bad news about the University and the Museum, the Society had been having a successful year. I do not propose to comment on these events further*.

The Society has held five field meetings, five lecture meetings and one enjoyable Members' Evening. The Society has also exhibited displays f its history and research at meetings of the Yorkshire Geological Society and Association of Teachers of Geology held in  Hull. The Chalk Project has continued to make steady progress and work has been started  on the writing up.  Members have continued to report boulders to the East Riding Boulder Committee. Also Humberside Geologist number 6 has been published.

Membership stands at 77 ordinary and family members and 7 honorary members, but the Treasurer plans to remove members in arrears from the list in the summer.

Looking ahead the plans for the Centenary Dinner and Symposium are well underway. It is hoped that the Symposium will be an informal and friendly event.

I would like to thank the Committee and Officers for their help during the year; in particular Tony Gear who has to retire from the Committee due to family problems after 10 years. Also I wish to thank Ann Emery and Jean Harrison for help with the printing and the Centenary organisation respectively. Thanks are also due to the field meeting leaders and guest lecturers for giving us their time. Lastly, on behalf of the whole Society, I wish to thank the Geology Department for their continued help, hospitality and support.

* notes - the closure of the Geology Department at the University of Hull had been announced and there were problems at Hull Museum with staff illnesses and shortages.

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