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At~~rreum. 188 COLLINS STRFJ T, Y" '\ Hall.

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IDrest()cnt: MR. GEORG E A. FIELDING

3-nt1l1e~tate U~a5t U)resi()ent: i\1'A]OR vV I LLIA lV1 BOLJ1'ON

IDice= lI)resi()ent : Lvi R • W. F. C; A '1' E S

·U)Oll. '{treasurer: MR. M. F. 1:3 U H.I( E

lrrustees : MESSHS. G. H. WIGG, CU'fI-IBERT P. I~IGG,

AMOS 13lJHR.

(tOll11nittee : MR. J. W. BA.INBRIOGE MR. C. R. RIGG

" LJ. V. BIGGS " E. W. ROBINSO~ VERY I\EV. D. A. Ci\,1\1ERON. " }{. M. SCOTT' lVI R. J. B. G I( U l' .

" fl. A. HUNI'. 11 E. E. I(ELLY. " 1\. D. PEARCE

" A. C. l'INGAI'I~

n \1\:. H. ' f R l~ DIN N Ie l( REV. I-I. \V 1 LLIA l"IS

lLibrarian: M. DE PLEDGE.

Secretar}1 : R. 'lV. E. \iV I LJVI01'.

MELBOURNE , ,)

STEPHENS PTY. LTD., PRINTERS, 373 LONSDALE STREET, ,'~ -..-.~

. ~J~~ ~f/ STILLWELL & ~O~

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To Balance at 1/1/39 .............. ..

" Subscriptions .... .... ."... .... .. ..

" Rents .................................. ..

" Sales .................................. ..

" Rail. & Postage Refunds .... . .. .

" Balance, Library A/c.,

Deficiency , ... ... . .. ' . .. ' . ... . . ...

January 10, 1940.

THE TREASURER IN ACCOUNT eu FOR TIlE YEAR E~

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BUILDING. LIBRARY. TOTAL, £386 lU f:

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£2,765 15 0

£4,865 5 9 138 3 9

104 6 10 7,873 11 .!

£4,865 5 9 £3,008 5 7 £8,260 10 11)

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1,147 19 11

£4,865 5 9 £4 f 15G 5 6

H T'HE MELBOURNE ATHENAEUM. DEt \;:MBER, 1939.

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U\' l!d.:Cl'est .................................. .. .', ~:~daries and Wages .................. .. ., CilOks, Magazines, etc. .... .... .. .. ., Ihnk Charges and Exchange ... . n Bi.nding .............................. .. " .l)ght, Heat and Power -....... .

L) ." • " J\-('palrs .... .... .. ....... " .... .... .. .. I, C nods and Sundries .... .... .... .. .. II Hates and Taxes ................... . .. ln~urance .... .... .... .... .... .... .. .. " fll'inting and Stationery .... .. .. !' Postages and Petty Cash ....... . " Hail. and Postage Refunds ... . " Advertising .... .... .... .... .... . ... " Auditors .... .... .... .... .... .... . .. . p Lift Maintenance .... .... .: .. " .. .. ,: Improvements .... .... ... .... .. .. " l\·lephone .... .... .... .... ......... .. .. I.t L,('ctur€s .... .... .... .... .... .... .. .. " Bush Fire Relief .................. .. " C'entenary Celebration ... . ,t ('('n tenary History .... .... .... .. ..

"Balance-Cash in Bank and in Hand ....

" Balance, Building A/c., Surplus .... . ... . ... ... . .., . . ... . , .. . ...

Audited and found correct.

BUILDING. £456 17 8

G26 1 8

132 19 8 32 10 10 62 7 8

725 13 1 298 7 11

25 0 0

13 2 6 20 13 4 45 9 0 13 6 5

10 3 3 111 5 6

46 6 0

£2,620 4 6

2,24'5 1 ., 0

£4,865 5 9

LIBRARY. TOTAL. £456 17 8

£1,761 3 10 2,387 5 6 1,338 12 5 1,338 12 5 t

272 18 4 272 18 4~ 104 4 6 104 4 G 132 19 9 265 19 5

5 19 9 38 10 7 62 7 8 124 15 4

725 1 0 d 1.

15 4 4 313 12 3 121 7 4 121 7 4

90 14 11 115 14 11 104 6 10 104 (\ 10

55 11 6 55 11 6 39 7 6 52 10 0 20 13 4 41 G 8

8 19 0 54 8 0 13 6 6 26 12 11 8 8 0 8 8 0

10 3 0 u

111 5 G 46 6 0

£6,776 10 0

1,484 o 10

£4,156 5 6 £8,260 10 10

£4,156 5 6

WILSON, BISHOP & HENDERSON } Auditors. L. N. RAINEY )

Chartered .Accountants (Australia)

APPROXIMATE STATE}!" "" ASSETS AND LIi\BILITIES.

ASSETS.

Estilnated Value of the Real Property of the Institution as per City Valuation, .J anuary, 1925 (subject to Lease to Frank Talbot Pty. Ltd., as to Theatre Portion, expiring July 15, 1967) ........ £80,000 0

Value of Lift and In1provements .... .... .... 3,002 14 U Value of Library .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1,500 0 I)

Value of Furniture .... .... .... .... .... ........ 500 0 ~ Bank Balance ... " ................................. ".. 1,484 0 11]

-----£86,486 14 HI

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LIABILITIES. Loan\ under Mortgage, due July, 1944, at

4:~ per cent ..................................... £10,750 0 0 Play Reading Society (in Trust) .... .... .... 2 9 9 Bal:l1lce (subject to Lease as per Contra) 75,734 5 1

£86,486 14 10

M. F. BURKE, Treasurer.

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188 COLLINS S,TREET, MELBO'URNE

January 17, 1940.

Notice is hereby given that the ANNUPl.L rv.IEETING of the Institution will be held in the Art Gallery, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, at THREE P.M.

Your attendance is requested.

BUSINESS:

1. To confirn1 the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of January 25, 1939.

2. To ratify the action of the General Committee in holding the Annual Meeting on February 1 instead of "in January" as provided in the Rules of the Institution.

3. To receive and adopt the Annual Report (including actions taken to make due celebration of the centenary of the Institution) and Staten1ent of Accounts.

4. Election of Office-bearers:

The President (Mr. G. A. Fielding), the Vice-President (Mr. W. F. Gates), the Treasurer (Mr. M. F. Burke), and the following Members of Committee, viz., Messrs. J. W. Bainbridge, L. V. Biggs, J. B. Grut, C. R. Rigg, E. W. Robinson, A. C. Tingate and the Rev. Horton H. Williams, retire, and are eligible for re-election.

5. Appointment of Auditors: Messrs. Wilson, Bishop & Henderson and Mr. L. N. Rainey are eligible for re-election.

6. General.

January 17, 1940.

R. W. E. WILMOT,

Secretary.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE

MELBOURNE ArrHENiEUM, FOR THE YEAR 1939.

To be sub11titted to the lY[ cJnbers at the A.n'l1ual Meeting on Thursday) February 1, 1940.

• '-rHE Con1n1ittee of the Melbourne Athenaeunl subnlits

its report of the transactions of the year 1939, which is the one hundredth since the foundation of the Institution.

. Owing to the constructional alterations the j-\nnual Meet­ing could not be held "in January" as provided in the Rules. l\t the Annual l\1eeting the Con1nlittee will ask for ratifica­tion of its action in fixing l::;'ebruary 1 as the date. :Nlen1bers are asked to note that the Annual Meeting on February 1 will be held at three o'clock in the afternoon instead of the evening as heretofore. In view of the inlportance of the occasion, nlen1bers are invited to attend the Annual Meeting.

CENT'EN j-\RY OF 'THE INS'TIT'U'TION.

The year 1939 nlarked the centenary of the Institution and your Conlnlittee in pursuance of its pronlise at the last .. Annual lVleeting took "steps to nlake due celebration of this . . , , Important occaSIon.

In order that the celebration should be worthy of the occasion, your Con1nlittee appointed a special centenary cele­brations con1nlittee, consisting of the President (lVlr. George f\. Fielding), the Vice-President (Mr. 'vV. F. Gates), the 'Treasurer (lVIr. lVI. F. Burke), the Chairn1an of the House Conlnlittee (lVIr. R. lVI. Scott), and the Chairn1an of the Lecture COInn1ittee (Mr. L. V. Biggs). This COll1mittee,

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after going fully into the nlatter, reconlnlenclecl that the cele­bration of the centenary would be nlost fittingly carried out by

(a) I'he l110dernlzatiun of the equipl11ent and layout of the Library and Reading Roonl.

(b) 'The publication of a History of the Institution.

(c) 'T'he holding of a Centenary Social Gathering of l11enl bers.

(d) A cOll1111el110rative plaque.

'-fhe Special C:onlnlittee felt that in order tu l11ake the Library and I~e~ding l~oonl cOll1ply with the reconl111endatiol1, it \vas necessary' to introduce n10dern l11ethods. 1'he archi­te-cts (lVlessrs. Sydney Sl11ith, Ogg, and Serpell) were in­structed to prepare the necessary plans, having in l11ind the c0111£ort of and service. to all 111enlbers. It at once becal11e apparent that, in order to carry out a \vide and cunlpre­hensive schel11e', the del11olition of the wall separating the Library and Reading 1{00111 vvas essential in order to pruvide the foregoing and to give nlore light, better ventilation, 1110rc

cheerful surroundings, and especially easy accessibility to the inany thousands of bonks on the shelves. I'he Special COl11-111ittee previously inspected various lihraries and also had the beneflt uf studying books dealing \vith I-library layout ~quip­n1ent and nlanagen1ent. Finally, a schel11e was evolved and adopted hy the C;eneral Conlll1ittee. 'renders were called and the General C~un1nlittee accepted that of l~allsen & iT uncken I) roprietary Lin1i ted.

I'he nlain features in the alterations are the re-arrange­l11ent of the shelves su as to provide that no book should be out of reach, the re-arrangenlent of the I-Jihrarian's desk so as to ensure hetter supervision of the pren1ises and quick service, the provision of facilities for l11el11bers to "bro\vse

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in the Library, the installation uf an il11proved indirect systenl of lighting, a general 111udernization of the prel11ises, and \vhile so doing, taking care that those who wish to read fur longer periods are suitably aCC()111111odated.

In order ,to ll1ake the Lihrary and l{eading 1{00111 n10re cOll1fortahle it was decided to cOll1pletely re-furnish the prel11ises, and the Conl111ittee, on the reconl111endation of the l\rchitect, secured the set-vices of 1V[iss I-\.. J. j\rbuckle, a qualified scientific interior decorator and furnisher with over-

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seas experience, who has been able to advise the Comn1ittee un such ll1atters which have been dealt \vith under her contract.

l\l11ong other inlprovenlents effected Inay be n1entioned special facilities for lady l11el11bers, a public telephone, a new 111agazine counter, a l110re COl11 fortable l\.eference Library, and 1110re restful chairs.

It \vas also necessary to cOl11pletel y renew the electric illstallatiun. ]'his work was carried out by L. T'. N ayler, Electrical Engineer.

In order to calTV uut the work satisfactorily and to cause ~ ~

as little disc0111fort as possible to l11e111bers, it was necessary to trans fer the Library and I-\.eading 1\_00n1 to the .A rt Gallery and Board 1{00n1. Your Conullittee is grateful to nlenlbers for the cheerful vvay in which they accepted the tenlporary arrangenlents.

l\lel11bers are notified that the vvorks recon1111ended as part of the centenary celebration have now been conlpleted at a cost of about £2,500, and the Inodernized I-library and l~eading 1\.00n1 \vill be f o r111 all y and ufficiall y opened by the LJorcl IVlayor of lVlelbourne (Cr. L~' \V. Coles) at the con­clusion of the ,A.nnual Meeting.

Members are invited to make known to their friends the undoubted privile!ges of belonging to such an institu­tion and are urged to induce them to visit the re-modelled premises and' so introduce the new members that we need ..

l\nother step in the celebration of the centenary afforded an opportunity for nlenlbers to 111eet together. }\ social gathering was held in the 1\1yer lVlural Hall on N ovenlber 13, \vhen 420 nlenlhers and official guests were present. Your President \vas in the chair and l11ade the centenary address. 1-1 is _Honour 1\1r. Justice Lowe, IVlr. L. V. Biggs and your Secretary also spoke. }\ concert prograll1111e and supper was provided by the Institution at a cost of £111/5/6, and the f unction was attended bv Inuch enthusiasnl.

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l'he History of the Institution was written by your SecretarY to conlnlenlorate the centenary. It received

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favourable reviews in the press and has had a satisfactory sale. lVlenlbers who have not already purchased a copy are urged to do so now.

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Your COll1111ittee takes this opportunity of thanking the .L~.ustralian Broadcasting Conl111issiol1 for providing the opportunity of speaking over Station 3LO on the actual day of the centenary, Sunday, N ovenlber 12, and further thanks the press for special articles on the history and progress of the Institution.

I'HE COlVIIVIITTEE.

rrhere were 121neetings of the General C0111111ittee during the year.

The President, lVIH. G. A. FIELDING

~rlle Vice-President, lUR. \'\'. F. GATES

rriJe rrreaHUl'el', lVln. 1\1. F. BUln(l~ rr1'llstee, lVIB. G. H. \VIGG

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o rrl'llstee alld Treasllrer, 1\11'. CUTHBERT RIGG " rrl'llstee lVIIL AMOS BURn.. •• . .

" ~:lInlllec1iate Past President, 1\IAJOR 'V. BOLTON

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}VIr. Hobinson attended 7 1\11'. Tredinll ick lVIr. Grnt , , 12 lVIl'. Bail) bridge · . 1\11'. H n 1l t

" 8 IHr. C. H. Higg · .

Very Hev. D. A. Cameron" U 1\11'. Pearce 1\11'. Biggs •• " 6 1\11'. Scott

* Ml'. \V .. J. Hobel'ts , , 2 tReY. Horton \Villiams 1\1r. Kelly

" 12 I Mr. rTinga,te • •

o 1\11' CutllLert Rigg resiglled as r:rl'easnrer 14/4/39 * Mr. \V. J. nob~n't,s died 20/3/39 l Rev. I-Iol'ton 'Vi lliams electea 14/4/3H t Major Bolton resigned 17/4/39

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rrhe I~illallce Con1111ittee, l\iIessrs. 1V1. 1~. 13urke (chair-11lan)., Bainbridge, 1301ton, Burr, Grnt, }(elly, Pearce, C. 1-<'. Rigg, \\-T. J. B_oherts, \V"igg, and the I)resident; the Library Conl111ittee, IVIessrs. F'ielding ( chairn1an) , Biggs, Gates, fIunt, I{obinson, Scott, l'redinnick, l{ev. :Horton \ Villia111s, and the 'Treasurer; the IIouse Con1111ittee, l\;Iessrs. Scott (chairnlan), Bolton, Grnt, I-Iunt, l'redinnick, l-<.ev. D. j-\. Call1eron, l{ev. Horton \IV illia111s, the President and the l'reasurer; the Lecture Conl111ittee, l\lessrs. Biggs (chair-111an) , Grut, I-I nnt, I\:elly, the IJresident and the T'reasurer; and the Insnrance C0111111ittec, l\/Iessrs. Pearce and C. R.

. l{igg, attended regularly to the various clepartnlents of the Institution.

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FINANCI1\L.

The Statenlent of j-\ccounts is again shown in colu111nar for111 under the headings of Building and Library. The 111ain object of this is to enable n1enlbers to realize the value of the service they receive. I~r()1n the figures presented it will be seen that the anlount received fro111 subscriptions is £2,765/15/-, alld the sales of surplus stock produced £138/3/9, a total of £2,803/18/9. On the other hanel, the C(lst of books, Inagazines and nevvspapers, with the necessary exchange, as the bulk of our supplies C0111e fro111 abroad, was £1,611/10/9, and the salaries of the library staff absorbed £879/10/-, a total of £2,491/0/9, or 88.8 per cent. of the anl0unt received. No allowance is 111ade for the other ser­vices. rrhese figures sho\v in 1110st pronounced fashion how great is the debt due to the pioneers of the Institution and their successors in building up such a splendid property. At the end of the first centurv of the historv of the Institution

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it is well that ll1e111bers should realize the wonderful endow-111ent handed down to thenl.

'The gross receipts fro111 all sources a1110unted to £7,873/11/4, an increase of £576/18/10 on the an10unt re­ceived in 1938 (:£7,296/12/6). 'The a1110unt received in sub­scri ptions-£2 ,765/15/ --is the highest recorded since 1933, and is an increase 0 f :£90/11/6 on the previous year. rrhe a1YJOUn t received f r0111 ren ts-£4 ,865 /5 /9-shows an increase of :£522/7/9 on the figures for 1938. l~his increase is entirely due to the repeal of the l{ent Reduction l\ct, under which rents were reduced by 221 per cent.

1"'he statenlent of receipts and expenditure published herewith will afford in detail all the inforl11ation necessary.

The nlortgage to the .l\ustralian lV1 utual Provident Society was renewed in July for a further period of five years under the Sen11e conditions and rate of interest.

During:· the year a special sub-COnll11ittee was appointed to enquire into the 111anagerial expenses of the Institution. 'The conl111ittee, consisting of the President, the Treasurer, tvlessrs. Robinson, I(elly, Cuthbert Rigg and IVlajor Bolton, after 111aking exhaustive enquiries and exal11ination of the various itenls of expenditure, reported that nothing had been disclosed \vherein 111aterial saving could be effected and all iten1s of expenditure appeared to be justifiable and necessary.

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'The work of this con1n1ittee was. considerably lightened by a 1110st infon11ative graph of the details of the past ten years' expenditure prepared by IVI:r. E. \Y. Robinson, ,vho was specially thanked for his services.

PROGI{ESS OF 'fI-IE INSTIT'U'TION.

The following table shows the progress of 'I'he Institution during the last ten years :-

Purchase Gross Subscriptions. of Books, etc. Receipts.

1930 £2994 15 6 £18R9 14 ? £7620 6 4 · . . '-'

1931 · · · 3082 2 0 1829 9 1 7677 16 0 1932 · . . 3163 7 9 1815 14 3 7122 10 4 1933 · . . 3092 8 6 1676 10 7 7073 17 5 1934 · · · 2i63 9 3 1583 6 7 6772 11 4 1935 . · · 2708 15 0 1833 11 4 6746 3 3 1936 • · · 2655 6 6 1638 4 3 7045 6 4 1937 . 2648 4 9 1617 9 0 7114 6 7 1938 2675 3 6 1714 12 ~) 7296 12 6 · . . 0

1939 · . . 2765 15 0 1338 12 5 7873 11 4

'I'lIE LIBI~}\RY. T'he vlork of the I-library has fzone on steadily durino' the

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year. 'rhe vvork of re-classifving and re-arranO"incr the L 'l . ..1 b b

I )rary carrIed out In 1938 I11ade for n10re satisfactorv control, and the addition of an Art Section ,vas hio'hlv

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In preparation for the re-organization of the Library the Chief Librarian and his staff set thel11selves to n1ake ready for the altered conditions and, in the preparing for the ne¥l arrangen1ents of shelves and facilities for readinO" thev

b' ) found an1ple scope for still further re-classification. 1'his work has been steadily carried out and n1el11bers will realize the all1GUnt of thought and scientific knowledge expended.

Your Con1111ittee is confident that under the new concli­tions the higl: st~ndarcl reached in previous years will be lnore than n1aIntained.

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An innovation which received general approval was the cstablishl11ent of a waiting list \vhereby, on payn1ent of a s111a11 fee j tlst covering cost, n1el11bers could rely on securing the books n10st in del11and n1uch 1110re quickly than fortnerly. C ncler this systen1 as soon as books are available 111en1bers are notified that the books for which they have asked are available.

'I'he request in the last annual report that n1e111bers should be punctilious ill returning books as quickly as possible had a good effect, but it ll1Ust be adl11ittecl that there is still roon1 for in1proven1ent in this connection.

IVI:en1bers \vill particularly appreciate one feature in the re-organized L.library. In the re-arrangel11ent of the shelves it was laid down as an essential that no books should be out of reach. l\lenlbers w-ill be able to see for then1selves the very interesting books on the shelves and will thus have a 111uch wider choice.

It is the desire of the Con1111ittee that l11el11bers should be able to have son1e assistance in learning what books are available. i\n innovatio11 which has been appreciated was the insertion in the quarterly lists of notes directing attention to the special nature of new books. l~he Chief Librarian is a yailable to all n1el11bers for advice as to reading, and n1e111-bers are invited to n1ake use of his knowledge and experience.

}\t the suggestion oflVrr. 1::;'. IV1. SY111e, a n1en1ber of the Institution, your C0111n1ittee sent to the Con1forts C0111111ittee of the j\rtillery Section (about 600 nlen) of the 2nd A.I.F. at Seyn10ur a supply of books and n1agazines for the troops in call1p. Col. Ran1say, the O.C., in thanking the Con1111ittee, said that he would have the books indexed and taken away on the ship ,vith the troops to for111 a perl11anent library for then1.

'The cun1petition of libraries in the suburbs and in city cun1n1ercial houses is still strong and has to be seriously C0111-bated. 'The facilities provided in the Library in its lending and reference branches, and in the Reading Roon1, are unsurpassed. rrhe privilege of having the Library and Reading Roon1 open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, includ­ing Saturdays, and on all public holidays, except Christ-111as Day, Good Friday and }\nzac Day-\vhich is not available else,vhere - should be, and is, particularly

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appreciated by 111embers living in the city and the nearer suburbs.

Your C0111n1ittee feels that the advantages and now the new COl11 forts provided by the Library should be nlore widely known, and it urges n1el11bers to do all in their power to enlist new l11el11bers. I'he quarterly lists of books added to the Library provide n1uch infort11ation, and l11elTIbers are invited to distribute these al110ng their friends.

The follovving donations of works have been kindly made:-

The Australian Stamp Monthly, by A. A. Rosenblnm, Esq. Headway, by Miss Colville. The Australian Board of Missions Review, by A.B.M. Society. The Church of England Messenger, by the Diocese of :Melbourne. The ~rheosophist, by the Theosophical Society. rfhe Presbyterian Messenger, by Messrs. Arbuckle, 'Vaddell PLy. Ltd. 'l'he Christian Science lVlonitor and Sentinel, from Pil'st Clnll'ch of

Christ Scielltist, l\1elbourne. The Commonweal, by tlJe Rev. Dr. Chas. Strong.

The New Zealand Local Authority Handbook, by the Goverll111ent of New Zealand.

Bradshaw's Guide to Victoria, by Stillwell and SteplJens Pty. Ltd. New Zealand Parliamentary Papers, by the Government of New

Zealand. .

The Rosicrucian, by the Rosicrncian Order. The J onruu'! of the Royal Society of Arts, The Secretary, The Geo-

gntphical Jonrnal and United Empire, by \V. Gordon Spr1gg, Esq. rflle Hospital Magazine, by the Charities Board of Victoria. The Pastoral Review, by A. O. Mills, Esq. The Free Trader, by The Free r:rrade Union, Loadoll. The Sunday rfimes, by Miss M. Alsion. Pen Pictures, by Grace L. Rodda. This Struggle, by P. J. IHal'kham, Esq.

'fI-:IE AR'f GALLERY.

rfhe .<-A.rt Gallery still retains its position as the best in 11elbourne" and during the year nlany notable exhibitions were held. 'I'he Athenaetu11 Art Gallery has beconle an established art centre, and the crowds of visitors who at­tended the various exhibitions proved conclusively how lTIuch the Gallery is appreciated.

I'he artists of lVlelbourne organized an exhibition of pictures in aid of the Bush Fire Relief Fund, and in order to show its appreciation of their effort your Committee

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granted free use of the Art Gallery and paid the incidental expenses. I'he result was that £737/11/- was raised for the fund.

On the outhreak of war your C0l11111ittee, realizing that the artists would suffer nlaterially, agreed to a reduction of 33-1/3 per cent. in the rent for the duration of the war. 'I'his action was highly appreciated by the artists.

Exhibitions held during the year were lVIiles Evergood l\Iel11orial, l~ernard Hall J\1:el11orial, lVlessrs. E. R. J Ol1es, J. S. I.Joxton, H. Septin1us IJower, Harley Griffiths, \V. A. l)argie and P. G. lVIoore, C. Dudley \;\100d, N. Blaubaul11, j\. D. and Anlalie Colquhoun, lVIrs. I'weddle, J\1iss J 0 Sweat­lllan, 'J'he Independent Group, Victorian Salon of Photog­raphy, New lVlelbourne j\rt Club, I'wenty IVlelbourne Painters, lVlelhourne Society of V\T Ol11en Painters, Lone Pine Studio Supplies and George Bell's students.

During "Australian Book vVeek" in l\!lay, 1939, your Conlnlittee granted the use of its Board 1~00n1 for a display of Australiana organized by the Bread and Cheese Club. I'he collection of original n1anuscripts and first editions of .A.ustralian books was so well attended that an extension of a week was arranged. I--Jater in the year the club reciprocated by exhibiting in the l~eading R00111 a collection of photo­graphs of Australian authors.

I-JECTURES.

A series of Lectures 011 "1'he Perplexities of this Chang­ing World" provided son1e 'very interesting discussion, but it is to be regretted that the attendances were not at all satisfactory. Your COll1111ittee proposes to draw up a pro­gra111n1e of lectures for this year and urges nlen1bers to sho\v their appreciation of this service hy their attendance. In every case last year the subject was highly interesting, was well treated and was well worthy of much greater patronage.

The lectures were:-"The Air I~ra ancl the Ordinary lVlan," by Captain Francis

(Australian National J\ir\vays). (ChairlTIan, IVfr. 1\1. F. Burke. )

"Is Responsible J ournalis111 Doo111ecl ?" by 1\11 r. L. V. Biggs. (Chairman, the I~ev. D. A. Canleron.)

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"Broad Culture and the Modern University," by Pr'o­fessor 1(. T-I. Dailey. (Chainl1an, Ivr r. George Fielding.)

"The Dra111a in a IVfechanized \Vorld," hy Professor J. A. Gunn. (Chairnlan, the I<ev. Horton H. \iVillian1s.)

"An1erica I3uilding for the Future," by IVlr. D. 1\1. Dovv. . (Chairl11an, lVIr. L. V. Biggs.)

G·EORGE i\. FIELDING" President.

I~. \\T. E. \\rILJVrOT, Secretary.

SCEI{I~l~i\RY j\ND srr i\FF.

IVlen1hers will' readily understand that this vear's cen-- ~

tenary celehrations have not heen arranged and carried out without special effort and expense of tin1e on the part of the Secretary, Ijbrarian, and all the staff.

l~ach and all have shovvn a willing spirit to undertake extra dutv cheerfully, and each and all have earned the ... - '

thanks of the 111enlhers.

Every step was taken ,vithout a stu 111 hIe, and this of itsel f speaks of the executive ahility and wide experience of our Secretary. He succeeds in producing excellent tean1 work f ron1 his staff.

1\/Ir. de Pledge has nlost satisfactorily coped with the changes to and the tenlporary dislocation of the circulating­library. ...

I have no doubt that the whole staff is at one with the Con1111ittee in believing that if the oh j ects of the j\thenaeu111 are to be carried 011 in the future as success fullv as in the past hund reel years, each and all conlnlittee n1~nl hers and staff \vill need to give of their hest and he eager to constantly inlprove and extend our service to the conlnlunity.

GI~OI~GE j\. l~II~I~DING, President.

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