History held its inaugural meeting} on Monday afternoon last at 5 p.m. in the Anatomy Building of the Peking Union Medical College, for the purpose of adopting a constitution and defining the aims of the aims of the Society. Dr. A. W. Grabau, acting as Temporary Chair-addressed the meeting as We are met together for the purpose of founding n society here] in Peking, which shall have for its object, the promotion of the study] and the spread of interest in the natural history of China. There are many, both Chinese and foreigners, who have long taken an interest in the native plants and animals of this country but there has not been an opportunity before for the gathering together of these men and women for mutual encouragement and help, and for the purpose of learning from tone another the results of individual efforts, This society is to meet such fa need but it aims to have a wider scope. Tt wants for its members, not only the workers in natural History, but the students and the Tnymen as well,
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