Philosophical Institue.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5282, 12 June 1895, Page 4

Philosophical Institue.

PKQT9 SECTION,

At the monthly meeting of this section, held at/ the college last night, «t large quantity of good work of a wide range of ' character waa ehottta. The exhibits ineltfded portraits, groups, landscapes, instantaneous work, iaoohroraatio work, experimental work and lantern slides, plain and coloured. Some of the competition pho- *■-. tographs, notably in the genre subject, " Laziness," showed a considerable amount of originality, as well as of ordinary technical skill. In this subject Mr L. Gottfried came first, with Messrs Jacobson and. Beardsley following. Messrs Beardß- '• ley, Large and Chidgey were placed in the ' order named in the portrait subject, •♦Child's Head/* and in the general group the.fiist, second and third positions were ' secured by Messrs Chidgey and W. C. Hill. In connection with the judging of exhibits, hitherto left solely in the

'hands of Mr Preece, it was resolved— ' "That Mr Preece be empowered, if . necesßary, to call to his aid one or more members of the section." At the I olo«e of the competitions, Mr R. M. Laing showed a number ■of slides illuatra- '■ tive of New Zealand flowering plants. Many of the slides were ■ coloared, and together with Mr Laing's description of the many peculiarities and beauties of New Zealand flora, proved highly inter- j eating. A number of other elides were exhibited by Mr W. Burke, mainly by way of showing results obtained from sample, plates presented to the section by the Barnetfc Plate Company. The competi- ,' fcion photographs will be on view for a few days in Mr Qibb'a, window in Cathedral Square. "-■ ' ._ *