The Mathematical Association: Report of the Council for 1907

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The Council has to deplore the removal by death of three of the members of the Association during the past year. Mr. E. Budclen was a useful member whose name will be familiar to readers of the Gazette, to which he was a regular contributor of notes and reviews. He was ever ready to give up part of the leisure of a busy life to work for the Gazette; indeed, at the time of his painfully sudden and unexpected death he had reviews for the Gazette in hand. Mr. J. C. Palmer was for some years a helpful member of the Council, and attended its meetings and the general meetings of the Association with unfailing regularity It is many years since the late Lord Kelvin conferred distinction upon the Association by accepting its honorary membership. Although he took no active part in the special work of the Association, yet its endeavours to promote better methods of teaching elementary mathematics had his silent sympathy and approval.