Annual Report of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 1911-1913

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ROYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.
The Seventy-Third Exhibition.
"pHE Seventy-third Exhibition of the Royal Cornwall Poly-
technic Society was held at the Polytechnic Hall, Falmouth,
from the 27th to the 31st August, 1912.
As the special feature of this Exhibition was Electricity, most
of the space on the ground floor of the hall was reserved for
objects connected therewith, and as a-result a very comprehensive
display of Electrical Machinery and Appliances, sent by a
considerable number of exhibitors, was produced.
The Mechanical Section included objects of special interest sent
by Messrs. Tangye, Limited, Reddaway and Co., R. Stephens and
Son, and others.
The gallery, as usual, was devoted to an exhibition of pictures
in oil and water-colour, to which many of the leading artists of
Cornwall contributed.
The Natural History Section was unusually good. Among the
more interesting objects in this section may be mentioned the fine
collection of Cassiterite specimens from Mid Cornwall exhibited
by Col. Sir William Sergeant, and the sketches illustrating the
flora of the Falkland Islands by Mrs. Rupert Vallentin.
The large Committee Room was completely filled with the
collection exhibited by the Cornwall County Council, illustrating
the work* done by the students of the various Art Schools
throughout the county.
The Opening Ceremony.
At mid-day on 27th August, the Exhibition was formally
opened by the President, Dr. Thomas Hodgkin, who was supported
on the platform by Lord St. Levan, Lady Margaret Boscawen,
Colonel Faulkner Brown, Colonel Sir William Sergeant, Capt.

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