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Relating to organisation of Outlook Tower executive after the death of Patrick Geddes.

Advises Patrick Geddes that alterations are not to proceed before the Trustees of the Free Church of Scotland have been requested to do so, reiterates the request to Geddes to supply plans.

Regarding cooperation with the project in South Devon.

Card note listing names in relation to the proposed Naturalists' Society and Museum and Dunfermline.

Mentions his lecture on the University of the Future. Asks for Patrick Geddes’ writings on art criticism and economics for Professor Dorchester who teaches at Boston University. Mentions Professor Adams of Baltimore.

Asks that the official programmes of the Edinburgh Summer Meetings he is sending be displayed within the premises of the University Hall. Brief overview of the advantages of drawing more visitors to Edinburgh and comparison between the Edinburgh Summer Meetings, the Oxford Meetings and Meetings of the American Universities.

J.C. Hudson refers to Anna Geddes’ note regarding permission to reprint an article of his in the ‘Child Study Magazine’. Discusses arrangements for the Summer Meeting of 1905.

Discusses plans to open a University Hall in Chelsea, London. Describes the location of the proposed University Halls and organisational details. The Hall would be designed to provide cheaper and more comfortable lodgings for students. The advantage of the Hall would lie in fostering contact among students of varying opinions and occupations, which can be seen as educational and stimulating in itself. Such interactions could lead to 'fresh beginnings in thought and in action'.

Patrick Geddes is glad Miss Matthias agreed to furnish Mr. S. Shrinivasiyengar Setlur with the information he requested on primary and secondary schools. Clarifies Mr. Setlur’s enquiry and make some suggestions. Explains Mr. Setlur wishes to use the information to make schools in Mysore more effective and advises Miss Matthias to correspond directly with Mr. Setlur. Geddes consents to indemnifying Miss Matthias on behalf of Mr. Setlur for any necessary expenses required.

Admission ticket to a course of ten lectures on 'Nature Study' by Patrick Geddes delivered on Saturday mornings at the offices of the School Board of London, commencing 23 January 1904. Printed.

Review of an address at Bodmin 'on the nature and function of the Church of Christ'. Source unknown.