8 The Ottawa Naturalist [April 



On February 12th, Dr. R. N. Daly gave an address before 

 a large audience on The Physical Conditions of Life in the Deep 

 Seas. He pointed out the factors, such as temperature, presence 

 of light, heat, air, low pressure, wave motion, and the facility 

 of obtaining food, that make life more abundant near the sur- 

 face than at greater depths. Deep sea types were then described 

 with the conditions under which they live. 



In the absence of Dr. Robertson, the paper on The Mac- 

 donald College was given by Prof. Lochhead of that institution, 

 who described the college at Ste. Anne de Bellevue, and dealt 

 with the great educational value of the work which Sir Wm. 

 Macdonald's generosity is making possible. 



The paper to have been given on March 12th, by Mr. Stewart 

 on The Forestry Problem had to be cancelled because of Mr. 

 Stewart's removal to Montreal. On that date Dr. Fletcher read 

 before the Club a chapter on The Grey Wolf, from the manu- 

 script of Mr. Ernest Thompson Seton's forthcoming book, The 

 Mammals of Manitoba. The chapter describes the appearance, 

 habits, and range of the Grey Wolf, and is replete with stories 

 gleaned from all sources from Hudson Bay days to the present 

 time. On the same evening, Dr. Ami presented the Report of 

 the Geological Branch, and gave an illustrated address on The 

 Methods of Work of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Some 

 of the slides shown illustrated local geology, especially as ob- 

 served in excavations made during the past few years, and others 

 exhibited the kind of work done by the Club on its Saturday 

 excursions and in connection with the Summer School of Science. 



Mr. Ernest Thompson Seton, a valued member of the Club, 

 very kindly gave an illustrated lecture on Animal Minds and 

 Heroes, on the evening of February 16th, before an audience 

 that completely filled the large Assembly Hall of the Normal 

 School. Mr. Seton held his audience in the closest attention 

 for a space of an hour and three-quarters while he described the 

 famous heroes of animal history. To quote from a lengthy press 

 notice, "Delivered with fire of oratory, and enlightened with 

 frequent flashes of the keenest wit, the address was one of the 

 best heard in Ottawa for many years." 



Excursions. 

 The following programme of excursions was drawn up: 

 April 28th, Blueberrv Point, Avlmer. 

 May Sth, Rockliffe Park. 

 May 12th, Beaver Meadow, Hull. 

 May 19th, Cement Works, Hull. 

 May 26th, General Excursion, Chelsea. 

 June 2nd, Experimental Farm. 



