THE OTTAWA NATURALIST. 



Vol. XVI. OTTAWA, APRIL, 1902. No. i. 



THE REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE OTTAWA 



FIELD-NATURALISTS' CLUB FOR THE YEAR 



ENDING MARCH i8th, 1902. 



The Council of the Ottawa Field-NaturaUsts' Club beg leave 

 to submit the following Report of the work of the Club for the 

 year just closing- : 



Membership. 



The total membership of the Club at the present time is about 

 250 ordinary members and seven corresponding members. 



Mr. W. J. Wilson, the Secretary, represented the Club at the 

 meeting of the Royal Society of Canada held in this city in May 

 last, and read a brief statement of the Club's work during the 

 year. 



Special Lectures. 



Dr. James Fletcher delivered a lecture on " Nature Study " 

 before the Normal School students. 



Soirees. 



The Soiree Committee deemed it advisable to depart some- 

 what from the usual custom in preparing the winter course of 

 lectures, and secured prominent lecturers outside of Ottawa for 

 three out of the seven evenings. These gentlemen were : Rev. 

 Robert Campbell, of Montreal, who spoke on "The P'erns of 

 Canada" ; Prof. E. W. MacBride, of McGill University, Montreal, 

 who spoke on "The Present Position of the Evolution Theory" ; 

 and Mr. W. E. Saunders, of London, Ont, who lectured on 

 " Native Birds." The success of the whole course both in in- 

 terest and attendance amply justified the Committee in making 

 the change. 



