10 The Ottawa Naturalist [April 



work of the Government, but are intended chiefly to increase a love 

 for natural history and to lead to a greater use of scientific method and 

 scientific facts in our every day life. 



The following programme of illustrated lectures was carried out 

 during the 1916-1917 season: 

 Dec. 16, 1916 "A Journey Through Space." Br Dr.. J. S. Plaskett, 



Dominion Observatory, Ottawa. 

 Jan. 9, 1917 "Are Our Forests Vanishing What are we doing to 



Perpetuate Them?" By Mr. R. H. Campbell, Director of 



Forestry, Ottawa. 

 Jan. 23, 1917 "Our Winter Birds." By Dr. M. Y. Williams, 



Geological Survey, Ottawa. 

 Feb. 6, 1917 "The Animals of Arctic Canada." By Dr. R. M. 



Anderson, lately in charge of Southern Scientific party of 



Canadian Arctic Expedition. 

 Feb. 20, 1917 "Fishes and the Fishing Industry." By Mr. Andrew 



Halkett, Naturalist, Naval -Department, Ottawa. 

 Mar. 6, 1917 "The Conservation of Wild Life in Canada." By Dr. 



C. Gordon Hewitt, Dominion Entomologist, Ottawa. 



Mar. 20, 1917 Presidential- Address: "Recent Archaelogical Work 

 in Canada." By Mr. Harlan I. Smith, Geological Survey, 

 Ottawa. 



The first lecture was held at the Observatory and the members 

 were given an opportunity to look through the telescope. All the 

 others were held in the Ottawa Normal School. The address by Dr. 

 Dr. J. S. Plaskett on "A Journay Through Space," was given before 

 the People's Forum on the evening of February 25, and Dr. Plaskett 

 then had an audience of nearly 1400 people, many times the number 

 who heard him previously. The increased audience may lie due partly 

 to interest aroused by the press report of the previous lecture. How- 

 ever, our interest is in furthering the aims of the Club rather than the 

 Club itself and we are glad that so many people had the opportunity 

 of hearing one of our lectures. 



Many members of the Club also gave lectures to public school, 

 Collegiate, and Normal students, and to the Boy Scouts and Girl 

 Guides. 



Submitted on behalf of the Council, 



L. D. Burling, 



Secretary. 



