10 The Ottawa Naturalist. [April 



EXCURSIONS. 



A'meeting of the Excursions' Committee, to arrange for the 

 spring excursions, was held in the Carnegie Library on Wednes- 

 day, 8th April. There were present Mr. Halkett in the chair, Mr. 

 Carter, Dr. Williams, and Miss Fyles. It was decided to hold 

 excursions as follows, subject to the approval of the council: — 



May 2nd — RockcUffe. 



9th — Above the Chaudiere Falls — north shore 

 Ottawa River. 



16th — Britannia. 



23rd — Ironside. 



30th- Leamy's Lake. 

 June 6th — Rideau Canal bv motor boats. 



13 th — Stittsville. 



20th — Fairv Lake via Chelsea Road. 



2 7th — Experimental Farm. 



Seven of these excursions were held — that on the Rideau 

 Canal being cancelled as no motor-boats could be had, and that 

 to Stittsville also cancelled as arrangements could not be made 

 for the C.P.R. express to stop at that station. There was some 

 misunderstanding, too, as to an early afternoon train up the 

 Gatineau line, so that the excursion arranged to be held at Iron- 

 side on 23rd May was postponed until 6th June, and that to 

 Fairy Lake substituted for it. 



Two excursions were also held during the autumn — one to 

 McKay's Lake and the other to the Experimental Farm, both 

 of which were well attended. , 



LECTURES 



The series of lectures presented during the winter was also 

 very successful. The attendance was good, and the subjects 

 discussed of much interest. The following is the programme as 

 carried out : — 



December 8th, 1914, (Tuesday). "Sea Fisheries of Nor- 

 way." Illustrated with lantern views. By Dr. J. Hjort, of 

 Norway. In the Normal School Assembly Hall. 



January 12th, 1915, (Tuesday). "The Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Kew." Illustrated with lantern views. By Prof. R. 

 B. Thomson, Botanical Lalioratory, University of Toronto. In 

 the Normal School Assembly Hall. 



January 26th, 1915, (Tuesday). "The Indians of the West 

 Coast." Illustrated with lantern views. By Dr. Edward Sapir, 

 Department of Anthropology, Geological Survey, Ottawa. In 

 the Normal School Assembh- Hall. 



