200 The Ottawa Naturalist. [February 



in Ottawa, and, as delegate of the Club, I had the honour to lay 

 before that body, with which we have been affiliated since 1882, 

 the results of the previous year's work. This 1 eport has been pub- 

 lished and a number of extra copies have been issued. These 

 give a fairly comprehensive view of the aims and methods of work 

 carried on by our Club. 



Summer School of Science. 



The Club has heard of the possibility of a Summer School of 

 Science being organized in this portion of Ontario. From the 

 results achieved by a similar organization in the Maritime Pro- 

 vinces, a vast amount of most useful information has been 

 gathered not only by the teaching fraternity for whom these 

 schools of science are generally organized, but also by all who 

 may come into contact with their workings and any of their pub- 

 lished results. 



The Club heartily welcomes such an organisation in the 

 Ottawa Valley, and trusts that not only the teachers of the 

 Ontario side of the Ottawa River will constitute its membership, 

 but also teachers from the Quebec side. Schools of science for 

 the purpose of becoming better acquainted with the natural 

 resources of our country might well be established in every part of 

 the Dominion, so that, instead of scattering our forces during the 

 holiday season, we might acquire much useful knowledge, in a 

 pleasant and profitable way — never as a task, but as a delightful 

 pastime in the broad field of Nature. 



I feel confident that I echo the sentiments of every member of 

 the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club when I say that the Club is 

 willing to do all in its power to assist such a Summer School of 

 Science whenever established in our midst. 



Membership. 



It had been my purpose, when selected by you to fill the 

 responsible position to which you have once more re-elected me, 

 to organise a rnemhership coynviittee of the Club. I am convinced 

 that the Club does not count within its membership one-half, nor 

 one-third of the citizens of this City who are anxious to join us. 

 On all sides I meet with such questions and statements as these : 



