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General. 



A movement, originating, we need scarcely say, in the minds of 

 the Associate Members, is now on foot to open the rooms to the public 

 three afternoons in the week. They propose to employ a lady librarian 

 and curator, who will place and keep the museum in good order, and 

 catalogue and re-arrange the library, under the direction of the regular 

 officers of those departments. The necessary funds will be obtained 

 by enlarging the membership and by special donations. 



A programme of the winter's work has been distributed, and 

 exhibits a new departure — that of laboratory work — which we think 

 will prove both interesting and profitable. 



We desire to remind you that a building fund has been established 

 by one of our members ; and we trust that further donations will soon 

 be forthcoming ; for we must remain alive to the fact that the space 

 at our disposal is quite inadequate to our purpose, and that our collec- 

 tions, being unsafely housed, must, in case of fire, be entirely destroyed. 

 Let us hope that our new building is not so very far in the future. 



The Summer Camp of July last was, perhaps, the most enjoyable 

 in the history of the Society. The trustees of the St. Martins Seminary 

 very courteously placed their large building at our disposal, and we 

 found ourselves in comfortable quarters, provided with excellent facili- 

 ties for class-work and lectures, and centrally and pleasantly situated. 

 Amongst those who attended we may mention Prof. L. W. Bailey, 

 Dr. Geo. F. Matthew, President G. U. Hay, Prof. W. F. Ganong, and 

 Prof. A. Wilmer Duff. 



To the press of St. John we owe our best thanks for the free pub- 

 lication of notices and reports of meetings, and of articles of much 

 greater length ; and also to the gentlemen who contributed to the 

 lectures and essay series during the year. 



While on reviewing the past year we do not find so many remarkable 

 features as in its predecessor, yet we feel quite justified in considering 

 it one of more than average excellence. It witnessed a large addition 

 to the membership, a most successful Summer Camp, considerable 

 accession to the museum and library, the issue of a large bulletin, and, 

 finally, the appointment of a permanent assistant librarian and curator. 

 We feel confident that the ensuing year will be equally active and 

 equally prosperous. 



Respectfully submitted. 



PERCY G. HALL, 



Secretary. 



