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EEPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 



Regular meetings have been held by the members of the Geological Section through' 

 out the year, and they have been, on the whole, well attended. Interest in geological 

 work has not diminished, and the meetings have often been the scene of lively discussion. 



The course of study has been based on Professor Geikie's geological works, and 

 articles in newspapers and magazines have received careful attention. The work has 

 been agreeably helped forward by the fact that the fine collection of specimens belong- 

 ing to our Chairman has always been open for the use of the Section, and they have 

 proved invaluable for the purpose of illustrating the subjects l)efore the section 



The members have frequently been out on excursions and have secured many 

 interesting specimens. One of the most interesting outings occurred a short time ago, 

 when the members were accompanied by Professor Seaborne, of Hellmuth Ladies* 

 College, who gave some interesting and valuable hints as to the best methods of working 

 up the geology of the London district. Those of the members who spent their holidays 

 away from home took the inevitable hammer with them, and secured many interesting 

 examples of the life of former ages. The Chairman particularly worked up the Niagara 

 Falls locality, and promises to furnish the Section with his observations. There are now 

 few parts of the district immediately around London that have not been explored. 



London is in an interesting district from the fact that it appears to be directly in 

 the line of the great stream of ice which swept the northern part of the continent in 

 the Pliocene age, and the detritus from many different geological areas are scattered 

 plentifully around. The age to which the rocks here belong is the Devonian, but they 

 have been covered so deeply with the glacial drift that they reach the surface in but few 

 places. Probably the finest specimens of the trilobite, Phncops hufo, found in Canada 

 have been procured here, while the race of Orthoceratidas is well represented in this 

 immediate vicinity. Corals are especially abundant and some fine specimens have been 

 secured. 



One of our members contemplates the arrangement of a list of Devonian fossils found 

 around London, and hopes to be able to present it to the Society at the next annual 

 meeting. 



It is with pleasure that we learn that Mr, Johnson Pettit, to whom this Society is 

 so much indebted, is now turning his attention to geology, and we hope to have his 

 co-operation in the future. 



S. WooLVERTON, Chairman. J. L. Goodburnb, Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE MICROSCOPICAL SECTION, 



I have much pleasure in presenting the annual report of our Section for the year 

 ending August 31^t, 1892 : 



It is now two years since this Section was organized, and we can lookHoack with 

 pleasure upon the work of the past. Although our membership has not increased to any 

 great extent during the last year, yet great interest is still manifested by all the members, 

 who are rapidly gaining experience in the manipulation of the microscope and the pre^ 

 paration of objects. 



During the past year public interest in our Section has greatly increased, as the 

 report of our outside meetings will show. On March 3rd the Section was privileged to 

 give a microscopical demonstration at the annual meeting of the East 31iddlesex Teachers 



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