APPENDIX E CXI 



1905, Feb. 27.— " The development of Bacteriology," by Dr. Otto 



Klotz. 

 1905, Mar. 37. — " The results of Scientific work in connection with 



Flour Milling/' by W. A. Gray, Esq. (Chemist 



to the Ogilvie Flour Mills Co.). 

 1905, May 1. — " Public discussion concerning the Tussock Moth and 



the general care of Shade Trees," by Dr. James 



Fletcher, chairman. 



(2) The annual Sonierville Course of Lectures for 1905 was as 

 follows : 



1905, Feb. 2.—" The South Seas," by Dr. Otto Klotz, Dominion 



Astronomer. 

 1905, Feb. 9. — ''The place of Plants in the Economy of Nature," 



by Dr. D. P. Penhallow, Professor of Botany, 



McGill University. 

 1905, Feb. 16.—" The Eussia of To-day," by Abner Kingman, Esq. 

 1905, Feb. 23.— " A Trip to the Northern Part of Hudson Bay and 



the Arctic Islands, on Dominion s.s. Neptune," 



by Commander A. P. Low. 

 1905, :Mar. 2.—" The Geological Resources of Canada," by Dr. H. M. 



Ami, Dominion Geological Survey. 

 1905, Mar. 9.—" The Various Paces of Men," by Dr. E. W. McBride, 



Professor of Zoology. McGill University. 



(3) The Young People's Half-hour Series of Talks on Natural 

 History for 1905 was as follows : 



1905, Feb. 4.—" The story of a piece of Coal," by J. S. Buchan, 



K.C., B.C.L. 

 1905, Feb. 11.— « The story of a Yeast Cake," by Dr. D. P. Penhallow. 

 1905, Feb. 18.— "The Sleep Movements of Plants," by Carrie M. 



Derick, M.A. 

 1905, Feb. 25. — " Some of Mother Nature's Inventions," by Harry 



Bragg, Esq. 

 1905, Mar. 4.—" The story of a Grain of Wheat," by M. A. Gray, Esq. 

 1905, Mar. 11.— "The story of Sugar and Syrup," by Milton L. 



Hersey, M.Sc, City Analyst. 

 1905, Mar. 18.—" King Cobweaver's Pipies," by C. T. Williams, Esq. 

 The three courses of lectures above enumerated have been very 

 well attended, the numbers being markedly above those of former years. 

 The average attendance at the Sonierville Lectures was about two hun- 

 dred, and over 1,500 children listened to the talks given for their benefit. 



(4) The donations to the Museum have not been quite as numer- 

 ous as usual, but have been of an exceptionally valual)le character. Un- 

 fortunately, the room is so completely taken up that it is often impos- 



