PEOCEEDINGS FOE 1888. XI 



indefatigable libraiian for years. More, perhaps, than most others, the Society felt the shock 

 whicli went through the reading world, when the news of the death of Matthew Arnold ari'ivcd. The 

 occasion of his lecture will long lie remembei'od as a red-lcttei- day in the Society's calendar. He had 

 accepted, some years since, an hoiiorar}' memljership, th)is honouring those who honoured him. 



The lecture course of the past winter, has been very successful. There were nine lectures in all, 

 five of which related exclusively to Canada, while the other foui' dealt with general topics. Thus, 

 while rightly doing its utmost to foster a love for a special knowledge of Canada, the Society has not 

 forgotten that it is also its duty to promote geneial culture so far as possible. Mr. F. C. Wurtele 

 lectured on "Our Library;" Mr. J. M. LeMoine, F.E.S.C, on ''Three Heroines of New Fi-ance — 

 Madame de Champlain, Madame^ de la Tour and Mademoiselle de Vercheros," and Mr. .f. M. Harper, 

 Ph. D., F.E.I S. on " Champlain's Tomb." With those three lectures in English, are to be placed two 

 delivend in French, one by M. Faucher de St. Maurice, M.P.P., F.E.S.C. on "Halifax, Cape Breton, 

 Louisbourg, St. Pierre and Miquelon," the other by M. Napoléon Legendrc on "Frechette: the 

 Canadian Poet." The four remaining lectures were "Popular Superstitions," by Mr. "W. A. Ashe, 

 F.E.A.S. ; "The Briton in English History," by Mr. J. E. Prower ; "Shakespeare: a study," by the 

 Eev. Dr. Norman, M.A., D.C.L., and "Darwinism and Evolution, from a general reader's point of 

 view," by Mr. William Wood. 



At the Annual Meeting, held in January, the following gentlemen were elected to office for 

 the current year : — 



President Geo. Stewart, jun., D.C.L., F.E.G.S., F.E.S.C. 



William Hossack. 

 .John Harper, Ph. D., F.E.I.S. 

 Cyril Tessier. 

 [ G. E. Eenfrew. 



Treasurer Edwin Pope. 



Librarian F. C. Wurtele. 



Eecording Secretary .T. E. Prower. 



Corresponding Secretary W. A. Ashe, F.E.A.S. 



Council Secretary A. Eobertson. 



Curator of Museum W. Clint. 



Curator of Apparatus William Wood. 



f J. M. LeMoine, F.E.S.C. 

 P. Johnson. 

 H. M. Price. 

 Stanley Smith. 



The meeting then adjourned for the purpose of giving an opportunity to members to meet in 

 their respective Sections. 



Vice-Presidents 



Additional Members of Council ■< 



SESSION II. (May 23rd.) 



The membei-s of the Society assembled at 10 o'clock, a.m., and the President called the meeting 

 to order. 



Miscellaneous Bctsiness. 



The following resolutions were adopted : — 



" Resolved, that the portion of the Eeport of Council j'oferring to the appointment of a Committee 

 to cofiperate with the International Geological Congress at their meeting in London, be referred to 



