CIV ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
a section of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, whose constitu- 
tion is being amended to admit of such organization. Each centre 
throughout the Dominion may form a section of the society, which will 
elect its own officers and administer its local affairs, while all general 
questions will be dealt with by a central executive composed of repre- 
sentatives from the different sections. The fees were fixed at $2.00 
per year, of which $1.00 is retained by the local executive for local 
expenses and the balance goes to the central board in part payment of 
the publications which are distributed free to all members. 
The following officers were elected :— 
President—W. F. King BA. LEDs Das: 
Vice-President—Otto Klotz, LL.D., F.R.A.S. 
Secretary—J. i Le de B.A. 
Treasurer—R. M. Stewart, M.A. 
D Pope, C.M.G.; A. M. McDougall, B.A.; F. A. 
McDiarmid, B.A. 
The officers were instructed to draft a constitution and by-laws for 
the section and to prepare a programme. 
Jan. 17.—Inaugural Address: “Astronomy as a Science,” by W. F. 
King, LL.D. 
“ 31.—“ The Star Image in Spectrographic Work,” by J. 8S. Plas- 
kett, B.A. 
Feb. 14.—“ Planetary Motions” (illustrated), by Otto Klotz, LL.D. 
°° 28.—"* Comparison of Transit Observations with Key and Micro- 
meter,” by R. M. Stewart, M.A. 
Mar. 14.—“ The Optics of the Telescope” (illustrated), by J. 5. Plas- 
kett, B.A. 
“ 28.—* The Geodetic Survey of Canada,” by C. A. Biggar, D.L.S. 
April 11.—“ How Standard Time is Kept” (illustrated), by R. M. 
Stewart, M.A. 
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ares,” by W. F. King, LL.D. 
May 9.—“The Aurora” (illustrated), by F. A. McDiarmid, B.A. 
“ 23.—* The Seismograph,” by Otto Klotz, LL.D. 
The programme may be divided into two classes—popular and 
technical papers, the popular papers being given in the evenings and 
in general illustrated by lantern slides, etc., the technical papers in the 
afternoons. The reasons for thus separating the two classes of papers 
chiefly concern the officers of the Observatory, who, in this first pro- 
gramme, are contributing all the papers. While they were glad to pre- 
pare papers of general interest, for all members, it was felt that, in 
addition, papers of a more technical character would be very desirable, 
enabling those responsible for the work in the various departments in 
