PROCEEDINGS FOR 1897 LIX 



Feb. 25 — " Voice and Speech : how we sing and speak," by H. S. 



Birkett, M.D. 

 March 4 — " Age and Function : the body and its work at difierent 

 periods of life," by D. J. Evans, M.D. 

 A special illustrated lecture, on " Extinct Monsters," was given at a 

 later period by Dr. H. M. Ami. 



A course of free half-hour lectures to young people, was given at 

 the museum on Saturday afternoons during the winter, as follows, and 

 was largely attended : 



1897. 

 Feb. 6 — " A few Montreal Summer Flowers," by Ecv. Eobert Camp- 

 bell, D.D. 

 Feb. 13—" Spiders and their Homes," by C. T. Williams. 

 Feb. 27—" Ducks and Geese," by J. B. Williams, F.Z.S. 

 March 6—" Herb-eating and Cud-chewing Animals," by Prof. T. Wesley 



Mills, M.D., etc. 

 March 13 — " The Mummies of Ancient Egypt," by Prof. S, H. Capper. 

 March 20— ^' The Life of a Moth," by A. P. Winn. 



March 27 — " Coal : where it comes from and what it teaches us," by 

 Frank D. Adams, Ph.D. 



The usual annual field day was held on the first Saturday of June, 

 last year, at St. Jo vite, in the Laurentian mountains, and was much 

 enjoyed by all those who attended it. 



The following are the names of the oflicers and members of the- 

 council for the session 1896-97 : 



Patron, His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada. 



Honorary President, Sir J. W. Dawson, LL.D., F.E.S., etc. 



President, Eev. Eobert Campbell, M.A., D.D. 



First Vice-President, John S. Shearer. 



Vice-Presidents, Prof T. Wesley Mills, M.D., Sir Donald A. Smithy 

 G.C.M.G., Prof, B. J. Harrington, Ph.D., George Sumner, Hon. Justice 

 Wiirtele, J. H. E. Molson, Prof. John Cox, M.A., Prof. Frank D. Adams, 

 Ph.D., J. Stevenson Brown. 



Hon. Eecording Secretary, Chas, S. J. Phillips. 



Hon. Corresjionding Secretary, John W. Stirling, M.B., Edin. 



Hon. Curator, J. B. Williams. 



Hon. Treasurer, F. W. Eichards. 



Members of Council: George Sumner, chairman ; Albert Holden, 

 G. P. Girdwood, M.D., C. T. Williams, James Gardner, Joseph Fortier,, 

 Hon. J. K. Ward, Walter Drake, J. H. Joseph, Edgar Judge. 



Superintendent, Alfred Griffin. 



