PROCEEDINGS FOR 1897 LXXXV 



The following papers have been read either in full, in abstract or by 

 title : 



1. — " On the Transcendental Geometry," by Prof. N, F. Dupuis, 

 presidential address. 



2. — " The Character and Progress of the Tides in the Gulf and Eiver 

 St. Lawrence, as ascertained by simultaneous observations with self- 

 registering tide-gauges," by Mr. W. B. Dawson. 



3. — " The Abstract and Concrete in Education : the word, the image, 

 the reality," by Mr. C. Baillairgé. 



4. — " A Dominion Hydrographie Survey," by Prof. A. Johnson. 



5. — " On some measurements of the temperature of the Lachine 

 Eapids, made during the winter of 1896-7, with a differential platinum 

 thermometer," by Mr. H. T. Barnes, M.A.Sc, demonstrator of jihysics, in 

 McGill University ; Communicated by Prof. Callendar. 



6. — " On Measurements of Soil Temperatures," by Prof. H. L. Cal- 

 lendar and Prof. C. H. McLeod. 



7.—" Secondary Undulations at St. John, N.B.," by Prof. A. W. 

 Duff, D.Sc, Purdue University, Indiana, delegate from the New Bruns- 

 wick Natural History Society. 



8. — '• On the relation of the Specific Gravity of dilute aqueous 

 solutions of certain electrolytes to their state of ionization," by Prof. J. 

 G. MacGregor. 



9. — " On the calculation of the conductivity of dilute aqueous 

 solutions containing two electrolytes with no common ion," by Mr. E. H, 

 Archibald, B.A , Dalhousie College, Halifax ; Communicated by Prof. 

 MacGreo-or. 



10. — " Some experiments on the Determination of Temperature," by 

 Mr. Alex. MacPhail ; Communicated by Prof. Bovey. 



11. — " A simplification of Des Cartes' method of solving the general 

 quartic equation," by S. W. Matthews ; Communicated by Prof. Dupuis. 



The following were elected office bearers for the session of 1897-8 : 



President, Mr. T. C. Keefer, C.M.G. 



Yice-President, Prof. C. H. McLeod, M.E. 



Secretary — Capt. E. Deville. 



The following were appointed members of the publication com- 

 mittee : The officers of the section, for the present year, with power to 

 add to their number. 



In the matter of the election of Prof J. Cox, to membership in this 

 section, which was referred by the society to this section for consideration 

 and report, on the ground that while the election- circular stated that 

 it was an "additional" member who was to be elected, opportunity had 

 not been afforded members to vote on the general question of holding 

 such an election in the present year, as provided by rule 6 : it was found 

 on inquiry that owing to the retirement of M. de Foville, a " vacancy " 



