XCVI EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



mentary and popular character during the winter, such as a course 

 of elementary lectures designed for young people, a course of after- 

 noon lectures, under the auspices of the ijadies' Association; and the 

 opening of the Society's museum during three afternoons of each week 

 during the year for general visitors and the instruction of the pupils 

 of the public schools. 



The enrolled membership of the Society is 170, embracing all 

 classes of members. A modest income derived from the fees of mem- 

 bers, interest on an investment, and a small yearly grant from govern- 

 ment is sujfficient for the current expenses of the Society. 



Ten regular meetings have been held during the year at which 

 the following papers were read: 



1902. 

 June 3. — " Reports of the Meeting of the Royal Society at Toronto," 



by G. U. Hay and G. F. Matthew. 

 Oct. 7. — " Batrachians of the Carboniferous Age and their Tracks 



at the Joggins mines, N.S.," by G. F. Matthew, D.Sc. 

 Nov. 4. — "Mushrooms; their Structure, Habits and Uses (to be fol- 

 lowed by a list)," by G. U. Hay, D.Sc. 

 Dec. 3. — " Notes on the Geology of the Northern Highlands of New 

 Brunswick," by Prof. L. W. Bailey, Ph.D. 

 1903. 

 Jan. %.—{a) " The Parasite," Geo. G. Melvin, M.D. 



(&) " Some Rare Plants and their Habits," H. F. Perkins, 

 Ph.B. 

 Jan. 20. — Annual Meeting. President's Address. Election of Officers. 

 Feb. 3. — (a) " The Borderland between Insanity and Crime," Hon. H. 

 A. McKeown, M.P.P. 

 (&) " Notes on New Brunswick Fishes," Chas. F. B. Rowe. 

 Mar. 3. — (a) " Wintering of Plants," J. Vroom. 

 (&) " Notes on the Violets," J. Vroom. 

 April 7.—" The Structure of the Common House Fly," W. H. Mowatt. 

 May 5. — (a) " Birds and their Structure," A. Gordon Leavitt. 

 (6) " Birds and their Nests," J. W. Banks. 



In addition to the above a valuable series of papers was contributed 

 by Prof. W. F. Ganong on the " Physiography and Natural History of 

 New Brunswick." 



The elementary course embraced talks and discussion on minerals, 

 plants, birds and insects. 



