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dents, Andrew Elvins, John A. Paterson, R. F. Stupart, Professor C. 

 A. Chant, W. Balfour Musson, Professor A. T. De Lury, Professor 

 Louis B. Stewart; and the presiding officer of each Centre as follows: 

 F. A. McDiarmid, W. A. Logan, Wm. Bruce, James Duff, Professor 

 W. H. Day and A. W. McCurdy. 



EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF DR. R. E. DE LURY, SECRETARY OF 

 THE OTTAWA CENTRE : 



Evening Meetings, Spring Term: 

 "The Work of the Dominion Observatory," (Two Lectures), Dr. 



W. F. King. 

 "How Knowledge Grows," (Second Lecture) Dr. J. C. Glashan. 

 "Radio-Telegraphy," C. P. Edwards. 



Evening Meetings, Fall Term: 

 "The New Six- Foot Reflecting Telescope," Dr. J. S. Plaskett. 

 "The Constitution of the Atom," Dr. J. C. McLennan. 



Afternoon Meetings, Spring Term: 



"The Atlanta Meeting of the A.A.A.S.," Dr. Otto Klotz. 



"Review of Current Progress in Astronomy" (consisting of "Ter- 

 restrial Magnetism," C. A. French; "Some Stellar Pro- 

 _blems," Dr. R. K. Young; "Photometric Work and Comets," 

 R. M. Motherwell; "Stellar Spectroscopy," T. H. Parker; 

 "Solar Magnetism and Convection," Dr. R..E. De Lury.) 



"Electricity and its Application to Telegraphy," W. A. Dier. 



"Atmospheric Conditions Suitable for the Large Reflector," W. E. 

 Harper. 



Afternoon Meetings, Fall Term: 

 "The Evanston Meeting of the American Astronomical Society," 



Dr. J. S. Plaskett. 

 "The Geodetic Problem," W. M. Tobey. 

 "The New Photographic Telescope," R. M. Motherwell. 



Besides these regular meetings, an At-Home was held on January 

 29th; a special meeting on March 20th, to take advantage of the 

 presence in the city of Dr. J. A. Brashear, who gave a talk on "Rem- 

 iniscences of S. P. Langley;" and the Annual Meeting was held on 

 December 17th. 



The following Officers were elected for 1915: 

 President — F. A. McDiarmid. 

 Vice-President — J. J. McArthur. 



Proc. 1915—9 



