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vention outside of the Dominion Capital City, it might be well worth 

 considering whether Quebec would not be a suitable place for holding 

 it. It is at least very gratifying to all Quebecers in general and to 

 our Society in particular, that it is a native of the city of Quebec who 

 occupies the chair of the Royal Society of Canada this present year. 



XVII. — Report of Natural History Society of Montreal 

 By Dr. Robert Campbell. 



The following report of the proceedings of the Natural History 

 Society of Montreal, for the past twelve months, is respectfully 

 submitted. 



Papers were presented and read at the monthly meetings of the 

 Society as follows: 



Oct. 26th, 1914: "Denver Colorado Plants." Mrs. G. P. Gird- 

 wood. 



"Righthandedness". Dr. G. P. Girdwood. 



Nov. 30th, 1914: "The Bedrock and the Raised Benches of 

 Montreal." Prof. John Stansfield. 



Jan. 25th, 1915: "The Geology of Mt. Royal Tunnel." Dr. J 

 Austen Bancroft. 



Feb. 22nd, 1915: "Exhibit of Canadian Grasses." Dr. R. Camp- 

 bell. 



March 29th, 1915: "Inside the Atom." Dr. A. S. Eve. 



April 26th, 1915: "Illumination." Dr. Howard T. Barnes. 



The Somerville Course of Lectures was as follows: 



Thursday, February 18th, at 8 p.m.: "Science and Agriculture". 

 J. S. Buchan, K.C., B.C.L. 



Thursday, February 25th, at 8 p.m.: "The Mount Royal Tunnel." 

 S. P. Brown, B.Sc, Chief Engineer C. N. Montreal Tunnel. 



Thursday, March 4th, at 8 p.m.: "The Canadian Oyster." J. 

 Stafford, M.A., Ph.D., Biological Stafï, McGill College. 



Thursday, March 11th, at 8 p.m.: "Sketch of some former Emi- 

 nent Members of the Natural History Society." Rev. Robert 

 Campbell, M.A., D.D. 



Thursday, March 18th, at 8 p.m.: "The Supply of Nickel and its 

 Uses." Alfred Stansfield, D.Sc, A.R.S.M., Professor of Metallurgy 

 McGill College. 



The Saturday Half-hour Talks to Children were on the following 

 Topics : 



