APPENDIX F CXLIII 



Saturday, February 20th, at 3 p.m.: "The Youthful Life of the 

 Belgians." Madame Bieler. 



Saturday, February 27th, at 3 p.m.: "The Youthful Life of the 

 French." Madame Hodgson. 



Saturday, March 6th, at 3 p.m.: "The Youthful Life of the 

 Russians." Madame Sammett. 



Saturday, March 13th, at 3 p.m.: "The Youthful Life of the 

 Germans." Dr. Maud Abbott. 



Saturday, March 20th, at 3 p.m.: "The Youthful Life of the 

 Austro-Hungarians." Rev. Robert Campbell, M.A., D.D. 



Notwithstanding that the entire community was occupied, 

 throughout the session, with the all-absorbing question of the war, 

 there was a fair attendance at all the meetings of the Society. The 

 Half-Hour Talks to Children, being taken up with matters cognate 

 to the war, commanded very large audiences. 



As usual, the Society has been under special obligation to members 

 of the Scientific Staff of McGill University, both for monthly papers 

 and lectures in the Somerville Course. 



Mortality among members has been very heavy during the year. 

 Two days after the meetings of the Royal Society, held in Montreal, 

 in May of last year, two distinguished members of our Society found 

 a watery grave by the sinking of the Empress steamer, Dr. A. E. Bar- 

 low, and Mr. H. H. Lyman. We lost also Dr. Wesley Mills, a former 

 President, Prof. Bemrose, John Harper, a former Chairman of the 

 Council^ Guy Drummond a member of the Council, who so gallantly 

 fell in the battle of Neuve Chapelle, while leading his men 

 against the Germans, and Col. J. H. Burland, who also may 

 be said to have given his life for his country, through his exhaust- 

 ing work in promoting the civil department of the war. 



The Society resumed the publication of the Record of Science, 

 two numbers being issued within the year and a third number is now 

 in hand, which will complete Volume IX. 



Besides the usual exchanges 250 volumes and 1000 pamphlets 

 and scientific papers were donated to the Library by Mr. Leslie Craig, 

 being part of the library of the late Thomas Craig, F.R.M.S. ; and many 

 other donations to the Library and Museum are promised, as soon as 

 we have a suitable building in which to display them. 



The question of amalgamation with the "Mechanics' Institute" 

 has made good progress during the year and the confident expectation 

 is cherished that it will be effected before the next report is issued. 



The following are the ofifice-bearers at present. : 



Patron — His Royal Highness Duke of Connaught, K.G., The 

 Governor-General of Canada. 



