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education; that is my sector; and in that respect the association of 

 American universities — the association of American colleges, state 

 universities, agricultural colleges and engineering schools of the 

 United States — have formed a committee, with myself as chair- 

 man, to bring the whole resources of all the upper academic life of 

 America to the aid of the nation, and every one of us is pledged to 

 that one thought, that first we must win this struggle for, liberty. 

 (Applause.) 



We know that between the French and English allies at the 

 front exists the alliance officer. If I can serve in that relation, in 

 some degree between your great nation and ours; if I can in any 

 way learn what you have done; if I can assist in bringing together 

 your experience and our experience, I shall indeed be happy. If, 

 as was discussed with Mr. Balfour only the other day, we can bring 

 together the splendid energy that comes from our present needs, 

 new and vital, sharpened by the war, with all that went before, we 

 can do much; and from that success we should go on to the future, 

 into that period that is to come after the war, into a newer and more 

 splendid time, a time such as we may dream of; when the whole 

 great university life of the Empire, together with the whole great 

 university life of the United States, may go on side by side into the 

 future, and may bear for all the world a brighter torch of learning 

 and of liberty. (Applause.) 



The proceedings closed with the singing of the National Anthem. 



- SESSION III.— (Thursday afternoon. May 24.) 



Dr. John Macnaughton, the newly elected Fellow of Section II 

 was presented by Prof. Wrong. 



REPORTS OF THE SECTIONS 

 SECTION I. 



PROCÈS- VERBAL DE LA SECTION I. 



Mardi, le 22 mai, à 11.30 a.m. 



Étaient présents: M. A.-D. DeCelles, président. Sir A.-B. Rou- 

 thier, M. Benjamin Suite, Hon. L.-O. David, Hon. R. Lemieux, 

 M. Eugène Rouillard, M. P.-B. Mignault, M. H.-J.-J.-B. Chouinard, 

 M. l'abbé Auguste Gosselin, M. l'abbé Camille Roy, M. l'abbé Émilt 

 Chartier, l'hon. Dr. Ernest Choquette, M. Louvigny de Montigny, 

 M. LécTn Gérin, M. Antonio Perrault, M. V. Morin, M. C.-M. Barbeau. 



