XLVIII THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



Mr. King, and Mr. Burpee. The section decided to elect one new 

 member this year. 



The question of putting on a more systematic basis the arrange- 

 ment and character of the annual programme of papers came up for 

 discussion, and the matter was put in the hands of the President 

 and Secretary. 



The following resolution was unanimously adopted: Section II 

 has learned with very deep regret of the serious illness of one of its 

 most distinguished members, Dr. W. D. LeSueur. It desires to 

 convey to Dr. LeSueur its sincere sympathy and its earnest hope for 

 his speedy recovery. 



The following members of Section II are now serving, in various 

 ways, in connection with the War: 



Brig. -General E. A. Cruikshank. 



Professor W. L. Grant 



Colonel William Wood 



Dr. Andrew MacPhail 



Rev. Canon Scott 



The following officers were elected : — 



President — Sir William Peterson, K.C.M.G. 



Vice-President — M. Hutton, M.A., LL.D. 



Secretary — L. J. Burpee, F.R.G.S. 



On motion of Mr. Burpee, seconded by Professor Wrong, the 

 report of Section II was adopted. 



List of Papers Read in Section II. 



1.— Presidential Address. By George M. Wrong, M.A., F.R.S.C. 

 Fifty years of Federation. A look backward and a look forward. 



2. — The Federation Principle as applied to the Empire. By 

 Adam Shortt, C.M.G., LL.D. 



3. — The Feeling at present on Confederation in Nova Scotia. 

 By Archibald MacMechan, Ph.D., F.R.S.C. 



4. — Difficulties with Newfoundland. By Hon. Justice J. W. 

 Longley, LL.D., F.R.S.C. 



5. — Some Origins of the British North American Act, 1867. 

 By William Renwick Riddell, LL.D., etc.. Presented by Lawrence 

 J. Burpee, F.R.S.C. 



6. — Draft of an Introduction to Confederation and Defence. A 

 Jubilee Study 1867-1917. By Lieut.-Col. William Wood, F.R.S.C. 



7. — The Conflict of Educational Ideas arising out of the War. 

 By Robert A. Falconer, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.C. 



8. — Some Economic Reactions of the War. By James Mavor, 

 Ph.D., F.R.S.C. 



