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appeared in a great English quarterly, when he was still quite a young 

 man, drew attention to his taste and judgment. The Canadian 

 Monthly, The Week, The Canadian Magazine, Queen's Quarterly, 

 The Commonwealth, The University Magazine, The Montreal Gaz tie, 

 The Montreal Star and The Ottawa Citizen, were enriched by contri- 

 butions from his pen, either on subjects purely literary or on matters 

 of current interest. In later years he gave much attention to the 

 study of history, which was the subject of his thoughtful address as 

 President of this Society. 



It is noteworthy that, although Dr. LeSueur's literary and his- 

 torical studies covered a large range and were elaborated with char- 

 acteristic care, they did not cause him to stint his interest in scientific 

 progress. There have been some animated controversies in recent 

 years between those who would retain the ancient classics on their 

 traditional footing as a branch of education, and those who would 

 give a virtually exclusive preference to science as more rational and 

 more practical. But, while Dr. LeSueur was devoting so much time 

 and thought to ancient letters, while he was gauging the great modern 

 products of inspiration and criticism that had done so much to advance 

 the cause of civilization, he had been all along a fruitful devotee of 

 science. He was among the rare students of Canada who recognized 

 at once the significance of the new science and its destined ultimate 

 efifects on religious and philosophic thought. He was for years on 

 the staff of the Popular Science Monthly, and when a leader of the 

 new movement was to be honoured in New York by a dinner to which 

 the foremost scientific men of the Union were invited. Dr. LeSueur 

 was chosen to represent Canada. His study on "The Data of Ethics" 

 was included in the preface of a special edition of that work. Among 

 his essays that w^ere published separately w^ere those entitled, "A 

 Defence of Modern Thought," and "Evolution and the Positive 

 Aspects of Modern Thought." 



Dr. LeSueur contributed to the "Makers of Canada" Series, a 

 volume dealing with the most illustrious of the Governors of the Old 

 Regime after the great explorer and founder Champlain. In dealing 

 with the character, policies and acts of Count Frontenac, Dr. Le 

 Sueur is original and independent and at the same time fair and 

 unprejudiced to both his champions and his critics. 



Among his other writings may be mentioned "Notes on the 

 Study of Language," "Partizan Politics," and "The Development of 

 Responsible Government in Canada." 



Besides The Royal Society, of which he was successively Honorary 

 Secretary, Vice-President and President, Dr. LeSueur was a member 

 of the Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society to which he presented 



