PROCEEDINGS FOR 1913 XLVII 



Fellows: Denison, Wood, Longley, King, D, C. Scott, LeSueur, James, 

 Doughty, Campbell, Raymond, Morgan, Coyne, McLachlan, Grant, 

 Burpee, Thomson and Shortt. 



The Section continued its meeting in the afternoon and the morn- 

 ings of the 28th and 29th. 



The following were the officers elected for the coming year : — 



President — Judge Longley. 



Vice-President — R. W. McLachlan. 



Secretary— W. D. Lighthall, K.C. 



The members of the Society's nominating committee elected to re- 

 present the Section were Messrs. Denison and Wood. 



Resolutions were recommended for passage by the Society on a 

 National Library, and on the remedying of defective English spoken in 

 Canada. 



The Section voted to retain the name of Professor Wrong on the 

 list for another year. It resolved to request the right of electing two 

 additional members during the coming year. 



Regarding the expenditure of the additional government grant the 

 Section recommends that, as the subject requires much consideration, 

 the matter be entrusted to the Council, with request to seek the views 

 of every Fellow of the Society by correspondence or personally. 



Drs. Grant, LeSueur, Coyne and the Secretary were appointed as 

 Printing Committee. 



Dr. Dawson's name was recommended for the retired list, with ex- 

 pression of appreciation of his distinguished services to the Society as 

 President and Secretary. 



The following papers were read and followed by discussions: — 



An Organization of the Scientific Investigation of Indian Place- 

 Nomenclature of the Maritime Provinces, by W. F. Ganong, Ph.D., 

 (Third paper). 



Notes on the Meeting Place of the First Parliament of Upper Canada, 

 by D. C. Scott. 



Extracts from Correspondence of Archibald Lampman, by E. W. 

 Thomson. 



Puberty Ceremony Among the Nootkas, by E. Sapir. 



The Republic of Manitoba, by G. Bryce, D.D. 



Alexander McNutt, by Dr. Eaton. 



Defective English spoken in Canada, by W. D. Lighthall. 



Peter Fidler, by J. B. Tyrrell. 



Fundamental Processes in Historical Sciences, by H. Bowman, 

 Ph.D. 



The American Loyalist in the Eastern Townships, by Prof. W. H. 

 Siebert. 



