CLXIV THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



XVIIL— /?epor/ of the Huron lusfitulc. 

 By David ^VILLIA^ s, Sccretaiy. 



The Huron Institute has not been as active in the way of public 

 meetings during the past year, owing to different causes, chiefly that 

 the field has been so fully occupied by other local organizations, never- 

 theless there is still much interest in its work. 



At an appropriate time the Institute held a Brock Night, at which 

 valuable and carefully prepared papers on the great hero were read by 

 Lt.-Col. G. W. Bruce of the 35th Regiment, and Mr. W. J. Feasby, B.A., 

 of the teaching staff of the Collegiate Institute. 



Though lectures have not been so frequent, considerable attention 

 has been devoted to the museum, and as a result many valuable acqui- 

 sitions have been received. These comprise maps of the town and dis- 

 trict, some of which are very scarce, photographic views, many Indian 

 relics belonging to the early inhabitants of the immediate neighl)orhood, 

 also a number of collections of interesting articles belonging to peoples 

 elsewhere. Of these special mention should be made of the contri- 

 butions made by Miss Goodfellow, who has been laboring among the 

 Esquimo for several years; also of a Chinese goddess, said to have been 

 carried from Pekin during the occupation of that city by the allied 

 troops, a few years ago. There are many more articles of equal interest, 

 all adding to and increasing the historic value of this institute to the 

 town and the Province generally. 



During the year the equipment of the Institute was added to by 

 the purchase of a modern steroptican, which is now available for use 

 on the occasion of illustrated addresses. This had long been felt a 

 necessity, and its installation will obviate the trouble of the past of 

 borrowing from kindly disposed friends. 



The financial statement of the year shows the receipts as S262.89, 

 and the expenditures as $123.93, leaving a balance of $138.96 on hand 

 to commence the work of the current year. 



The officers are as follows: — 



Hon. President. — F. T, Hodgson. 



President.— M. Caviller, CE. 



Vice-Presidents. — Miss F. A. Redmond, Mrs. J. R. Arthur. 



Secretary. — David Williams. 



Treasurer. — A. H. Cuttle. 



Curator. — E. R. Carpenter. 



Directors. — Misses M. Howard and E. Griesbach, Rev. A. O'Leary, 

 D.D., Messrs. John Birnie, K.C., G. W. Winckler, F. F. Telfer, G. B. 

 Wescott, Col. G. W. Bruce. 



