PROCEEDINGS FOR 1912 XVII 
By a fortunate circumstance the Royal Society’s Delegate at the Celebration is 
Professor Edward Ernest Prince, Dominion Commissioner of Fisheries, a former 
student of the University of St. Andrews. 
W. F. Kine, LL.D., President. 
D. CAMPBELL Scort, F.R.S.C., Secretary. 
The picturesque city of St. Andrews was en féte for the occasion, 
and probably since the foundation of the University in 1411 there had 
not been such a concourse of scholars and eminent men in the city, 
nearly 3,000 distinguished guests attending the ceremonies. Over a 
hundred Universities were represented and about eighty British and 
foreign Learned Societies, and it was noticed at the various receptions, 
and on the occasion of the Lord Rector’s Address by the Earl of Rose- 
bery, that the Royal Society’s representative was regarded with special 
interest. It is gratifying to record that, upon this occasion, the Uni- 
versity conferred upon Professor Prince the honorary degree of LL.D.; 
indeed Canada was given a very distinguished place at the imposing 
functions which lasted from September 12th to 16th. 
Sir James Grant was appointed to attend the meetings held from 
March 19th to 21st in celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the 
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. He concludes an in- 
teresting report upon the visit by these words “The entire meeting bore 
undoubted evidence of progressive scientific development in the Re- 
public as well as in the represented centres of the world, a most gratifying 
outcome, at the initial stage of the twentieth century.” 
The Council has designated Sir Gilbert Parker and Professor John 
Cox to represent the Society on the occasion of the celebration of the 
foundation of the Royal Society of London and Professor Ernest W. 
Macbride has been delegated to the Bicentenary Festival of Trinity 
College, Dublin. 
VIII.—Tue SEAL AND DIPLOMA oF THE SOCIETY. 
The Honorary Secretary having drawn the attention of Council to 
the fact that the Provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta are not 
represented by their Arms in the Seal of the Society and, that the 
Diploma which is issued to Fellows requires reprinting, the Council 
have decided to recommend the appointment of a committee to consist 
of the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer, Dr. J. E. Roy and 
M. Errol Bouchett to consider these matters and to report to the 
Society. 
IX.—RELATIONS WITH THE RoYAL Society or LITERATURE OF THE 
UNITED KINGDOM. 
Pursuant to the resolution of the Society at the last aanual meeting 
correspondence has taken place with the Royal Society of Literature 
