PROCEEDINGS FOR 1912 XIX 
XII.—THE NoMINATING COMMITTEE’S SUGGESTION AS TO THE ELECTION 
OF OFFICERS. 
The Council has considered a recommendation of the Nominating 
Committee which was referred to them by the Society. The recom- 
mendation was as follows:—‘“That in future no one be nominated for 
the office of President or Vice-President who has not previously held the 
office of President of a Section or of Honorary Secretary of the Society.” 
If the recommendation were to be incorporated in the By-laws it 
would appear inadvisable to make such a rigid restriction; but it is not 
clear that this was the intention of the Nominating Committee. It is no 
doubt the wish of the Society to confer the honour of the Presidency 
upon its prominent and its oldest members; but occasion might arise 
when it would be in the interest of the Society to elect as President a 
Fellow who had not held membership for long. It would seem sufficient, 
therefore, if the attention of the Nominating Committee were drawn 
to the fact that the Society is of opinion that in filling the offices of 
President or Vice-President suitability should be the most important 
requisite, and that the names of those who have been Presidents of Sec- 
tions, Honorary Secretary or Honorary Treasurer or of those who are 
charter members, should be first considered. 
It has also occurred to Council that this Committee might with ad- 
vantage be made a Standing Committee, on which each Section would 
be represented by two members elected by the Section, one to retire 
after two years’ service and the vacancy to be filled by election. In a 
Committee so constituted the traditionsand procedure of the Committee 
could be preserved. 
The attention of the Society is drawn to the fact that nothing in 
the By-laws precludes the re-election of the President or Vice-President 
for a second term. 
XIII—THE LIBRARY. 
A deputation from the Council waited upon the Honourable the 
Minister of Public Works and requested that permission be given to 
locate the library of the Society in the Victoria Memorial Museum. The 
deputation was cordially received and there is reason to hope that 
some arrangement will be made to that end at an early date. As soon 
as shelving is installed the work of binding and arranging the library 
will be undertaken. It is reeommended that the Council be authorized 
to expend the amount necessary for the establishment of the library 
in the Victoria Museum. 
