CXII THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
LECTURES. 
During the winter season of 1911-1912 a valuable and instructive 
course of lectures was arranged for. Two of these were under joint 
auspices; our first, with the Ottawa Horticultural Society, and the 
eight with the officials of the Normal School. The lectures under our 
own auspices were all given by leading scientists of Ottawa, whose 
services we were fortunate in securing. They were all illustrated by 
lantern views or by specimens. After the close of our winter course 
an additional lecture was arranged for on April 3rd, by Mr. Christian 
Leden, who is an official of the Norwegian government. His lecture 
was on “Our Neighbors of the North Pole.” He had spent several 
winters among the Esquimaux of Greenland, and gave an interesting 
account of their customs and habits which was illustrated by lantern 
views, phonographic records of their songs and kinematographic re- 
presentations of their weird spirit dances. He announced his intention 
of visiting the Esquimaux of Northern Canada next Summer to study 
their habits and to make a collection for some of the leading museums 
of Europe. 
Our programme as carried out was as follows :— 
Nov.  14th.—“ Landscape Gardening.” Prof. F. A. Waugh, Amherst, 
Mass 
Nov. 28th.—“The Big Game of the Ottawa Valley.” Prof. E. E. 
Prince, Dominion Commissioner of Fisheries. 
Dec. 12th.—“ Some Insect Friends and Foes.” Mr. Alex. McNeill, 
Chief of the Fruit Division. 
Jan. 9th.—“ Water and Health.” Prof. F. T. Shutt. 
Jan.  23rd.—Habits of Some Turtles and Batrachians.” Mr. E. 
A. Lesueur. 
Feb.  13th.—Variation in Plant Life, its biological significance and 
practical value.” Mr. Oscar Malte Ph.D. 
Feb. 27th.—“The Evolution of the Worlds.” J. 8S. Plaskett B.A., 
F.R.$S.C., Dominion Observatory. 
March 12th.—“ Our Native Birds.” Chs. W. Nash, Biologist, Provin- 
cial Museum, Toronto. 
These lectures were interesting and instructive, They were fairly 
well attended although it is regretted that more did not take advantage 
of them. A brief announcement was put in the daily papers one or 
two evenings before the date of the lecture, and afterwards in most 
cases a report was also given. But our own journal “The Ottawa 
Naturalist” is the official organ of the Club. 
