XXII THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
The meeting then took up the consideration of the proposed 
amendment to the By-laws by Dr. A. B. Macallum, printed copies 
of which had been placed in the hands of the Fellows. The president 
called upon Dr. Macallum, who gave a verbal explanation of the mean- 
ing and effect of the suggested change; this explanation was followed 
by discussion, in which several of the Fellows took part, and further 
consideration was postponed until a subsequent session. 
THE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 
The Presidential Address was delivered on Tuesday evening in 
the concert hall of the Chateau Laurier. The chair was occupied 
by the Vice-President. The President’s subject was, “Canada's 
Intellectual Status and Intellectual Needs.’ The address will be 
found printed in full as Appendix A. 
SESSION II.—(Wednesday, May 17) 
The President took the chair at 12 o’clock. 
It was moved by Mr. Burpee, seconded by Mr. White, that the 
Report of Council be adopted.—Carried. 
The following new members who had arrived in the interval 
were then introduced to the President:—Dr. Oscar D. Skelton and 
Prof. Francis E. Lloyd, as well as Dr. Maurice Hutton, who had been 
elected in 1913. 
The motion for the election of Professor Siebert as a Correspond- 
ing Member in Section II was now presented to the Society and carried. 
The meeting then took up further consideration of Dr. Macallum’s 
proposed amendment of the By-laws and after some discussion it 
was moved by Dr. Macallum, and seconded by Dr. MacKay, that, 
the present Section VI of the By-laws of the Society shall apply only 
to Sections I, II and III, and that the amendment proposed by Dr. 
Macallum shall apply to Section IV and to such other Sections as may 
hereafter decide to adopt it.—Carried. 
The amendment is as follows :— 
1. Change “fifteenth day of February” in second last line of para- 
graph 3, section VI, to “fifteenth day of January.” 
2. Change “fifteenth of February of paragraph 4, section VI, 
to “fifteenth of January.” 
3. Change “first day of March” of paragraph 5, section VI, to “‘first 
day of February.” 
4. Substitute in place of paragraph 6, section VI, the following—: 
At a meeting to be held in Ottawa on the third Friday of Feb- 
ruary; the Council with three members elected for that purpose from 
