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creating a separate section for Social and Economic studies and assigning 
the Geological and the Biological sciences to separate Sections, reported 
that he had obtained by correspondence the views of the members of the 
Committee on the question and he would move, seconded by Dr. 
Glashan, that, in the absence of Sir Sandford Fleming, Chairman of 
the Committee named to consider the proposal to add new Sections 
to the Society, the report of said committee be not received now, 
but that the written opinions of the different members be printed 
for the information of the Society.—Carried. 
Mr. Bouchette also moved, seconded by Dr. King, that the name of 
Mr. Léon Gérin, be added to the Committee referred to.—Carried. 
Moved by Dr. Coyne, and seconded by Dr. Raymond, that, in the 
opinion of the Society, the General Printing Committee should, as far as 
practicable, allot to each Section the number of pages in the Transactions 
to be at the disposal of such Section, and the Printing Committee of the 
Section should select the papers to be printed in that Section, within 
such limitation.—Carried. 
The meeting then adjourned to 11 a.m. next day. 
At 8.15 p.m. on Tuesday, the Presidential Address was delivered 
in the Assembly Hall of the Normal School, by the Rev. Dr. George 
Bryce, the subject being “The Canadianization of Western Canada.” 
(See Appendix A.) The chair was occupied by the Vice-President, 
Professor R. Ramsay Wright. At the conclusion of the address, a vote 
of thanks to the President, moved by Mr. Barlow Cumberland, and 
seconded by Dr. Sulte, was unanimously carried. 
SESSION II, (Wednesday, 28th September.) 
The chair was taken by the President at 1l a.m. The President read 
the names of the Committees he had appointed in accordance with 
resolutions passed the previous day. These were as follows:— 
Committee on Address to His Majesty the King;—Dr. J. H. Coyne, 
Col. William Wood, and M. Benjamin Sulte. 
Committee on Printing;—Dr. W. F. King, C.M.G., Chairman, Dr. 
W. D. LeSueur, Dr. Benjamin Sulte, Dr. W. W. Campbell, Dr. W. Bell, 
Dawson, Mr. L. M. Lambe. 
The reports of the following Associated Societies were then read: 
Natural Histéry Society of Montreal, by Mr. Harry Bragg, M.J.I., 
delegate. 
Ontario Historical Society, by Mr. Barlow Cumberland, President 
and delegate. 
