PROCEEDINGS FOR 1906 IX 



During all his busy professional life ho was an indefatigable writer 

 and lecturer on his favourite subjects and he acquired a wide reputation 

 beyond the limits of Canada. In 1874 he was summoned to France 

 and presented with the gold medal of the Society of Popularization of 

 instruction at the Consen^atoire des Arts et Métiers and during his busy 

 life he received fifteen medals and twenty diplomas from foreign count- 

 ries. In 1880 he became a member of the Eoyal Academy of Arts and in 

 1882 one of the original members of the Eoyal Society of Canada. 



Mr. Baillargé's writings are too numerous to be recounted here. 

 They are catalogued in the Bibliography appended to Vol. XII. of the ^ 

 1st Series of the Transactions of the Eoyal Society where they occupy 

 five columns. 



In the course of his long life, busy as it was and occupied -«dth so 

 many interests, scientific, literary, professional and social, Mr. Baillargé 

 made no enemies. All were friends to him and he was at all times will- 

 ing to be useful to any one who might ask for counsel or assistance in 

 the varied subjects in which he was interested. 



5. — New Fellows. 



Letters of acceptance and thanks were received from the Most 

 Ecverend the Archbishop of Montreal, Dr. Doughty, Major Wood and 

 Messrs. Errol Bouchette and C. C. Jaijies, who were elected at the 

 last meeting. 



6. — The Proposed Interim Bulletin. 



The rules made last year with regard to the inauguration of a 

 Bulletin to appear from^ time to time when papers of special importance 

 called for immediate publication have not been brought into effect by 

 the publication of any urgent paper. Efforts were made to get tlie 

 separates of the scientific sections out early and fair success was 

 achieved, but some of them were delayed in proofreading by the absence 

 of their authors, and these delays blocked the progress of others. The 

 practice of sending out several revises is fatal to despatch. After an 

 author has seen a proof in galley and one revise no further proofs are 

 really needed, and no alterations should be allowed. Some papers 

 are, in fact, twice set. It would be quicker and far cheaper to type- 

 write papers not properly prepared, and make printers' copy of the 

 corrected transcripts. 



7. — A Home for the Society. 



At our last meeting a committee was appointed (p. xv.), consisting 

 of Mr. Suite, Sir James Grant, Capt. Déville, Lt.-Col. Denison, Dr. 

 Fletcher, and Messrs. Lambe and Lighthall to wait upon the Govern- 



