ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



PROCEEDINGS FOU 1908 

 TWENTY-SEVENTH GENERAL MEETING 



SESSION I. (Tuesday, May 26.) 



The Royal Society of Canada held its twenty-seventh general meeting 

 in the Normal School Building, Elgin Street, Ottawa. 



The President, Dr. Dawson, took the chair at 10 o'clock a.m., 

 and called the meeting to order. The roll was then called by the 

 Secretary. 



Present : 



President, Dr. S. E. Dawson. 



Vice-President, Dr. J. E. Eoy. 



Honorary Secretaiy, Dr. James Fletcher. 



Honorary Treasurer, Mr. L. M. Lambe. 



The following members, in their Sections, were present at the roll 

 call^ or arrived later during the session. 



Section I. — Present: Mr. E. Bouchette, Mgr. Bruchesi, Dr. 

 DeCelles, Mr. Gérin, Abbé Gosselin, Hon. P. Poirier, Dr. J. E. Eoy, 

 Mr. Suite, -and the Honourable R. Lemieux, who was introduced at this 

 meeting. 



Apologies were received from Mgr. Begin, Mgr, Paquet, Judge 

 Prud'homme, the Abbé Camille Eoy. 



Section II. — Present: Rev. Dr. Bryce, Dr. W. AVilfred Campbell, 

 Lt.-Col. Cruickshank, Mr. Coyne, Dr. Dawson, Col. Denison, Dr. 

 Doughty, Dr. Hannay, Archbp. Howley, Mr. James, Dr. LeSueur, Mr. 

 Lighthall, Dr. Morgan, Mr. Geo. Mun-ay, and Mr. D. C. Scott. 



Apologies were received from Eev. Dr. Burwash, Eev. Dr. Clark, 

 Rev. J. C. Murray, Eev. Dr. Eaymond, Dr. J. Eeade, Rev. Dr. Withrow, 

 Mr. J. S. Willison, and Lieut.-Col. Wood. ' 



Section III. — Present : Prof. Baker, Dr. Barnes, Dr. Bell Dawson, 

 Dr. Deville, Sir Sandford Fleming, Dr. Girtlwood, Dr. Glashan, Dr. 

 Goodwin, Dr. Hoffmann, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Keefer, Dr. Loudon, Mr. A. 

 McGill, Prof. McLennan, Prof. W. L. Miller, Prof. McLeod, Dr. Ruttan, 

 Mr. Shutt, Mr. Stupart, and Dr. King, who was introduced at this 

 meeting. 



Apologies were received from Prof. Dupuis and Mgr. Hamel. 



Section IV. — Present: Dr. Adami, Dr. Adams, Dr. Ami, Dr. 

 Bailey, Dr. Barlow, Dr. Bell, Dr. Ells, Dr. Fletcher, Prof. Fowler, 

 Sir James Grant, Dr. Hay, Mr. Harrington, Mr. Lambe, Prof. McCal- 



