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porary quarters of the society, the attendance and interest being very 



gratifying. The following papers were presented : — 



Oct. 26. — -' The New Permanent Biological Station at St. Andrews, 



N.B./' by Dr. Tenhallow. 

 Nov. 25.—" The Collection and Bearing of Dragon-flies at the Marine 

 Biological Station, Georgian Bay," by Dr. E. M. Walker. 

 Jan. 27.—" Some of the Latest Kesults in Plant Breeding," by Prof. 



Carrie M. Derick. 

 Feb. 24.— "Quebec and the Rock Slides from Cape Diamond," by 



J. S. Buchan, K.C. 

 Mar. 31.—" History of the Natural History Society of Montreal, with 

 a Description of the Proposed New Building," by Dr. 

 Penliallow. 

 April 27.—" The New North West of Canada," by Fred G. Lawrence, 

 F.E.G.S. 



In accordance with its usual custom, the society arranged for six 

 Somerville Lectures and six Saturday Plalf-hour Talks to Children; 

 and in addition a joint committee of the Natural History Society and 

 the Local Council of Women planned thirty-four free illustrated lec- 

 tures, delivered at various points in the city and suburbs, in the carrying 

 out of which they were assisted by The Arts and Handicrafts Guild, 

 The Cooking School o£ the Y.AV.C.A.. Ecole Ménagère, The Pure Milk 

 League, The Tuberculosis League, The Victorian Order of Nurses. At 

 all these lectures and demonstrations the attendance was very satis- 

 factory and the interest elicited of such a nature as to thoroughly justify 

 the society in continuing the work next year. The programme of these 

 lectures is here appended. 



Somerville Lectures, delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Y.M.C.A., 

 Dominion Square: 



" Coal Mining," by J. Bonsall Porter, Ph.D. 



" Education for the Improvement of Rural Conditions," by J. W. 

 Robertson, LL.D., C.M.G. 



" A Botanist's Rambles in Spain," by Theo. L. Wardleworth, F.L.S. 



" British Columbia and its Possibilities," by Harry Bragg, Esq. 



" Forestry," by Dr. B. E. Fernow, IjL.D. (Dean of the Forestry 

 School, University of Toronto). 



" The Fiords of British Columbia," by J. Austen Bancroft, M.A. 



Saturday Half-hour Talks to Children, delivered in the Lecture 

 Hall of St. Andrew's Church, Beaver Hall Hill: 



" How Plants get their Food," by Prof. Carrie M. Derick, M.A. 



" Just a Piece of Coal," by J. Austen Bancroft, M.A. 



" Air," by J. S. Buchan, K.C. 



