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Programme of Second Course. 

 1908. 

 Jan, 9. — " Scenes from the Life of Huxley." Mrs. G. F. Matthew. 

 Jan. 16. — " Some Impressions of the Spanish- American War." Miss 



Charlotte Wilson. 

 Jan. 23.—" French Court Life." Mrs. Alfred Morrisey. 

 Jan. 30.—" The Life of Oliver Goldsmith." ,Miss Winifred Eaymond. 

 Feb. 6. — " Impressions of Paris." Mrs. F. 'A. Foster. 

 Feb. 13.—" Some French Cathedrals." Mrs. Jolin Sealy. 

 Feb. 20.—" Trees." Miss E. B. Homer. 

 Feb. 27.—" Singing-Bird Time in England." Mrs. G. IT. Hay. 



Weekly courses of elementary talks, illustrated by the reflectoscope, 

 were given to the Junior Boys and Girls' Branches during the winter 

 months of 1908 and 1909, to supplement the results of Field Excursions 

 during the previous summers. 



To bring our lecture course down to date, the programme for 1908-09 

 is here given : 



1908. 

 Oct. 6. — Eesults of Summer Field Meetings. By Ladies of Sections. 

 Oct. 20. — Annual meeting; President's address. 

 Oct. 27. — Conversazione. 



Nov. 3.—" Sport and Its Effect." Mr. A. Gordon Leavitt. 

 Dec. 1. — " Stone Craft of the New Brunswick Indians." Mr. Wm. 



Mcintosh. 

 1909. 

 Jan. 5. — " Forestry Work in Southern Pine Districts." Professor E. 



B. Miller. 

 Feb. 2. — " The Swim Bladder in Fishes." Professor Philip Cox, 



Ph.D. 

 Mar. 2. — " A Comparison of Early Spring Flowers of England and 



Eastern Canada." G. U. Hay, D.Sc. 

 April 6. — (a) ""Physical Evolution of Acadia; Continental Phase, 

 (b) Phosphate Beds in South Carolina and New Brunswick." 



G. F. Matthew, D.Sc. 

 May 4.—" Mines and Mining." L. W. Bailey, Ph.D. 



Ten popular lectures were also given, and the Ladies' Association, 

 as in the preceding season, provided two courses of lectures, the first, 

 a paid course, during the last three months of 1908, and the second a 

 free course of a more popular character during the first three months of 

 1909. Not to extend this report unduly the programmes of these courses 

 are omitted. 



