PROCEEDINGS FOR 1922 XXIII 



Lakes, and Dr. Barbeau intimated that an invitation would be ex- 

 tended to the Society to meet in 1924 in the city of Quebec. 



Professor Wrong, on behalf of the committee appointed to inter- 

 view the Government regarding sales tax on books imported from 

 foreign countries, reported that the Minister of Customs had promised 

 to make the change requested. 



The Popular Lecture — {Thursday Evening, May 18) 



The annual Popular Lecture was given in the Victoria Memorial 

 Museum before the Fellows and guests of the Society by Professor 

 S. E. Whitnall, of McGill University. 



Professor Whitnall entertained a large audience by the interesting 

 treatment of his subject, "The Evolution and Use of the Brain." 



SESSION III— {Friday Afternoon, May 19) 



The President took the chair at 3 p.m. and called for the Reports 

 of the Sections. 



REPORT OF THE SECTIONS 



Section I 



PROCES-VERBAL DE LA SECTION I 



Membres présents: MM. Pierre-Georges Roy, Aegidius Fauteux, 

 Thomas Chapais, Léon Gérin, Marins Barbeau, MM. les abbés 

 Camille Roy, Ivanhoë Caron, M. le Chanoine Emile Chartier, MM. 

 A.-D. DeCelles, L.-O. David, Rodolphe Lemieux, C.-J. Magnan, 

 Georges Pelletier et Antonio Perrault. 



Travaux lus ou résumés : 



1. Le Régiment de Carignan, par Francis-J. Audet. 



2. Un problème de linguistique canadienne, par l'abbé Arthur 

 Maheux. 



3. Une polémique à propos d'éducation en 1820, par l'abbé 

 Ivanhoë Caron. 



4. Les Chevaliers de Saint-Louis au Canada, par Aegidius 

 Fauteux. 



5. Deux poèmes, par l'abbé Arthur Laçasse. 



6. Les origines sociales de l'habitant, par Léon Gérin. 



