1890-91.] REPORT OF THE PHILOLOGICAL SECTION. 55 



This paper the Secretary was desirous to secure for publication in the 

 Proceedings, but Prof. Spencer was reluctant to allow the proof-reading 

 to escape his supervision. As the paper is an important and original 

 contribution to the geological speculations on the origin of the lakes, it 

 is to be hoped that on Prof. Spencer's return from Europe the Institute 

 may have the honor of publishing it. Prof. Spencer is a Canadian, 

 whose earliest geological studies were carried on in this neighborhood, 

 and it was with peculiar pleasure that he introduced his completed study 

 of the problem of the lakes to a Canadian scientific body. 



The museum of the Institute has been enriched with some valuable 

 specimens, and when more room can be given, the Section is ready to 

 devote time and attention to this important branch of its enjoyable 

 duties. 



ARTHUR HARVEY, 



Vice- Chairman. 



REPORT OF THE PHILOLOGICAL SECTION. 



Toronto, April 15th, 1890. 



In accordance with the Constitution of the Institute, I beg to submit 

 the following as the Report of the Philological Section for the year 

 1 889- 1 890. A programme for the Session was arranged as follows : — 



1889. Nov. 12. " The Study of Gaelic." 



" " 26. " The Study of Modern Languages in Canadian Uni- 

 versities." A historical sketch, by D. R. Keys, M.A. 



" Dec. 10. " The Study of Gaelic." 



" " 24. " Jargons and Mixed Languages, I." By A. F. Cham- 

 berlain, M.A. 



1890. Jan. 14. " The Study of Gaelic." 



" " 28. "Jargons and Mixed Languages, II." By A. F. Cham- 

 berlain, M.A. 

 " The Study of Gaelic." 

 " Scandinavian Influence upon Contemporary English 



Literature." By D. R. Keys, M.A. 

 " The Study of Gaelic." 



" German words in English." By A. F. Chamberlain, 



M.A. 



April 9. " The Study of Gaelic." 



The first half only of this programme has been carried out, and I regret 



to say that it does not seem possible, in the present circumstances, to go 



on with the work of the Section. The formation of the new Historical 



