The Arms of the Canadian Institute shown on the opposite page 

 were designed by Sir Sandford Fleming about the year 1850, 

 shortly after the Institute was organized. On being submitted to the 

 Council they received its hearty approval. 



Sir Sandford then drew the design on wood, after which it was 

 engraved by John AUavsen, a native-born Englishman, who had 

 recently arrived in Canada from Leipsic, Germany. 



On the shield are depicted some of the instruments employed by 

 professional surveyors and engineers, such as a Level, Compass and 

 Theodolite. Near the ground level a railway train is emerging from a 

 tunnel. Over the shield and scroll, and forming the Crest, is a female 

 figure typifying Science trimming the Lamp of Life. 



For the past sixty-three years this beautiful design has been used 

 as the proper Arms of the Canadian Institute. May it serve through 

 very many coming years to keep before our members the high ideals 

 with which the Institute was originally organized, and may the 

 Institute itself continue to form a nucleus of quiet, thoughtful, 

 scientific men in the midst of the business centre of the Province of 

 Ontario. 



The tablet here depicted is 2 ft. by 3 ft. in size. It is of marble 

 from Bancroft, Ontario, and was engraved in relief by The Hoidge 

 Marble Works of this city. It now occupies a conspicuous place on the 

 wall in the Memorial Tower in Halifax. 



J. B. Tyrrell, 

 Toronto, February, IQ13. President. 



