54 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



(5) November 27, 1888— "The Semitic Vowels." By Eev. Pro 



McCurdy, Mi.D. 



(6) Januarys, 1889 — "The Origin and Develoijment of Grammatical Gen- 



der." By A. F. Chamberlain, B.A. 



(7) January 22, 1S89 — " Language Learning and Language Teaching." By 



William Houston, M. A. 



(8) February 12, 1889— " The Gaelic Vowel System." By David Spence, Esq. 



(9) " 26, 1889 — "The Gaelic Consonants." " " 



During the month of Maich tlie section cuntinued the investigation 

 of the Gaelic Language introduced by the papers of Mr. SjDence, of 

 whose A'aluable assistance it was enabled to avail itself. On tbe 8th 

 January, 1889, the Rev. J. F. McCurdy, Ph.D., resigned the office 

 of Chairman of the Section, to which position Mr. D. R. Keys, B.A., 

 was duly elected. 



Tiie officers for tlie ensuing year are : — Chairman, D. R. Keys, B.A. ; 

 Vice-(^hairman, Jno. Squair, B.A. ; Secretary, A. F. Chamber- 

 lain, B A. 



(Signed) A. F. CHAMBERLAIN, 



Secretary Phllo. Section, C. I. 

 The Council of the Canadian 

 Institute, Toronto. 



REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL AND MINING SECTION 

 OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR 1^88-9. 



To the President and Coimcil of the Canadian Institute : 



Gentlemen, — Very much interest continues to be manifested by 

 the members of this section in the study and discussion of those sub- 

 jects which form the s|)ecialty of our organization. 



At the various meetings which have been held during the year the 

 attendance has been good. 



At the first meeting of the sessional year communications were read 

 from the Department of the interior referring to measures taken by 

 that Department for collecting and publishing statistics and other in- 

 formation on the mining and metallurgical interests of the Dominion, 

 and enclosing a coi)y of an Order-iu-Council on the same subject, ap- 



