ANNUAL MEETING 



The Sixtee th Annual Meeting of the Quebec Society for the Protectoni 

 of Plants was held in the Biology Building on Wednesday, April 23rd, 1924. 

 There was a very satisfactory attendance of members, some forty being present 

 at the afternoon session and over fifty at the evening meeting. Special speakers 

 included Prof. Dalbis of the University of Montreal, Prof. Howitt of the Ontario 

 Agricultural College and Dr. Brittain of the Truro Agricultural College. 

 ' rof. Dalbis gave an extremely able and interesting illustrated lecture on 

 "Fabre, his life and work" which unfortunately is not included among the 

 printed papers in the report. 



Principal F. C. Harrison, D. Sc, F.R.S.C. gave a very hearty welcome 

 on behalf of himself and Macdonald College to the invited speakers and to 

 the members. He pointed out the value of bringing experts in to the Society 

 from other centres of scientific endeavor, both from the point of view of hearing 

 them officially and of discussing with them informall}- the many difficult 

 problems which present themselves in the study of plants in health and disease. 

 He took the opportunity^ of reminding his hearers of the grave setback given 

 to such work by non-continuance of the Federal Grant. 



The business meeting opened at 11 a.m. with Rev. Father Leopold in 

 the chair — the President, Prof. Wm. Lochhead being in England. 



The minutes of the last meeting were approved. 



The report of the Secretary-Treasurer was read and accepted. 



The following officers were then elected for the j'ear 1924-25: — 



President: — Prof. W. Lochhead, Macdonald College. 

 Vice-President: — Rev. Father Leopold, La Trappe. 

 Secretary-treasurer: — Dr. E. Melville DuPorte, Macdonald College. 

 Directors: — C. E. Petch, Esq., Hemmingford, Que. 

 Prof. Father Louis Marie, La Trappe. 

 A. F. Winn, Esq., Montreal. 

 Prof. Bro. Victorin, Univ. of Montreal. 

 G. Maheux, Esq., Provincial Entomologist, Que. 

 Dr. B. T. Dickson, Macdonald College. 

 G. Bouchard, M.P., Ste-Anne de la Pocatiere. 

 Dr. A. T. Charron, St-Hyacinthe, Que. 

 Auditor: — J. G. Coulson, Esq., Macdonald College. 

 Delegate to the Royal Society of Canada: — Dr. Dickson. 

 Delegates to the Ontario Entomological Society: — Prof. W. Loclihead. 

 and Rev. Father Leopold. 



Delegates to the Canadian Branch of the American Phytopathological 

 Society:— Dr. B. T. Dickson, Rev. Father Leopold Mr. O. Caron and Mr. J. G. 

 Coulson. 



Delegate to the British Association Meeting in Toronto, August, 1924: — 

 Dr. E. M. DuPorte. 



It was resolved that the Society so far as funds are available, continue 

 to help in aiding investigations concerning economic diseases caused by insects, 

 fungi, or bacteria. 



