CONTENTS. 



PROCEEDINGS. 



SESSION OF 1898-99: PAGE 



Presidential Address, by Alex. McKay i 



Obituary Notices of John Somers, M. D., Jules Marcou, and 



John Ambrose, D. C. L iii 



Notes on the Early History of the Institute v 



The Position of Science in our Educational System viii 



Report of the Treasurer xv 



Report of the Librarian xv 



Dr. A. H. MacKay on the Diatomacece of Nova Scotia xix 



Lee Russell, B. S. , on School-Room Air . xxi 



Prof. J. G. MacGregor, and W. A Macdonald, on the Varia- 

 tion with tension, of the elastic properties of vulcanized india- 

 rubber xxviii 



SESSION or 1899-1900: 



Presidential Address, by Alex. McKay xxxv 



Obituary Notices of J. J. Fox, and Sir J. W. Dawson xxxvi 



The utility of a Scientific Library and of a properly conducted 



Museum xxxix 



Report of the Treasurer xli 



Report of the Librarian xlii 



A. H. McKay, LL. D. , on the Sub-divisions of the Carboniferous 



System of Canada xlvii 



H. S. Poole, F. G. S., on the Periodical Appearance of Ants in a 



Chimney, and on an unusual site for a Humble-bees' nest xlix 



A. H. MacKay, Li,. D. , on Material taken from the bottom of the 

 Atlantic by the cable steamer Minia ; 



SESSION OF 1900-01 : 



Presidential Address, by Dr. A. H. MacKay liii 



On the Scope of Work of the Institute liii 



Provincial Museum and Science Library Ivi 



Deaths of Captain Trott, and Rev. A. C. Waghorne Ivii 



Reports of Treasurer and Librarian Iviii 



Officers of 1900-1901 Iviii 



Resolution of Regret on Death of Dr. J. R. DeWolf Ixi 



H. S. Poole, F. R. S. C., on the Davis Calyx Drill. (Title only) lix 



