XXX11 PROCEEDINGS. 



King's College under the able tuition of his father. He- 

 received his B. A. degree in 1871, after which he took a 

 special course in mining, geology and chemistry, and received 

 the degree of M. A. in 18T3. At the same time he won the 

 " Welsford," " General Williams " and " Alumni " prizes. 



After leaving college he began the practical study of min- 

 ing engineering in Nova Scotia, especially in the Albion 

 collieries of the General Mining Association in Pictou county,, 

 and extended his observations in the leading mining districts 

 of Great Britain. 



On the 21st day of April, 1879, he was appointed inspector 

 of mines by the government of Nova Scotia. In September 

 1881 he was appointed a member and made secretary of the 

 board of examiners of colliery officials. In October, 1886, 

 he succeeded to the office of deputy-commissioner of public 

 works and mines. 



By royal warrant, November 9th, 1903, Dr. Gilpin 

 shared in the birthday honors conferred by His Majesty. In 

 recognition of continuous, valuable and faithful service to hi& 

 native province covering a period of one-quarter of a century 

 he received the imperial service order, the presentation 

 being made by the late Lieutenant-Governor Jones on March 

 23rd, 1904, before an assemblage of prominent citizens. Thi& 

 event was unique, as it was the first presentation of the order 

 made in the province (Dr. Murphy having received his at 

 Ottawa). 



Dr. Gilpin claimed that he should be numbered among the 

 oldest of those who have been interested in this Institute. At 

 one of our meetings at which he was presiding he stated that 

 he remembered being present and watching as a boy the in- 

 itiatory meeting of the Institute in January, 1863, being the 

 more interested as the late Dr. J. Bernard Gilpin, his uncle, 

 who read the first paper in our proceedings, took an active 

 part. 



His name first appears in our transactions in the record of 

 a meeting held March 10th, 1873, when he contributed a 

 paper on the grouping of the Pictou coal-seams. At this time 



