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Wilson (Geological Survey), geology ; Mr. Cowley (Collegiate 

 Institute), "educational value of field day excursions." 



A gratifying feature of this excursion lay in the fact that it 

 was largely attended by students of the various educational 

 institutions of the city. The Collegiate Institute and the Nor- 

 mal School were well represented as well as Coligny College 

 and the Harmon School. — J. C. 



THE SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 

 BRITISH ASSOCIATION 



TO BE HELD IN TORONTO AUGUST 18-25, i897- 

 The executive of the British Association for the advance- 

 ment of Science has again decided to hold one of its yearly 

 meetings in Canada. Upwards of 500 men are expected to come 

 from Great Britain and Ireland for the meeting to be held in 

 Toronto in August, which promises to be one of the most suc- 

 cessful ever held. Lord Lister, Surgeon Extraordinary to the 

 Queen, is the retiring President. He will be succeeded by Sir 

 John Evans, one of the world's most famous anthropologists and 

 a noted antiquarian. Lord Kelvin, better known on this side of 

 the Atlantic by the name of Sir William Thompson, Sir Wm. 

 Turner, Profs. Poulton, Oxford ; Ramsay, London ; Michael 

 Foster, Cambridge ; Marshall Ward, Cambridge ; Bower, Glas- 

 gow ; Profs. Miall, Farmer, Ayrton, Scott, Unwin, Milne, Sclater, 

 and a host of other noted men have signified their intention of 

 being present. Besides these it is expected there will be at least 

 1,500 others, partly from Canada, partly from the United States, 

 and partly from the continent of Europe. The University build- 

 ings in Toronto and the Legislative Assembly Room, together 

 with Massey Hall and other buildings will be the centre of the 

 meetings. The following are the sections represented : — Mathe- 

 matical, physical, anthropological, chemical, geographical, 

 zoological, botanical, economic science, mechanical arid geo- 

 logical. 



