APR 10 1917 



117 

 EDITOEIAL. 



The present number brings to a close the third volume of the 

 Ottawa Naturalist. The favou.rable notices which have appeared in 

 current periodical literature have been very encouraging, and the de- 

 manils for numbers from outside naturalists — which are constantly 

 increasing — are evidences of the growing appreciation of our efforts. 

 The experiment was tried during the past season of publishing the 

 magazine in quarterly instead of monthly parts ; but so many of our 

 subscribers have expressed regret at this change in the methed of pub- 

 lication, thinking that much greater interest in the work of the Club is 

 kept up by the monthly issue of the proceedings and notices of meet- 

 ings, that the editor has felt it his duty to request the Council to bring 

 the advisability of returning to the monthly issue before the Club for 

 consideration at the next annual meeting, which will be held in the 

 museum of the Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society on Tuesday 

 afternoon next, 18th March, at 4.15 p.m. There are several matters 

 of unusual importance to come before the meeting, and the Council is 

 particularly anxious to have a large attendance. Amongst other mat- 

 tei's of great interest to the Club, upon which the members will be 

 asked to express their views, is one provided for last year, to wit, the 

 addition of three lady members to the Council. This step it is con- 

 sidered will materially increase the usefulness and popularity of the 

 Club. It is most desirable that there should always be a good repre- 

 sentative attendance at the annual meetings for many reasons ; but 

 particularly so when changes of importance are made in the manage- 

 ment such as that which is now proposed. Owing to the high class of 

 papers which have been read before the Club during the past winter, 

 most of which are already in the hands of the editor, the numbers of 

 the Naturalist for the coming year will be of exceptional interest. 

 The usefulness of the Club as an educational institution and as a means 

 of providing beneficial and enjoyable recreation is generally acknow- 

 ledged by all who have had their attention drawn to it. The editor 

 begs to thank the members of the Club for the assistance and encourage- 

 ment they have given in the past. There are, however, two things in 

 which every member of the Club can render signal service to the editor 



