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the British Isles, Dr. A. R. Dwerryhouse ; the fauna and 

 flora of the Trias of the British Isles, which will be supple- 

 mented bv an account of the progress of this investigation, 

 illustrated bv lantern slides, H. C. Beasley ; and the 

 fossilifcrous drift deposits of Kirmington, Lincolnshire, and 

 the East Riding of Vorl-cshire. This is tlie final report of 

 the Committee. The papers will include : — the composition 

 and origin of the crystalline rocks of Anglesea, E. 

 Greenly ; the faunal succession in the Carboniferous Lime- 

 stone of the British Isles, Dr. A. Vaughan, which will be 

 supplemented by an account of the progress of these re- 

 searches, illustrated by lantern slides, by Prof. Sidney H. 

 Reynolds, of Bristol ; critical sections in the Pala-ozoic rocks 

 of Wales and the west of England, W. G. Fearnsides ; the 

 microscopical and chemical composition of Charnwood Rocks, 

 Prof. T. T. Groom ; the igneous and associated rocks of 

 Glensaul and Lough Nafovey areas, co. Galway, Prof. 

 S. H. Reynolds ; geological photographs, with illustrations 

 of British scenery in relation to geology. Prof. S. H. 

 Reynolds ; the Glacial Lake .-Vgassiz, Prof. Warren Upham : 

 the advances in the knowledge of the glacial geology of 

 South Wales, Dr. Aubrey Strahan ; unconformities in lime- 

 stone and their contemporaneous pipes and swallow-holes, 

 E. E. L. Dixon ; on new faunal horizons in the Bristol 

 coalfield, Herbert Bolton ; on the Permian succession in the 

 north of England, Dr. D. Woollacot ; a mineralogical paper, 

 A. Hutchinson. Prof. J. W. Gregory, F.R.S., and Dr. 

 Tempest .'Anderson arc now making e.xtended tours in 

 Australia and the South Seas, and it is expected that they 

 will have valuable and interesting communications to make 

 to the section. An extended tour for four days has been 

 arranged to the mining districts of Corall and Sudbury, 

 under the direction of Prof. W. G. Miller, and Dr. J. W. 

 Spencer will lead a party to Niagara and the glacial outlet 

 of Lake Erie. 



Section E (Geography). President, Sir Duncan John- 

 ston, K.C.M.G. — The following are among the papers to 

 be brought before the section : — some characteristics of 

 the Canadian Rockies, A. O. Wheeler ; the evolu- 

 tion of wheat culture in North America, Prof. 

 A. P. Brigham ; water routes from Lake Superior 

 to the west, Lawrence J. Burpee ; Yellowhead Pass 

 and .Mt. Robson, the highest point in the Canadian 

 Rockies, Prof. A. P. Coleman ; the influence of traffic or 

 transportation upon the framework of cities, with an intro- 

 ductory reference to the influence of geography in the 

 same direction, G. E. Hooker; the cycle of Alpine glacia- 

 tion. Prof. W. H. Hobbs ; the teaching of geography in 

 secondary schools in America, Prof. R. E. Dodge (to be 

 read at a joint meeting with Section L) ; the formation 

 of arroyos in the south-west of the United States, Prof. 

 Dodge ; the development of Nantasket Beach, near Boston, 

 Mass., Prof. D. W. Johnson ; floods in the great interior 

 valley of America, Miss Luella A. Owen ; the precious 

 metals as a geographical factor in the settlement and 

 development of towns in the United States, Prof. Hubbard. 

 Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner, F.R.S., will give a lecture, illus- 

 trated by lantern slides, on his work in the Seychelles, and 

 there will probably be papers also by Prof. Goode, Dr. 

 C. H. Leete, and Prof. Hoke. 



Section G (Engineering). President, Sir W. H. White, 

 K.C.B., F.R.S.— In addition to Sir W. H. White's presi- 

 dential address, a report will be presented by the com- 

 mittee on gas explosions, and a paper on the some subject 

 will be contributed by Mr. Dugald Clerk. Other papers 

 are as follows : — Skimming boats. Sir John Thornycroft ; 

 the Isthmian Canal, Col. Goethals ; the work of the Inter- 

 national Electrotechnical Commission, Ormond Hig- 

 man ; torsion tests on materials, C. E. Larrard ; di- 

 electric stress in three-phase cables. Prof. W. M. Thornton. 

 Papers on grain handling and transportation in Western 

 Canada, on the navigation of the St. Lawrence, and on 

 high-tension overhead lines are in preparation. 



Section K (Botany). President, Lieut.-Colonel D. 

 Prain, F.R.S. — The following are some of the communica- 

 tions to be brought before the section :■ — On Thallophyta : 

 On the production, liberation, and dispersion of the spores 

 of Hymenomycctes, Pinf. Duller : numerical determinations 

 ■ of the bacteria in the air of Winnipeg, Prof. Buller and 

 Mr. Lowe ; the nuclear phenomena of Ascomycetes in 

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relation to heredity. Miss H. C. I. Fraser ; the nucleus 

 of the yeast plant, H. Wager, F.R.S., and Miss Peniston ; 

 some problems connected with the life-history of Tricho- 

 discus clegans, Miss E. J. Welsford. Ecological papers: 

 The fundamental causes of succession among plant associa- 

 tions, Prof. H. C. Cowles ; some observations on Spiraea 

 Ulmaria, Prof. Yapp. Other papers : A paper on the 

 anatomy of the Osmundaceae, Prof. Gwynne-Yaughan ;, 

 (i) the evolution of the inflorescence, (2) the rubber indus- 

 try, J. Parkin. The annual semi-popular lecture will be 

 given by Mr. Harold Wager, F.R.S., on the perception 

 of light in plants. In addition to the above, there will 

 be a joint sitting with Section B and the Agricultural 

 Subsection of K for a discussion on " wheat." Dr. O. 

 Stapf, F.R.S., will contribute a paper towards this dis- 

 cussion, on the systematic history of wheat. Several other 

 papers have been promised by prominent .American 

 botanists, but the titles are not yet to hand. 



Subsection K (.Agriculture). President, Major P. G. 

 Craigie, C.B. — Joint meetings: (i) With the Economic 

 Section, Thursday afternoon, August 26. The future 

 possibilities of extending the food production of Canada, 

 Prof. Mavor. (2) With the Chemical and Botanical 

 Sections, Monday morning, August 30. Subject, wheat 

 problems. Papers: — the miller's requirements; a review^ 

 of recent chemical work on the strength of wheat, Dr. 

 E. F. -Armstrong; factors determining the yield of wheat, 

 A. D. Hall, F.R.S., and Dr. E. J. Russell; milling 

 properties of certain Canadian wheats, Prof. R. Harcourt ;: 

 Canadian wheats, F. T. Shutt ; wheat breeding in Canada, 

 C. E. Saunders. Papers also by Dr. W. Saunders and by 

 C. A. Zavitz. Ordinary meetings : Presidential address. 

 Major Craigie ; methods of crop reporting in different 

 countries, E. W. Godfrey ; the experimental farm system 

 in Canada, Dr. W. Saunders ; the fruit industry of 

 British Columbia, R. W. Palmer. Prairie soil problems : 

 Geography of the prairie soils, R. W. Brock ; chemical 

 characteristics of the prairie soils, F. T. Shutt ; soil 

 moisture and crop production, Prof. F. H. King ; soil 

 moisture as related to dry farming. Prof. F. J. .Alway. 

 Papers by A. D. Hall, F.R.S. , and Dr. E. J. Russell. 

 Live-stock problems : Paper by Prof. W. Sonieryille ; the 

 evolution of a breed of cattle. Prof. J. Wilson ; some 

 special features of the Danish system of cattle breeding, 

 P. A. Morkeberg ; paper by J. G. Rutherford. Forestry 

 problems : Paper by Prof. W. Somerville ; Canadian forest 

 resources, R. H. Campbell ; the insect pest problem. Prof. 

 Lochhead ; some forestry problems of the great plains of 

 North America, C. E. Bessey. 



Section L (Educational Science). President, Dr. 

 H. B. Gray. — After the president's address on August 26 

 a discussion on moral instruction in schools will be 

 opened by Prof. L. P. Jacks, editor of the Hibbert Journal. 

 He will be followed by Mr. Hugh Richardson, and it is 

 hoped that American and Canadian educationists will also 

 take part. On Friday, August 27, there will be a dis- 

 cussion on practical work in schools, which will be opened 

 on behalf of the subcommittee of the association which is 

 now considering the question by Mr. W. M. Heller. Dr. 

 C. W. Kimmins will contribute some account of the 

 London trades schools. Miss Lilian J. Clarke will speak 

 on practical work in girls' secondary schools, and Mr. 

 W. Hewitt on practical work in evening and continua- 

 tion schools. On Monday, August 30, there will be a 

 joint meeting with the Geographical Section of the associa- 

 tion for the discussion of geography teaching. Prof. 

 R. E. Dodge, of Columbia, and Mr. G. G. Chisholm, of 

 Edinburgh, are expected to open the discussion. There 

 will also be a discussion on the relations of universities 

 and secondary schools, with special reference to the 

 accrediting and examining systems. On August 31 the 

 president of the section will open a discussion on educa- 

 tion as a preparation for agricultural life, with special 

 reference to Canadian conditions. Should time permit, it 

 is also intended to discuss the subject of consolidation 

 schools. The organising committee of the section is in 

 correspondence with educationists in Canada and America, 

 and it is hoped to arrange that each subject shall be 

 opened by representatives of American, Canadian, and 

 British education. 



