1897-6. TRANSAC'TIONS. 1 3 



efforts of James Fletcher and other ineinbers of the Literary 

 and Scientific Society, which has since been active in the pro- 

 seciition of natnral history stndies. This chib held its first 

 meetings in the rooms of the Society. 



We find in the annual report of 1871 that the following 

 gentlemen subscribed $50.00 each towards the funds of the 

 Society : — Lord Lisgar (Governor General), Edward M. Mc- 

 Gillivray, Thos. C. Keefer, Thomas Reynolds, George Hay, 

 Hon. J. Skead, Alonzo Wright, M.P., J. M. Currier, M.P., 

 H. O. Burritt, J. G. Whyte, H. V. Noel, Nicholas Sparks and 

 Robert Skead. 



The first honorary member elected was Goldwin Smith 

 on November 25th, 1871. 



On October 8th, 1874, the Council passed resolutions for 

 the formation of evening classes. They were thereupon 

 organized and put in charge of the Rev. T. D. Phillipps, 

 W. D. LeSueur, A. Smirle and J. Heyslop. Amongst the 

 prizes offered to the classes was a gold medal by the Mayor, 

 which was won by F. R. Latchford. 



The Society participated in the former annual Provincial 

 Exhibitions by making exhibits from its museum, and was 

 privileged to name some of the judges in " Chemical Manufac- 

 tures, Machinery, Natural History and Ladies' Work." 



Since the founding of the Royal Society of Canada the 

 Literary and Scientific Society has been represented by a 

 delegate at the annual meetings of the former ; and it has 

 always embraced the opportunity of presenting an address of 

 welcome to every Governor General on his arrival in Ottawa. 



The Society owes a great deal to the liberality of the 

 late Col. Allan Gilniour,who,in addition to being a life member, 

 gave it two donations of $500.00 each and one of $200.00, as 

 well as a number of books. He suggested to the Society the 

 desirability of opening the reading-room on Sundays. 



The Ontario government, ever solicitons for the education 

 and advancement of the people, has yearly supplemented the 

 efforts of the Council by a grant of money. 



The Society has a membership now of 325 ; its library 

 has about 4,000 volumes covering the various fields of litera- 

 ture and science ; and its reading-room is supplied with many 

 daily papers, weekh' publications and the well-known mag- 

 azines of literature, science and art. This liberal supply of 



