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the Council, and moved that the by-laws be taken as read 
and brought up at the next meeting for consideration, which 
was agreed to. 
President Alexander gave a short but instructive 
address on the great advance in farming brought about by 
the application of scientific methods as taught by the 
agricultural colleges of the Dominion. Mr. Alexander was 
listened to with great interest and pleasure. 
The Chairman then called upon Mr. H. B. Witton, who 
presented a very interesting paper on Diatoms, describing 
their composition and various forms, and mentioning the 
fact that some Diatoms are used for microscopes on account 
of the minute lines of their texture. Mr. Witton’s paper 
received the applause of the audience. 
Mr. Lyman Lee, B.A., read a well written paper on 
the life and customs of the inhabitants of the Fiji Islands, 
which was much appreciated by all present. 
Dr. S. A. Morgan, B.A., D. Paed., gave a scholarly 
exposition of ‘‘ Some Scientific Problems in Modern Edu- 
cation.’”’ He said that the educator must become a 
psychologist, that he must also study man as a physical 
being ; that he must study the problem between mind and 
brain. ‘The educatcr must accept the views of both the 
psychologist and biologist. One point which Dr. Morgan 
emphasized was that we ought to give more attention to 
physical training, that we could not improve the future 
generations on and on merely by training their mentality, 
but we must also give more attention to physical attain- 
ments. Dr. Morgan was listened to with great pleasure 
and applause. : 
Mr. J. M. Dickson gave a very pleasant little talk in 
his usual genial and affau.e manner about the wild flowers 
to be found in our locality, advising the young people to 
go out into the surrounding country to study the native 
flora and get some sunshine. Mr. Dickson was warmly 
thanked for his talk on our floral treasures, 
