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of Speaker of the House of Commons.’’ The composition of 
the House was first described, then the opening and proroga- 
tion ceremonies, the use of the Mace, ete. Frequent reference 
was made to the usages of the British House of Commons. 
Mr. Witton opened the discussion of the paper by adding 
many interesting reminiscences of his early parliamentary 
career. After several other members had taken part, a hearty 
vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Bain for his admirable paper. 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1oth, roor. 
With the President, Dr. Morgan, in the chair, the minutes 
of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Miss) een Smith lees sy athent save al paper on, Place 
Names in Wentworth,’’ in which he traced the origin of a 
large number of county names and related many amusing 
incidents connected therewith. Mr. Smith promised to pro- 
vide his paper for publication in the Journal. The meeting 
adjourned at 9.30 P. M. 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1901. 
With Dr. Morgan, the President, in the chair, a special 
meeting was held, at which Prof. Abbott of Toronto Univer- 
sity delivered a most interesting lecture on ‘‘ Light and Color.’’ 
The lecture was illustrated by a large number of experiments, 
and the subject was discussed largely from a psychological 
standpoint. The lecturer brought forward numerous problems, 
which our present knowledge did not enable us to explain. 
This is especially true if the subject is studied from a material- 
istic point of view. He was ably assisted in the conduct of 
the experiments by Mr. Anderson, lecturer in physics. 
A hearty vote of thanks, on motion of Dr. Reynolds, was 
passed to the lecturer. 
The Camera Section then took charge of the meeting and 
exhibited a large number of Toronto and Montreal slides, 
after which the meeting adjourned. 
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