REPORT OF OeaNGlL. 



Your council takes pleasure in submitting its report for 

 the season of 1897-98. 



During the session now closing there have been held 

 four meetings of the council and nine of the general association, 

 six regular and three special. 



At eight of these meetings papers were read and discussed, 

 as follows : 



November iith, 1897 — "Inaugural Address," — President A. 



Alexander, F. S. Sc. 

 February ioth, 1898 — "Nerve Cells in Rest and Fatigue, 



and in Decay," — Prof. A. B. Macallum. 

 February 24TH, 1898 — " The Scriptures of the Sky," — 



John A. Paterson, Esq. 



March 24TH, 189S — "Biological Notes," — Wm. Yates, Esc[. 



March 24TH, 1898— "The Field of History,"— Rev. H. S. 

 Beavis, D. D. 



April 7TH, 1898—" Field Notes," — Wm. Yates, Esq. 



April 2ISt, 1898 — "Chemistry in its Application to Trade," 



—F. J. Smale, Ph. D. 

 May 5TH, 189S — "Imagination in Literature," — J. A. McLellan, 



M. A., LL. D. 

 May 5TH, 1898—" Field Notes," — Wm. Yates, Esq. 

 July 13TH, 1898 — " Chaucer, His Life, Times and Work," — 



H. B. Witton, Sr. 



During the year one honorary and twelve ordinary mem- 

 bers have been elected, one member has resigned and one has 

 been removed by death. 



T. W. Burgess,. M. D., who so ably represented us at the 

 last meeting of the Royal Society of Canada, has kindly con- 

 sented again to act for us at the coming meeting of that society. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



A. ALEXANDER, S. A. MORGAN, 



Preszdejit. Secretary. 



