12 JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



Bead at the Ani.ual Meetiiip, Maij, 7th, 1896. 



Your Council take pleasure in submitting the following report 

 for the season of 1895-6. 



The Council has held seven meetings since its last annual re- 

 port, the proceedings of which have been duly recorded. 



Seven meetings of the General Association have been held, at 

 which the following papers were read and discussed : 



1895. 

 Nov. 7th. — " Inaugural Address," President A. T. Neill. 

 Nov. 7th. — "Acetylene Gas," George Black. 

 Dec. 5th.—" China, Past and Future," S. A. Morgan, B. A. 



1896. 

 Jan. i6th. — "The New Ontario," Archibald Blue. 

 Feb. 6th. — "Biological Notes," William Yates. 

 Feb. 6th. — " Opposing Forces," H. B. Small. 

 March 5th. — "Neglected Methods of Education," T. W. Reynolds, 



M. D. 

 April 2nd. — "Our Local Museum," A. Alexander,. F. S. S. 

 May 7th. — " Biological Notes," William Yates. 

 May 7th. — " Our Educational System," Inspector J. H. Smith. 



Our membership has been increased by the addition of eight 

 new members and one has withdrawn. 



Mr. H. B. Small, of Ottawa, who has represented us so ably 

 during the past few years at the annual meetings of the Royal So- 

 ciety of Canada, has again been appointed our representative at the 

 approaching meeting. 



The desirability of effecting some change in the general con- 

 duct of our Museum, whereby it might the better meet the modern 

 requirements from such an institution, has received much attention 

 from your Council, As yet, however, through financial considera- 

 tions, we can suggest no solution of the difficulty. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



A. T. NEILL, ' S, A. MORGAN, B. A., 



President. Secretary. 



