8 JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



Your Council take pleasure in submitting their report for the 

 session of 1896-97. 



There have been held during the present session six meetings 

 of the Council and eight of the General Association. 



At five of our General Meetings papers were read, as follows : 

 1896. 

 Nov. 5th. — " Inaugural Address," President A. T. Neill. 



1897. 

 Jan. 7th. — "The Battle of Stony Creek," Inspector J. A. Smith. 

 Feb. 4th.— "The Function of Poetry," F. F. Macpherson, B. A. 

 May 6th.—" The Dynamics of Social Peril," Mr. J. T. Barnard. 

 June 3rd. — " Lake Medad and the Kwin-Ni-Bi-Nah Collection of 

 Indian ReUcs," J. O. McGregor, M. D. 



The programmes for the three remaining General Meetings 

 were furnished by the members of the Photographic Section. 



Three new members have been added during the session and 

 none have withdrawn. 



Many valuable additions have been made to the Museum : 

 among these special mention should be made of the unique col- 

 lection of Shells and Indian Relics, lately placed in the Museum 

 through the kindness of Mrs. S E. Carey. 



T. J. W. Burgess, M. D., an Honorary Member of the Associa- 

 tion, has kindly consented to act as our representative at the 

 approaching meeting of the Royal Society of Canada. 



In closing this, another year, in the history of our Association, 

 while we may justly look with pride on the work of the present 

 session, yet every member conversant with its needs and its pos- 

 sibilities must feel that much still remains to be accomplished. 

 Notwithstanding the untiring efforts of our various sections, it may 

 truly be said that we are as yet but beginning to investigate the 

 rich stores which nature presents to us in this favored locaUty, while 

 much already in our possession needs both more room and a better 

 arrangement in order that it may effect its highest possible good as 

 a means of scientific education. This, however, can be effected 

 only by each member striving to do well what pertains to his partic- 

 ular department. 



All of which is respectfully SHbmltted. 



A. T. NEILL, S. A. MORGAN, B. A., B. Paed, 



President. Secretary. 



