Ixvi PROCEEDINGS. 



The Institute of Science also desires to place on record its 

 sense of the loss which it and the cause of education have 

 sustained through the death of its former president, Alex- 

 ander McKay, M. A., late supervisor of public schools. 

 Halifax, which took place at Dartmouth, N. S., on 8th April, 

 1917, at the age of seventy-five years. Mr. McKay joined the 

 society on 5th February, 1872, and was its oldest active mem- 

 ber. He was recording-secretary from 1886 to 1894, and 

 president from November, 1897, to November, 1899. While 

 not actually engaged in scientific research himself, he alwa3^s 

 took keen interest in all work related to science in this pro- 

 vince. His name will be long remembered for his great service 

 in the cause of education. 



Hubert Bradford Vickery, B. Sc, science master, 

 Bloomfield High School, Halifax, read a paper on "The 

 Isochlors of We.stern Nova Scotia." The subject was dis- 

 cussed by Dr. A. H. Mac Kay, Dr. H. D. Brunt, H. Piers, 



D. M. Fergusson, Prof. L. C. Harlow (Truro), Prof. 



E. MacKay, and Prof. D. S. McIntosh. 



The following papers were read bj'' title:— 



(1) "Phenological Observations, Nova Scotia, for 1916." — 

 by A. H. MacKay, LL. D., F. R. S. C, superintendent 

 of education, Halifax. (See Transactions, p. 147). 



(2) "Notes on the Birds of the Grand Fr6 Region, Kings 

 Co., Nova Scotia."— By Robie W. Tufts, Wolfville, 

 N. S. (See Transactions, p. 155). 



(3) "The Orthoptera (Cockroaches, Locusts, Grass- 

 hoppers and Crickets) of Nova Scotia; with descrip- 

 tions of the species and notes on their occurrence and 

 habits." — By Harry Piers, curator of the Provincial 

 Museum of N. S., Halifax. (See Transactions, p. 201). 



A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Tufts (non-member) 

 for his paper. 



Harry Piers, 



Recording Secretary. 



