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Fifth Ordinary Meeting. 



7\\ S. Technical College, Halifax; llth 2Iarch, 1912. 



The President, Watson L. Bishop, in the chair. 



It was announced that David Frasee Harris, M. D. C. M., 

 D. Sc, B. Sc. (Lond.), F. E. S. E., Professor of physiology and 

 ihistology, Dalhousie University, liad been elected an ordinary 

 member by the council on 29th February. 



Harold S. Davis, B. A., Instructor in physics, Dalhousie 

 University, Halifax, read a paper on "The Conductivit}^ of an 

 Aromatic Base in Water and certain Organic Solvents." (See 

 Transactions, p. J:0). The subject was discussed by Dr. H.J. M. 

 Creighton and Prof. E. Mackay. 



H. Jermain Maude Creighton, M. A., M. Sc, Dr. Sc, F. 

 C. S., lecturer on physical chemistry, Dalhousie Universit}^, 

 Halifax, read a paper on "The Behavior of Iron Salts, in the 

 ]3resenee of Egg Albumen and other Organic Substances, towards 

 certain Eeagents." (See Transactions, p. 61). The subject was 

 discussed by C. B. Nickerson, Prof. E. Mackay, Dr. A. H. 

 MacKay, and D. M. Ferguson. 



Sixth Ordinary Meeting.- 



N. S. Technical College, Halifax; 9th April, 1912. 



The Second Vice-President, D. M. Ferguson, in the chair. 



In the absence of the author, Mr. Piers read a paper by 

 Lawrence W. Watson, M. A., Charlottetown, P. E. I., on "The 

 Geological Age of Prince Edward Island." (See Transactions, 

 p. 145). The paper was discussed by E. H. Broavn, H. Piers, 

 and others; and a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Watson. 



C. B. Nickerson, M. A.., Demonstrator in chemistry, Dalhousie 

 University, Halifax, read a paper on "The Qualitative Separation 

 of Metals of the Iron. Group; a- New Method for the Eemoval of 

 PO^'^' Ions." (See Transactions, p. 95). The subject was dis- 

 cussed by Dr. H. J. M. Creighton. 



David Eraser Harris, M. D., D. Sc, B. Sc. (Lond.), F. E. 

 S. E., Professor of physiology and histology, Dalhousie University, 

 Halifax, read a paper entitled, "On the Intimate Associations of 



