PROCEEDINGS III 



AI. D., D. Sc , F. R. SS. E. and C; E. Chesley Al- 

 len; Prof. James Arthur Dawson, Ph. D.; Prof. 

 Albert G. Nicholls, AI. D., D. Sc, F. R. S. C; Prof. 

 Hugh Philip Bell, AI. Sc; and John Stanley 

 Bagnall, D. D. S. 

 A committee on popular lectures was appointed as follows: 

 Dr. Harris, Dr. Cameron, and Dr. Ritchie. 



The chair was taken by the, new President, who thanked 

 the Institute for the honour done him. 



A vote of thanks was presented to the retiring president 

 for the able manner in which he had filled the chair during his 

 term of office. 



First Ordinary AIeeting. 



Physiological Lecture Room, Dalhousie College, Halifax; 

 Sth January, 1923. 



The President, Prof. Nickerson, in the chair. 



It was reported that at the council meeting of 1st Novem- 

 ber, Charles E. W. Dodwell, C. E., of Halifax, had been 

 elected an ordinary member, and Lloyd A. AIunro, AT. A., of 

 Aiontreal, an associate member; and at the council meeting 

 of 30th November, the following were elected ordinary members: 

 Prof. W. G. Hardy, B. Sc, Prof. H. S. King, AIrs. H. S. 

 King, and H. L. Scammell, all of Halifax. 



Prof. Hugh P. Bell, AI. Sc, Dalhousie University, read 

 a paper on "The Rusts of the Balsam Fir," illustrated by lan- 

 tern slides. The subject was discussed by the President, Dr. 

 A. H. AIacKay, and others. 



The President read a paper by Lloyd A. AIunro, AI. A., 



of Alontreal, on "A Study of Alolybdenum Blue." The paper 

 was discussed by Dr. AIacKay, and others. 



Harry Piers read a paper on the "Accidental Occurrence 

 in Nova Scotia of the Rock Ptarmigan {Lagopus rnpestris 



