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Fourth Popular Lecture 



Physics Lecture Room, Dalhousie College, Studlev, Halifax, 

 27th April, 192'? 



The President, Dr. Ritchie, in the chair. 



T. W. Murray, A. R. R. L., superintendent of the Halifax 

 Radio Station, delivered the concluding lecture of the series on 

 Radio Telephony, the subject being "Transatlantic Reception 

 and Dispersal of News Traffic." • 



Third Ordinary Meeting 



Physiological Lecture Room, Dalhousie College, Halifax, 

 \\th May, 1925. 



The President, Dr. Ritchie, in the chair. 



It was reported that the following gentlemen had been 

 elected ordinary members on 26th February: Prof. O. S. Gibbs, 

 Prof. E. Gordon Young, Prof. Boris Babkin and N. B. 

 Dreyer, all of Dalhousie College; Major William Coates 

 Borrett, of Dartmouth, and Arthur Williard Greig and 

 George A. Sandoz, of Halifax. 



A committee on popular lectures was appointed, consisting 

 of Dr. Nicholls, Prof. Young and Prof. Bell, with power to 

 add to the number, in order that it might arrange and carry out a 

 series of popular lectures on biological subjects for next year's 

 session. 



The following papers were read by title: — 



"On the Action of Potassium Hydroxide on Aromatic 

 Aldehydes," by Keith Huestis Butler. 



"Observations on the Physiology of Gyrodactylus, a 

 parasite of fish," by Prof. J. N. Gowanloch. 



"Intertidal Behaviour of Buccinum undatum," by Prof. 

 Gowanloch. 



Harry Piers, 



Recording secretary. 



