46 Canadian Record of Science. 
President—Very Rev. Dean Carmichael. 
Vice- President—D. P. Penhallow, B. Sc., F.R.S.C. 
Treasurer—A. Holden. 
Secretary—Jeffrey H. Burland. 
The second monthly meeting was held on Monday even- 
ing, November 15th. 
After the regular business had been attended to, the 
President read a very interesting paper, entitled, “ Rules 
for Distinguishing Animal from Vegetable Organisms.” 
The Treasurer was elected Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Bur- 
land having resigned as Secretary. 
The third monthly meeting was held on Monday evening, 
December 13th, in the laboratory of Dr. J. B. McConnell, 
when he read a paper on “ Bacteriological Methods,” bring- 
ing before the society, in the most lucid manner, a general 
outline of the action of bacteria and the modes of sterilizing, 
propagating and detecting them. 
The fourth monthly meeting was held on Monday even- 
ing, January 10th, 1887. 
Mr. J. Stevenson Brown gave a demonstration on modes 
of mounting objects for the micvoscope, showing some very 
ingenious apparatus made by himself, which was most 
instructive and highly appreciated. 
The fifth monthly meeting was held on Monday evening, 
February 14th, 1887. 
The Secretary reported that in response to the invitation 
of the Natural History Society to attend the Conversazione 
held at the Museum on the 20th January, twenty members 
of the society were present, with their microscopes and 
objects, and were assisted by friends from the McGill 
University and others. 
Mr. A. W. Clement read a very interesting paper, “The 
Use of the Microscope in the Inspection of Meat,” illus- 
trating same by appropriate slides. 
The sixth monthly meeting was held on Monday evening, 
March 14th. 
The paper of the evening, by the Rev. Dr. Smyth, 
‘Chalk as seen through the Microscope,” was well illus- 
trated with drawings and slides. 
