454 Canadian Record of Science 



SOMERVILLE LECTURES. 



"Halley's Comet," Rev. I. J. Kavanagh, S.J., M.A. 



' ' The Ice Problem of the St. Lawrence, ' ' Dr. Howard 

 T. Barnes, F.R.C.S. 



"The Nature and Origin of Ore Deposits," Dr. 

 Frank D. Adams, Ph.D., F.R.C.S. 



"The Quebec Bridge," Henry Holgate, C.E. 



"Eight Months in the Swamps of West Africa," 



Hilder Daw, C.E. 



"Heredity and Environment," Prof. Carrie M. 

 Derick, M.A. 



"Darwin's Centennial," Rev. Robert Campbell, D.D. 



Owing to the sudden illness of Prof. Derick, a blank 

 evening would have occurred, but one of the lectures 

 of the Saturday Afternoon Course was given, so as to 

 provide a lecture for the expectant audience, and Miss 

 Derick gave her promised one at a later date. 



SATURDAY HALF-HOUR TALKS TO CHILDREN. 



"The Story of a Dandelion," Prof. Carrie M. Derick. 



"The Story of a Glacier," J. O'Neill, Esq. 



"The Ferns of Montreal," Rev. Robert Campbell, 

 M.A., D.D. 



"Mushrooms and Toadstools," Mrs. F. H. Pitcher. 



"The Story of the Coral Builders," Harry Bragg, 

 M.J.I. 



"Some Birds of the Sea," I. Gammell, B.A. 



The Annual Picnic of the Society was held at Grand 

 Mere, and a very pleasant feature of the day was the 

 presentation of a Silver Medal to Mr. Alfred Griffin, 

 the only permanent official, in consideration of his 

 completion of twenty-one years' service for the Society, 

 as a small recognition of his zealous and devoted work. 



