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the Lecture Hall of the Young Men's Christian Associ- 

 ation, was as follows: 



Thursday, Feb. 8th, 1912.— "Anchor Ice and Its Influ- 

 ence on the Development of Water Power," by 

 Prof. H. T. Barnes, D.Sc, F.R.S.C. 



Thursday, Feb. 15th, 1912.— "Some Facts and Myths 

 About Animals in the East," by Prof. Arthur 

 Willey, D.Sc, F.R.S. 



Thursday, Feb. 22nd, 1912.— "The St. Lawrence and the 

 Great Lakes," by John Kennedy, Esq. 



Thursday, Feb. 29th, 1912.— "The Natural History of 

 the Slum," by Harry Gragg, M.J.I. 



Thursday, March 7th, 1912.— "Some Phases of Econ- 

 omic Botany," by S. Kirsch, Ph.D. 



Thursday, March 14th, 1912. — "Certain Diseases of 

 Plants," by Miss Carrie M. Derick, M.A. 



The following Half-Hour Talks to Children were 

 given in the hall of the Y. M. C. A. : 



Saturday, Feb. 3rd, 1912. — "Flowers and Their Insect 

 Visitors, ' ' by Miss Carrie M. Derick, M.A. 



Saturday, Feb. 10th, 1912.— "Volcanoes of New Zea- 

 land," by J. G. Eoss, B.Sc. 



Saturday, Feb. 17th, 1912.— " Creatures of Other Days," 

 Prof. J. Austen Bancroft, M.A., Ph.D. 



Saturday, Feb. 24th, 1912.— "A Piece of Paper," by S. 

 Kirsch, Ph.D. 



Saturday, March 2nd, 1912.— "Some of Our Lilliputian 

 Friends and Foes," by Dr. A. G. Nicholls. 



Saturday, March 9th, 1912.— "The Birds of Montreal," 

 by I. Gammell, B.A. 



Saturday, March 16th, 1912.— "Our Trees in Winter," 

 by Rev. Robert Campbell, M.A., D.D. 



