Proceedings of Annual Meeting. 125 



The Origin of certain Iron Ores. Prof. F. D. Adams. 



January 30th, 1899. — Study of Evohition in Action. 

 Prof. E. W. MacBride, M.A., B.Sc. 



February 27th. — Geology of the Vicinity of Montreal. 

 Prof. F. D. Adams. 



March 27th. — What remains to be done for the Botany 

 of the District of Montreal. Eev. E. Campbell, D.D. 



April 24th. — The Color of Birds in relation to Age, Sex, 

 Season and Inheritance. J. B. Williams, F.Z.S. 



SoMERViLLE COURSE. — Tliere were seven lectures given 

 this year, as follows : 



Thursday, February 16th. — "Hydraulic Mining," by 

 Prof. J. Bonsall Porter, E.M.Am., Ph.D. 



Thursday, February 23rd. — " Wireless Telegraphy," by 

 Prof. E. Ptutherford, M.A., B.Sc. 



Thursday, March 2nd. — " Creatures of Other Days," by 

 Prof. Frank D. Adams, M.A.Sc, Ph.D., President of the 

 Natural History Society. 



Thursday, March 9th. — " The Canals of Canada," by 

 Mr. J. G. G. Kerry, M.A., E.A.M. 



Thursday, March 16th. — " New Gases of the Atmos- 

 phere," by Prof. J. Wallace Walker, M.A., Ph.D. 



Thursday, March 23rd. — " Water-Power Development," 

 by Prof. E. B. Owens, E.E., Vice-President American 

 Society of Engineers. 



Thursday, March 30th.—" The Food of Fishes," by Prof. 

 E. W. MacBride, M.A., B.Sc. 



There were eight half-hour lectures to young people on 

 Saturday afternoons, all of which were well attended, as 

 follows : 



March 4tb.— " Kingfishers and Cuckoos." J. B. Wil- 

 liams, F.Z.S. 



March 11th. — " Carlo and his Master." Dr. Wesley 

 Mills. 



March 18th.—" The Honey Bee." C. T. Williams. 



March 25th. — " How Plants Live." Miss C. M. Derick. 



