536 • Ca7iadian Record of Science. 



SIXTH MONTHLY MEETING— SESSION 1901-'02. 



Montreal, April 2ncl, 1902. 



The sixth monthly meeting of the Society was held this 

 evening at 8.15, Prof. E. W. MacBride in the chair. There 

 were also present : The Rev. R. Campbell, John Harper, 

 J. A. U. Beaudry, H. McLaren, A. E. Norris, Hon. J. K, 

 Ward, A. Holden, Prof. Binmore, F. W. Richards, Alex. 

 Robertson, Mrs. Duckett, Rev. J. Y. Gilmour, Jos. Fortier^ 

 A. G-riffin, C. S. J. Phillips and a number of visitors. 



The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The report of Council was read and adopted. 



Prof. E. W. MacBride then introduced Dr. J. Stafford, 

 who then gave his paper, " Some Earth Worms of 

 Canada," followed by Prof. E. W. MacBride, who gave a 

 very interesting paper on the " Star Fish of Canada." 



Both of the above communications were illustrated 

 with the aid of lantern slides, and were much appreciated 

 by an attentive audience. 



A discussion followed, many questions being asked and 

 replied to by both of the lecturers. 



A vote of thanks, proposed by John Harper, and 

 seconded by H. McLaren, was unanimously accorded to 

 Prof. MacBride and Dr. Stafford for their very instructive 

 and original papers. 



It was then announced that the following papers would 

 be read at the next monthly meeting of the Society : — 



" Some of the Mushrooms of Canada," by Miss Van 

 Home. 



" An Unusual Display of the Aurora Polaris," by 

 Charles J. Stuart. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



AVESLEY MILLS, 



Chairman pro tern. 



