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like President, I close this address,—and the words are 
these : 
“ Aim high 
“ For most aim low and fail. 
“ Aim as thy Fathers aimed 
‘¢ Who won the vantage ground thou standest on.” 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Monrreau, March 28th, 1892. 
The fifth monthly meeting was held this evening, the 
Very Rev. Dean Carmichael, President, in the chair. 
The minutes of meeting of Feby 29th were read and 
approved. 
Minutes of council meeting of March 21st were read. 
The Librarian reported the following donations to the 
Library :—From Sir Wm Dawson, “ Notes on Parka deci- 
pens;” from American Book Company, ‘“‘ Laboratory Manual 
of Chemistry ;” and usual exchanges. 
Moved by the Rev. Dr. Campbell, and seconded by J. 8S. 
Shearer; that the thanks of the Society be accorded the 
donors of the above books. 
Moved by HK. T. Chambers, seconded by F. D. Adams, and 
resolved, that the members of the Natural History Society 
desire to express their sorrow at the death of Mr. F. B. 
Caulfield, and their sincere sympathy with his widow and 
family in their bereavement. ‘They also wish to put on 
record their sense of the valuable services he has in so 
many ways rendered to the Society, especially by the 
valuable papers he has contributed to their publications, 
and the great interest taken by him in the zoological 
collection. 
It was moved by James Gardner, seconded by F. D. 
Adams that the rule requiring balloting be suspended, and 
M. Monongahela de Beaujeu be elected an ordinary member, 
Mr. F. D, Adams read an obituary notice with notes of 
the scientific work of Dr. T. Sterry Hunt. 
