52 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



The nuiubt'i- of members on the roll is ei;^hteen. Since the ."nist 

 March, 1887, the section has held eleven meetings. Since December 

 13, 1887, the meetings of the section have taken place at twenty 

 o'clock on the second and fourth Tuesdays in each month of the 

 session of the Institute. 



At the meeting of November 14, 1887, it was decided that the 

 Section should take up the study of " Phonetics," and the work of 

 the members has to a great extent been the pursuance of such study. 



At the meeting of January 10, 1887, Mr. George E. Shaw, B.A., 

 resigned the position of Secretary of the Section, to which office Mv. 

 A. F. Chamberlain, B.A., was appointed. 



During the year the following papers have been read before the 

 Section, viz. : 



(1) April 11, 1887, "The Science of Language in Popular Educa- 

 tion," by the Pvev. J. F. McCurdy, Ph. D. 

 " Umbrian Inscriptions," l)y the Rev. Uv. 



McNish. 

 " An International Alphabet with a System of 



Shorthand," by M. L. Rou.se. 

 "The Organs of ^"'peech, with Special Refer- 

 ence to the Production of Speech in the 

 Larynx," by Dr. G. R. McDonagh. 

 10, 1888 •' Throat Sounds," by the Rev. J. F. McCurdy, 

 Ph. D. 

 ■• Portuguese Nasal Sounds," by G. E. Shaw, 



B.A. 

 •■ A Contribution to the Study of the Franco- 

 Canadian Dialect," by Jno. Squair, B.A. 

 (^Signed) 



A. F. Chamberlain, 



Stcretarij Fhilul. Sf.ct. C I. 

 Toronto, April 7, 1888. 



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