report of council. 
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On Thursday afternoons of January, February and March 
a Course of Lectures free to the pupils of the High School and 
members of the Society was given : 
January 10 — Reminiscences of New York. — Mrs. Geo. F. Matthew. 
17 — Some French Cathedrals. — Mrs. John Sealy. 
24 — A Few South African Experiences. — Mrs. Gyde assisted by 
Mrs. F. Lake. 
31 — The English Lakes. — Miss Pitcher. 
February 7 — The Warwick Pageant. — Miss A. Whittaker. 
14 — The Struggle for Life in the Animal Kingdom. — Miss E. 
Barker. 
21 — Crustaceans. — Miss S. B. Ganong. 
28 — An Hour With Invertebrates — Wm. McIntosh, 
March 7 — Nature Seen Through the Eyes of an Amateur — Mr. A. G. Leavitt. 
14 — Tuneful Woodlands. — Mrs. J. M. Lawrence. 
Library. 
The paper covered books and pamphlets when brought to 
this building were thrown in a confused heap, and a considerable 
amount of labor was necessary to classify and arrange on the 
shelves over 9,000 of these. 
From the various scientific societies and institutions of* this 
country and abroad, a large number of scientific books and 
pamphlets were received in exchange. In addition to these, 
many books- were given by friends of the Society. At present 
the library contains 1,197 bound volumes, and 9,136 paper 
covered volumes and pamphlets. 
The library, with its almost daily accessions, has outgrown 
the possibilities of keeping order or knowing what we have or 
where to find it, without a catalogue. On the recommendation 
of the library committee, the council resolved to make the 
library more useful by the introduction of a library card catalogue. 
A few thousand cards and a cabinet have been purchased. The 
curator is devoting his spare evenings to the preparations of a 
catalogue. Up to the present time about 500 cards have been 
prepared. Wm. McIntosh,, 
For the Librarian . 
