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THE SIXTH ANNUA L MEETING OF THE 
and education of those placed under their charge, by which means 
alone could the College go on prosperously. 
Professor C. Spooner said, it appeared to him, from the report of 
the last meeting that he had read, that at the last Annual Meeting 
several members had voted for individuals who were already mem- 
bers of the Council, but not among those retiring. Now, he saw that 
on the balloting list for the present election of members of Council, 
amongst those names put forth was that of one member of Council, 
and he considered that those only who had asterisks put to their 
names ought to be voted for, and those who had not, ought not to 
be voted for. That course, he thought, would prevent the names 
of persons not eligible from going before the public with only three 
votes attached, as his name had in the Report of the last Annual 
Meeting. 
Mr . A. Cherry said he was very much obliged to Professor 
Spooner for bringing the subject forward. The practice had led 
to a deal of confusion. 
Professor Spooner would propose that the names of all those 
individuals now on the Council be left out of the balloting list. 
He thought that would be the best course to adopt : it would pre- 
vent any unpleasant or invidious remarks, as had been the case 
already. 
A member thought the names of the members of Council had 
better remain in the list, as they were before. 
Another member supported Professor Spooner’s opinion, and 
would second his proposition. He considered it was not right that 
their names should appear with only two or three votes attached in 
the reports, as had occurred in the instance of Professor Spooner, 
and be circulated all over the country. 
Some further discussion took place on the subject, but the motion 
was not ultimately put. 
Mr. McKenna and Mr. Smith Mayer were then proposed and 
appointed as Scrutators, and the balloting was proceeded with, 
which, with the casting up the votes, occupied nearly an hour. 
The Chairman then said, the Scrutators have just placed in my 
hands the list of votes they have made up, and the names of the 
six Members of Council elected, which I will now read to you. 
Their names are as follow : — Professor C. Spooner, 59 ; Professor 
Simonds, 52 ; J. Wilkinson, 50 ; F. King, 48 ; Professor Morton, 
37; F. C. Cherry, 21. 
Having given you the names of the Members of Council elected, 
and the numbers of votes, I do not think it at all my duty to read the 
names of those persons who may have one or two or larger numbers 
of votes attached thereto, and I consider that in not doing so I shall 
best prevent much irregularity which has this day been com- 
plained of. 
