Educational Review (N. Y.); Professor E. Mackay: Weekly Times, Popular Science Monthly; Professor J. E. Woodman: The World's Work, Outlook, Harvard Graduates Magazine ; Professor H. Murray: American Review of Reviews, McClure, Cosmopolitan; Professor Falconer: Spectator; Professor Weldon Contemporary Review; Professor MacMechan: Monthly Review, Queen's Quarterly; Miss Eliza Ritchie : Academy and Literature; Professor D. A. Murray: Fortnightly, Science; Professor Dixon: Nature; A. H. R. Fraser, Esq., LL. B.: American Historical Review; Other Sources: Classical Review, Educational Review (N. B.), Economic Studies, Publications of American Economic Association. The library has been open five days each week of the Session from 10 to 1 and from 3 to 5 p. m. About 3600 books were taken out from May, 1901 to May, 1902. Between 50 and 60 readers per day, made use of the library. Students have free access to all catalogued books. Stock was taken in October, 1902. Ninety-three catalogued books were then out of the library without tickets to show for them. Many of these have since been returned; at the end of April 38 books were unaccounted for. The duties of Assistant to the Librarian were efficiently discharged by Mr. G. G. Sedgewick, and Mr. C. S. Lawrence. Abstract of Current Class Memorial Accounts : 1902, May 10. CLASS OF 1902. Reported to date. Works on Geology.. $100 00 31 65 The Library Committee for the Session 1903-4 consists of the Librarian and Professors MacMechan and Walter Murray. MACDONALD MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND. GENERAL COMMITTEE. John F. Stairs, D. Finlayson, M. P. P., Prof. E. E. Jordan, Prof. A. S. Mackenzie, F. J. A. McKittrick, Rev. D. Macrae, D. D., D M. Soloan, John Stewart, M. D., Dugald Stewart, M. D., H. M. Stramberg, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.-Prof. E. Mackay, Chairman; G. M. J. MacKay, Secretary; G. M. Campbell, M. D.; J. W. Logan; Prof. D. A. Murray; George Patterson, M. P. P.; Theodore Ross; G. A. R. Rowlings; G. H. Sedgewick; H. B. Stairs. The Board of Governors has agreed that as soon as the subscriptions to the Fund shall reach the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, and the amount of cash paid thereon eight thousand dollars, the Board will undertake the erection of the Library Building. On May 10 the state of the Fund was : Amount subscribed, $21085.00; Cash paid thereon, $4724.67. At a meeting held after Convocation on April 28, 1903, a committee on plans and specifications was appointed, consisting of John F. Stairs, Chairman, George S. Campbell, J. J. Stewart, J. W. Logan, Prof. Howard Murray, Hugh Mackenzie, A. K. Maclean, M. P. P., R. M. MacGregor, and a representative to be named by the Cape Breton Branch of the Alumni Association. THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM. The Museum* consists chiefly of the THOMAS MCCULLOCH and the PATTERSON COLLECTIONS. THE THOMAS MCCULLOCH COLLECTION was presented to the University in 1881, by the late Rev. William McCulloch, D. D., of Truro, with a fund of $1,400 for extending the collections. It formed the museum of Prof. Thomas McCulloch, who occupied the chair of Natural Philosophy from 1863 to 1865. It contains a large and valuable collection of birds, especially of the native birds of the Maritime Provinces, many specimens of minerals, especially of Nova Scotian species, also rock specimens, a set of Carboniferous fossils, chiefly Nova Scotian, and a collection of European Cretaceous fossils, Indian implements, shells of recent Mollusca, native plants, &c. These collections were made in part by Rev. Thomas McCulloch, D. D., the first president of the College. The McCulloch collection of birds has recently been increased by additions paid for out of the McCulloch Museum Fund. An arrangement has been made with Mr. T. J. Eagan, by which his valuable collection, containing about 30 cases of native birds, has been placed in the Museum on loan. THE PATTERSON ARCHEOLOGICAL COLLECTION. - This collection of Indian Antiquities were made by the late Rev. George Patterson, D. D., LL. D., F. R. S. C., while engaged during a number of years in researches regarding the history and modes of life of the aborigines of Nova Scotia. The collection was presented by him to the College in 1889, on the condition that the Governors should make suitable "provision for the preservation and exhibition of the same, in such a manner as is usual in well managed Museums." It is kept as a separate collection. It contains 288 specimens, separately catalogued, and is arranged conveniently for reference. About 250 of the specimens have been obtained in Nova Scotia. They illustrate the stone age of its aboriginal inhabitants, and form an almost complete representation of the articles usually found among the remains of the native races of North America. There are also a number of similar articles from the United States, Scotland, the West Indies, and especially the New Hebrides. The classified catalogue of the collection, which is arranged according to the method adopted in the description *The Provincial Museum, in the New Provincial Building, contains collections illustrating the Mineralogy, Geology, and Zoology, of the Province, and is open to the public daily. It may be conveniently used by students. of the archæological collections of the Smithsonian Institution, contains full particulars of the localities where the several specimens were obtained. The Zoological Section of the Museum, containing between 500 and 600 specimens, was catalogued by the late Dr. A. Halliday, Lecturer on Zoology. Mr. H. S. Poole, Lecturer in Geology, has done much work in classifying and arranging the Geological material in the Museum. The Geological Survey Department, Ottawa, has presented a large number of Mineralogical and Geological specimens. THE GYMNASIUM. All male students on paying the regular fee of one dollar and fifty cents, are entitled to the services of the Instructor, and to the use of the Gymnasium. During the past session instruction was given by Sergt.-Major Long. In future the Gymnasium will be under the management of a Committee of Six, of whom three are to be appointed by the Senate and three by the Dalhousie Amateur Athletic Club. The representatives of the Senate for the session 1903-4 are President Forrest, Professors Liechti and H. Murray. Drs. George M. Campbell, W. D. Forrest and D. G. J. Campbell are examining Physicians for the College. THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (Incorporated 1876.) EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS. 1. The object of the Association shall be the promotion of the interests of the University. 2. The Association shall consist of Ordinary and Associate Members. 3. All Graduates of the University, all persons who during at least one academic year have been registered students, either of Dalhousie College or of other colleges which have been merged in or united with Dalhousie College, and all other persons who have at any time been educated by means of the funds of Dalhousie College, shall be eligible for ordinary membership. But no persons other than graduates shall become members until three years have elapsed from the date of their first entering the college, except by special permission of the Executive. 4. Persons not eligible for membership under Section 3 may be elected Associate members. ABSTRACT OF MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING. The Thirty-first annual Meeting of the Association was held in the Munro Room of the College, Monday, April 27th, at 8 p. m., the President, Mr. J. W. Logan in the chair. The reports of the Executive Committee, the Treasurer, the Dean of the Science Faculty, and the Cape Breton Branch, were read and adopted. The membership of the Association has been increased during the year by 45, making the total number 278. The financial standing of the Association is shown in the Treasurer's statement as below: THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF DALHOUSIE COLLEGE in account with S. A. MORTON, Treasurer. 1903. Feb. 13. July 8. J. A. Lippincott, M. D., Special Contribution.... Graham Creighton, ..$319 49 50 00 Mch. 5. D. D. Hugh, M. A., Mch. 24. April 24. April 25. Members' Dues during the year.. 128 00 $597 49 .$ 5 85 Sept. 27. McAlpine Pub. Co., for Printing Annual Report, The report of the President and Secretary of the Cape Breton Branch showed that an annual Bursary of $50 had |