Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, 1891, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, 1891, Vol. 9 If this idea finds favour, it is proposed that the first statement appear in the next volume, if members will lose no time in giving the Secretary the information he desires." The vacancies that have for some time existed in the Second and Third Sections have not yet been filled up. In accordance with the rules, the nomination of Professor Capijon, of Queens University, was made for the vacancy in the Section of English Literature, but he did not receive anything like the two-thirds vote necessary to elect him. In the Section of Mathematical, Physical and Chemical Sciences there were five nominations to fill three vacancies, viz. : T.C. Keefer, Ce., C.M.G.; Dr. Salluste Duval, M.A.; Dr. W.L. Goodwin.; Dr. W.Ii. Ellis.; M.de Foville. Of these five gentlemen, three received nine each, viz., Di Ellis, Dr. Goodwin and Mi: Keefer. M.de Foville received eight, and Dr. Duval five votes. Under all the circumstances the Council simply report the facts for the consideration of the Society, but they must, at the same time, call attention to the unsatisfactory character of the rule under whose operation the vacancies in the Third Section have not been filled up for three years. No attempt has been made in any section to carry out the provisions of the amendment of last session, which permits the election of an additional member each year, until the number of a section reaches its maximum of twenty-five Fellows. It is certainly inexpedient that diflculties should be created to prevent the bringing in, whenever necessary, of men engaged in active intellectual work throughout the Dominion, whose cooperation will be found of service to the Society. The object of the Society is to make itself, as far as possible, the centre of the best literary and scientific thought of Canada, and if it is to succeed in this way it must have the earnest aid of all workers in this country. During the meeting of 1890, the Eoyal Society had the honour of communicating a resolution to His Excellency the Governor-General, asking him to take such steps as might be necessary to secure the cooperation of the Astronomer Eoyal at Greenwich in a telegraphic determination of the exact longitude of Montreal. His Excellency interested himself actively in this project, and Her Majestys Government has assented to the Eoyal Observatory taking part in the undertaking, as the following communication from the Colonial OfSce indicates: JJord Knutsford to Lord Stanley of Preston. Copy. Canada. Downing Street, 24 th December, 1890. No.245. My Lord, With reference to your despatch No.107 of the 2 nd of June last, relating to the wish of the Eoyal Society of Canada to secure the cooperation of the Astronomer Eoyal at Greenwich in the matter of the determination of the exact longitude of Montreal, I am directed by Lord Knutsford to ti ansmit to you, for communication to your Government, copies of a letter from the Astronomer Eoyal, and of one from the Board of Admiralty, from which it will be seen that Her Majestys Government have assented to the Eoyal Observatory joining in the undertaking, I have, etc., Knutsford. The Governor-General. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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