OFFICERS for 1904.

PRESIDENT:
REV. ARTHUR H. JUDGE, Bishop's College, Que.

VICE-PRESIDENT:
GEO. GRAY WARD, Private Instruction, Cambridge.

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:
BERKELEY MOSTYN, Glenalmond and Dublin.

TREASURER:
CHAS. C. HISCOE, Eton.

SECRETARY:
JOHN R. SHANNON, Queen's, Canada.

DIRECTORS:

R. D. FREEMAN, Trinity College, Dublin.
H. C. HUNTER, Stanstead College.
H. M. VICKERS, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
J. D. PETERSON, Glasgow University. WOLFRED NELSON, McGill and Bishop's.
WALTER EYRE LAMBERT, Trinity College, Dublin. WM. M. MASSEY, McGill University.
GERALD DE MERCADO, London University. THOS. F. MAIN, Lewisham Grammar School.

THE REPORT of THE SECRETARY
Mr. President and Gentlemen:-
I have the honor to report that during the year which we are just closing the British Schools and Universities Club has continued to prosper, and that we now have on our roll 223 members against 202 when my last Annual Report was made.
I regret to announce that two of our members have died during the year: the Rev. Edward Walpole Warren, D. D., our First Vice-President, and Mr. Gordon Sutherland McLeod, who at the time of his death was our youngest member.
The death of Dr. Warren, occurring, as it did, in a distant country, was very sad and unexpected, and the news was received with great distress by all who knew him. A number of the members of the Club took advantage of the opportunity to pay a last tribute of respect for Dr. Warren's memory when the funeral was held at St. James's Church in this city, and the Board of Directors of this Club, at their meeting on Oct. 7th, passed a series of resolutions recalling the conspicuous services rendered by Dr. Warren to the Club, and recording the deep sorrow occasioned by his untimely and greatly lamented death. An engrossed copy of these resolutions was forwarded to Mrs. Warren, who gratefully acknowledged their receipt.
Owing to indifferent health, one of our Directors, Mr. Wm. H. Bankier, was compelled early in the year to resign from the Board, his place being filled by the selection of Mr. J. D. Peterson, whose appointment was subsequently confirmed at a Special General Meeting of the Club.

Eight members have resigned during the year, and nine have been dropped for non-payment of dues. One failed to qualify.
There having appeared at the last Annual Meeting of the Club a sentiment among several of the members favorable to the acquisition of a Club House, and the matter having been left in the hands of the Board of Directors, the President was requested to appoint a Committee to thoroughly investigate the subject. This Committee consisted of Messrs. Berkeley Mostyn, Chairman; H. Montague Vickers, Rupert S. Hughes and
J. D. Peterson, and it reported at a Special General Meeting of the Club held on April 29th.  The report was an exhaustive

one; and it was ordered that printed copies of it be sent to all the members with a request that they communicate to the Secretary: (I) as to which, if any, of the various schemes outlined met their favor, and (2) whether they would be agreeable to such an increase of the annual dues as would render that scheme feasible. I now beg to report that there were seventy-eight replies to my circular, and that, of these, forty-five were either wholly or in part favorable to one or other of the plans, the remaining thirty-three being unfavorable to any. The number of replies was so inconsiderable in comparison with the total membership of the Club that I have not troubled to further classify them.
A very pleasant smoking concert for the members and their friends was held at the “Arena” on Tuesday evening, Feb.17th, when enjoyable entertainment was provided by the committee. 

The Semi-Annual Dinner of the Club was held on Victoria Day, the 24th of  May, and was enlivened by impromptu

speeches from Mr.  Clyde Bailey, Capt. Passow, Mr. Munro, Dr. Irwin and others, and songs by Mr. Keating, Mr. Averill, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Hiscoe.
The Club's most important function, the Annual Dinner, was held at Delmonico's on the King's birthday, Nov. 9th, and was largely attended. There were present as guests of the Club, Principal Peterson, LL.D., C. M. G., of McGill University, Montreal; Rev. Francis Patton, D. D., of Princeton University, Rear Admiral W. S. Schley, U.S. N., Sir Percy Sanderson, K. C. M. G., Mr. R. Frater Munro, Vice-President St. Andrew's Society, Mr. R. H. Turle, President St. George's Society, General Thomas L. James, President St. David's Society, Mr. A. Fletcher, Vice-President New England Society, Dr. Geo. D. Stewart, President Canadian Society, Mr. Colgate Hoyt, Vice-President Southern Society, and Dr. Wolfred Nelson, President New York Graduates' Society of McGill Uni-versity. The President read a message from the King, thanking the Club for the kind birthday wishes cabled earlier in the day. Sir Percy Sanderson replied felicitously to the toast:
"His Majesty's Representative." Principal Peterson evoked enthusiastic applause by his masterly reply to the toast of "The Empire." Rear Admiral Schley responded most acceptably for
"The Army and Navy," Dr. Patton delivered one of"his scholarly addresses to the toast: "Schools and Universities," and Mr. Munro spoke for the "Club and Its Aim." In addition to this "feast of reason" there were songs by Mr. Phillips and Mr. Averill.

In conclusion, the members of the Club were entertained by the Officers and Board of Directors on the evening of Dec.
16th, when a few pleasant hours were spent in social intermingling, while professional and native talent provided a diverting entertainment which was much enjoyed.
All of which is duly submitted.
JOHN R. SHANNON, Secretary.
January 14, 1904.