| Date | Speaker(s) | Lecture Title |
|---|---|---|
1916 | ||
| Oct. 12 | Archibald, E.H. | The Atom of the Chemist. |
| Oct. 21 | Howard, Rossiter | Our Architectural Inheritance from the Renaissance. |
| Oct. 26 | Archibald, E.H. | The Atom of the Scientist (Concluded). |
| Nov. 2 | Eastman, Mack | Brandy and the Fur Trade in New France, 1610-1760. |
| Nov. 9 | Clark, R.H. | Can We Manufacture Our Own Chemicals in Canada? |
| Nov. 16 | Ashton, H. | Madame de Sevigne. |
| Nov. 23 | Larsen, Thorlief | The Romantic Period of English Literature. |
| Nov. 30 | Hall, T.P. | The Present Phase of Social Evolution. |
| Dec. 4 | Boggs, T.H. | The High Cost of Living. Its Causes and Remedies. |
| Dec. 7 | Wesbrook, Frank F. | Bacteria. |
| Dec. 14 | Tupper, Sir Charles H. | Subject T.B.A. |
1917 | ||
| Jan. 11 | Wood, F.G.C. | English Drama in its Relation to Present-day Problems. |
| Jan. 18 | Davidson, J.G. | The Conservation of Waste Products. |
| Jan. 25 | Scholefield, E.O.S. | Early Settlement of British Columbia. |
| Feb. 1 | Haggen, E.A. | The Relation of Precious Metals to Finance and Banking. |
| Feb. 8 | Wade, F.C. | The United Empire Loyalists of Ontario. |
| Feb. 15 | Klinck, L.S. | The Evolution of Agriculture. |
| Feb. 22 | MacBeth, Rev. R.G. | The Early Settlements of the Red River Valley. |
| March l | Fripp, R. MacKay | The Evolution of Architecture from the Primitive to the Romanesque. |
| March 8 | Hodge, E.T. | Mountains and How They are Formed. |
| March 15 | Weston, W.P. | The Place of Art in Education. |
| March 22 | Reid, R.L. | The French Settlement of Acadia. |
| Oct. 5 | Scott, S.D. | Recollections of the Parliamentary Press Gallery. |
| Oct. 11 | Fraser, C. McLean | Adaptation to Environment as Shown by Some Marine Animals. |
| Oct. 18 | Macbeth, Rev. R.G. | Pathfinders to the Coast -- Alexander MacKenzie and Robert Campbell. |
| Oct. 25 | Fripp, R. MacKay | The Evolution of the House. |
| Nov. 1 | Raymond, W.O. | The Woman Who Has Gone and the Woman Who Has Come. |
| Nov. 8 | McConkey, Mrs, W.A. | Proportional Representation. |
| Nov. 15 | Lister, J.G. | The Magnet and Its Modern Application. |
| Nov. 22 | Hawkins, Norman | The Pre-Raphaelites. |
| Nov. 29 | McVety, J.H. | Industrial Accidents and Workmen's Compensation. |
| Dec. 6 | Davidson, J.G. | A Survey of Our Native Flora. |
| Dec. 13 | Reid, R.L. | The Coinage of Gold Coins in B.C. |
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The Institute program for 1917-1918 also lists the following lectures given under the auspices of the Archeological Institute of America. | ||
| October | Johnson, W. Templeton | The Archaic Architecture of New Mexico. |
| December | Kelsey, F.W. | St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome. |
1918 | ||
| Jan. 10 | Hutchinson, A.H. | Growth, Development and Evolution. |
| Jan. 17 | Jamieson, Mrs. J.S. | Recent Tendencies in Socialism. |
| Jan. 24 | Ashton, H. | Balzac - The Man. |
| Jan. 31 | Trotter, W.R. | Migration Within the Empire. |
| Feb. 7 | Wheeler, Arthur O. | The Peaks and Passes of the Canadian Rockies. |
| Feb. 14 | Shaw, H.C. | The Poets of Today. |
| Feb. 21 | TBA | |
| Feb. 27 | Anderson, L.F. | Delphi -- Ancient and Today. |
| Feb. 28 | Clark, R.H. | What is Combustion? |
| March 7 | Clement, Mr. Justice | The State of Canada Between the Quebec Act and 1838. |
| March 14 | Kingsley, E.T. | Capital, Labor and the State. |
| March 21 | Sparling, R. | A Ramble Through the Prehistoric World -- Restoration of Ancient Life Forms. |
| March 28 | Boving, P.A. | Mendelism and Plant Breeding. |
| April 4 | Thomas, Rev. Ernest | TBA |
| April 12 | Gowen, Rev. H.H. | Rabindranath Tagore. |
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The Institute program lists the following program as being given the auspices of the Archeological Institute of America. | ||
| March | Horta, Victor | The Cathedrals and Public Buildings in Belgium and Northern France as Affected by the War. |
| Oct. 3 | Howay, F.W. | The Spaniards at Nootka. |
| Oct. 10 | Mullin, R.H. | Saving Babies. |
| Oct. 17 | TBA | |
| Oct. 24 | Pritchard, W.A. | A Working Man's Viewpoint of History. |
| Oct. 31 | Hebb, T.C. | Radiation and Ether. |
| Nov. 7 | Ridington, John | The `New' Poetry. |
| Nov. 14 | Twizell, R.P.S. | How to Recognize the Principal Styles of Architecture. (N.B. - This speaker and topic also appear on the 1919-20 program. See below). |
| Nov. 21 | Hill-Tout, Charles | Recent Discoveries Bearing Upon the Original Source of Our Alphabetic Symbols. |
| Nov. 28 | Farris, Mrs, J.W. deB. | The University of British Columbia and its Relation to the Life of the Province |
| Dec. 5 | Sparling, R. | Through the Southern Deserts. |
| Dec. 13 | Gowen, Rev. H.H. | The War Poetry of the Bible. |
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1919 | ||
| Jan. 9 | Bursill, J. Francis | Shakespeare on the Stage. |
| Jan. 16 | McEvoy, Bernard | Art and the Printing Press. |
| Jan. 23 | Gordon, J.S. | Nature Study in Schools. |
| Jan. 30 | Makovski, L.W. | Where East Meets West. |
| Feb. 6 | Ridington, John | The New Poetry. |
| Feb. 13 | Hall, T.P. | The Mathematical and Psychological Principles of Music. |
| Feb. 20 | Gutteridge, Miss H. | Women's Relation to the Labor Movement. |
| Feb. 27 | Sedgewick, G.G. | Joseph Conrad. |
| March 6 | Sadler, Wilfred | A City Milk Supply. (N.B. This same and topic appear on the 1919-1920 program. See below). |
| March 13 | Plaskett, J.S. | Modern Views of the Universe. |
| March 20 | Owen, V. Lloyd | Peace River Opportunities. |
| March 27 | Todd, O.J. | The Architecture of the Athenian Acropolis. |
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N.B. The program for the 1919 fall series of lectures sponsored by the Institute is not in Box 4, folder 5 of the archives. However, the history of the Institute in Box 1, Folder 1 by M.Y. Williams indicates that part of the 1919-1920 program was devoted to a series entitled "Romance of Sciences." He lists the following speakers and topics but gives no dates for most of the lectures. | ||
| n.d. | Boggs, T.H. | Why has the Pound Sterling Fallen While the American Dollar has increased in Value? |
| n.d. | Twizell, R.P.S. | How to Recognize the Principal Styles of Architecture. (N.B. This speaker also listed on Nov. 14, 1918). |
| n.d. | Hutchinson, A.H. | The Romance of Biology. |
| n.d. | McKechnie, R.E. | The Romance of Prehistoric Man. |
| n.d. | Plaskett, J.S. | The Romance of Astronomy. |
| n.d. | McGregor, Donald | The Prospector as a Factor in the Expansion of Civilization. |
| Oct. 30 | MacMillan, H.R. | The Forest Regions of B.C. |
| Dec. 11 | Reid, R.L., Taylor, A. Dunbar | Sam Slick. |