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Art. 4. New chapters may be added with the consent of the 

 President, provided that no such chapter shall consist of less 

 than four members. Chapters shall be named from the towns 

 in which they exist, and, if there be more than one chapter in 

 a town, they shall be further distinguished by the letters of 

 the alphabet. 



Art. 5. Each chapter may choose it own officers, and make its 

 own by-laws. 



Art. 6. The Swiss Cross shall be the official organ of the Agassiz 

 Association. 



Art. 7. This Constitution may be amended by a three-fourths 

 vote of the Association or its representatives. 



The wisdom of this plan of organization seems to 

 be established by the rapid growth and increasing 

 prosperity of the Association. 



ADVANTAGES. 



The advantages which may result from the forma- 

 tion of a branch in the family or school far outweigh 

 the labor and time required. Habits of observation 

 are formed ; valuable knowledge is acquired ; spon- 

 taneous study is secured ; health-giving rambles are 

 taken ; the elements of parliamentary law are learned 

 and practiced ; subjects for compositions are abun- 

 dantly supplied ; power of debate is attained ; practice 

 in letter-writing is necessitated ; valuable collections 

 are made ; useful libraries are founded ; pleasant ac- 

 quaintances are formed ; windows are opened into dis- 

 tant States, through which we catch glimpses of scenery 

 new to us ; we see various strange forms of animal and 

 plant life ; we read fossil records of the past ; we be- 

 come acquainted with the modes of thought and ex- 

 pression which prevail outside our own homes. Cor- 

 respondence with chapters in different States is like 

 the magical glass of the Arabian prince. 



Sitting by our study-table, we can see in every 

 direction sturdy boys and graceful girls, searching 



