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them next season. Wrens like the house verv much and once 

 they begin to nest in a place, they will go back to that place for 

 years. Wrens mate for life and come back year after year and 

 raise two broods — 'five to seven wrens — each summer. You ought 

 to put up something like a half-dozen nests. Those who do this, 

 are very likely to have a pair of fine wrens everv summer. 



News and Notes 



The annual meeting of the Grand Rapids Nature Study 

 Society was held in April. The following officers were elected : 



President- — Miss Ora M. Carrel. 



Mce-President — Aliss Clara ^^'heeler. 



Recording-Secretary — Miss Grace Ellis. 



Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer — ^Miss Aleda Bacon. 



On the evening of April 17 the society was entertained by 

 J\Ir. Henry Oldys of Washington, who gave a very interesting 

 lecture on "Bird Notes." 



On the evening of ]\Iay 9, Dr. Leroy Harvey of Kalamazoo 

 gave us his lecture: "A Trip Up ^It. Katahdin." The follow- 

 ing day Dr. Harvey conducted a "hike" for the societv. — Meda 

 Bacon, Cor.-Sec. 



Announcement 



The Editor is glad to announce that arrangements have been 

 completed whereby the Comstock Publishing Company of Ithaca, 

 N. Y.. undertakes the business management of the Nature Studv 

 Review. The May number has been delayed until the plan for 

 another year could be made public. They will print the magazine, 

 receive subscriptions and look after the advertising. No firm 

 in the country is better able to do this for the Review with satis- 

 factinn. Subscribers will be gratified with the change assuredlv 

 for it will enhance the value of the magazine. 



Aloreover the Editor can announce not onlv better business 

 management luit some exceedingly interesting articles. Everv 

 issue will contain a type lesson on topics available for the month 

 by our honored President, Anna Botsford Comstock. An article 

 by some other member of the Council will be a monthly feature. 

 Dr. Eath of Beloic College will contribute a series of Star Studies. 

 Dr. James G. Needham will write on the methods of conducting 

 the large Nature Study field classes that em-olj hundreds of pupils 

 at Cornell. 



