THE AMERICAN NATURE-STUDY SOCIETY 



A large number of letters received in the last five days, since the 

 March issue reached readers, makes it clear that the suggestion for 

 organizing an American society meets with very hearty support from 

 the leaders of nature-study. Already there is a long list of promin- 

 ent names. But some energetic work will be necessary to get the one 

 thousand charter members before September. Will you help ? Re- 

 member that we need one thousand members for a beginning. Part 

 of these may be associate members, that is, those interested in the 

 nature-study movement but not actively engaged in teaching. Sub- 

 scriptions paid to The Nature- Study Review in 1907 will be cred- 

 ited as membership fees for this year, and the editor will render an 

 account to the Treasurer when elected. In order to make a fair 

 arangement for those who are not already subscribers it has been 

 suggested that members enrolling now should pay fifty cents and 

 receive The Review for the last six issues of 1907, which will con- 

 tain notices or reports of interest to members. The proposition ap- 

 pears to be financially sound. The undersigned will personally take 

 the responsibility of sending The Review (six copies) to new mem- 

 bers at fifty cents this year, and of paying the expenses connected 

 with the organizing of the Society to December 30, 1907. Please 

 announce this to your friends. Will you join in this movement for the 

 advancement of the nature-study movement ? Are you interested suf- 

 ficiently to lead you to help get together the one thousand charter 

 members ? If small circulars such as will go in your letters will help 

 you reach your friends who ought to be members, write to the under- 

 signed stating number of circulars needed. If the Society is to be 

 organized in September so that we can plan for a meeting at the time 

 of the scientific societies in December, and perhaps for meetings in 

 other parts of America at the same time, it will be necessary for every 

 local leader of nature-study to take a personal interest in getting 

 applications for membership. 



If you are now a subscriber to The Review please write whether 

 you wish to be enrolled as a member of The Nature- Study Society. 

 Also please suggest names for the Organizing Committee. 



Another point: Should there be sections of the Society organized, 

 for example, Pacific, Canadian, Central, Southern, Northwestern, 

 and Eastern ? There would be decided advantages in these sections 

 when local meetings, in addition to an annual national meeting, are 

 desirable. M. A. Bigelow. 



Teachers College, 



Columbia University 



