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The Commission was balked at every point. The women of 

 both states took a hand and at last legislation was passed recogniz- 

 ing the Commission and granting it appropriations and concessions. 

 Gradually the land was bought and to-day the Palisades Interstate 

 Park, with an area of seven hundred acres and a shore line fourteen 

 miles long, is a reality. It is easy of access, all are "welcome, and 

 no fees are charged. Improvements of every kind have been and 

 are still being made which make the Park a matchless recreation 

 center. Thousands of persons enjoy the beauty and comforts of 

 Bear Mountain and the other playgrounds, while the white dots 

 of the campers' tents are to be seen all about. Boats and bathing 

 are free and even tent bottoms are provided for the tents. 



The Home Museum as an Aspect of Nature-Study 



B. Clifford Hendricks. 



"Do you know what kind of moth this is, Mr. Hendricks?", 

 was the first introduction that the writer had to the fact that 

 Jerry Mickle had a home museum. But it was not the last time 

 that he had occasion to know of it. Jerry is a boy but ten years 

 old and he does his school work in the fifth grade. While he is 

 a busy lad helping take care of the chickens, the pigs and the 

 home garden, and not neglecting to have a good time at play, 

 his chief pride is in his home museum. He started upon this 

 line by falling heir to some stuffed birds which his stepfather 

 had. The interest was given a further impetus by a visit to a 

 small museum in the community where he was spending part 

 of his summer's vacation. 



A visit to this museum shows that it is not the result of a spas- 

 motic effort upon his part but that it has grown consistently 

 dur'ng the last two years or more. It contains quite a variety 

 of articles, as the accompanying cut will show. Many of these 

 have been sent to him by friends who know that he is stocking 

 a museum. A horned toad came from Texas, some pebbles 

 from the base of Bunker Hill Monument, and some shells from 

 the Pacific coast. His collection contains, not only birds, but- 

 terflies, moths, snakes, lizzards, leaves, and flowers but has, in 

 addition, a collection of coins, a collection of colored copies of 

 such masterpieces as Corot's ' Dance of the Nymphs," 



