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people to make the thing needed out of the simple material at 

 hand, — to live simply, — is very worth while in this age and country 

 of materialism and conventionality. 



Quanset will go on with the woodcraft, stressing the part of 

 nature-study where it can encourage the real observation that is 

 of value. Most of the girls love it. If presented to them in such 

 a way as to show cause and effect, if evolution can be made clear, 

 if they can be led to watch for the sake of seeing what is going to 

 happen next, and to understand — not simply to name things — 

 it will appeal to the thoughtfully inclined. It is not that we want 

 to make a naturalist of every girl, but that we do not want 

 her to lose the keen interest in nature which is inborn, we do not 

 want to cut her off from the enjoyment in later life of the secrets 

 of nature. 



As the year previous, the short stay with us of the Dallas Lore 

 Sharps proved an inspiration not to be forgotten. 



A Modern Fairy Story 



Henry E. Childs 

 Technical High School, Providence, R. I. 



The Forest of Old Katahdin 



The seeds of many family trees were transplanted from Boston, 

 Providence, Cleveland, New York, and even from far away Japan, 

 Peru, and Cuba. With the utmost care they were planted in the 

 glorious white pine grove by Forest Lake where stands the rustic 

 shack loved by all Sons of Katahdin. 



At home these seeds had been called "Myles, or Lester, George, 

 or^Chester; but here they became, "The Horrible Polack," "The 

 Terrible Swede," "Tubber," and "The Caveman." When they 

 learned to answer to these new names every seed was taught 

 that he had a part to play in the great game of nature and that 

 the more he learned about the life of the woods, the more power- 

 ful he would become and better able to care for himself while 

 enjoying life in the heart of the Maine woods. 



