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benefit of their experience and knowledge to the younger 

 pupils, also to interest them in field work and assist in garden- 

 ing. He also advocated the making of a lagoon in the high 

 school yard for use in the botany and zoology classes. 



Dr. R. M. Strong, University of Chicago, favored us with 

 a delightful informal lecture on the Home Life of Birds, illus- 

 trating it with beautiful colored stereopticon views, which 

 elicited great appreciation. 



Printed announcements were distributed giving the de- 

 tails of the five excursions planned for the South-side Section 

 this spring. These "field meets" are to be as follows: 



April 30, Bird Study in Jackson Park; May 7, Fort Sheri- 

 dan; May 14, Palos Park; May 20 and 21, Starved Rock; May 

 28, Tremont, Indiana. 



These are not walking trips and there will be abundant time 

 for studying birds, trees and flowers on all trips and competent 

 leaders to help those who wish. Bring your lunch. 



All interested in Nature-Study are cordially invited to join 

 the Club. Visitors accompanying the Club on these excursions, 

 will pay a fee of 25 cents. Luella Roesch, Sec.-Treas. 



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The South Side Section of The Chicago Nature-Study 

 Club met and organized April 16. 1910. 



Dr. H. S. Pepoon was elected chairman. Miss Emily C. 

 Westberg, sec'y-treasurer, and the Misses Deborah Ford, Grace 

 Mac Leod and Leola Blackmail, members of the executive 

 committee. 



The meeting was well attended. The membership numbers 

 sixty-three. 



The following tentative program of six meetings was sub- 

 mitted by the chairman : 



I. Annual meeting 2nd Saturday of April 



II. Field meeting 1st Saturday of June 



III. Field meeting 1st Saturday of October 



IV. Lantern and lecture 2nd Saturday of November 



V. Lantern and lecture 2nd Saturday of January 



VI. Lantern and lecture 1st Saturday of March 



Dr. Pepoon gave the following interesting facts about the 

 spring of 1910, which is the earliest since 1842: 



Apples in bloom April 12; next earliest April 23, 1873. 



One hundred sixty out-door plants in bloom April 15; in 1909. 

 this occurred May 20. 



