A UNIQUE NATURE-STUDY INSTITUTION 



The editor of the Guide to X at are sends the following announce- 

 ment of plans for a unique nature-study movement in Connecti- 

 cut, under the auspices of the Agassiz Association. The an- 

 nouncement certainly suggests great possibilities, especially for 

 the correspondence and editorial work of the Agassiz Association. 

 The movement will be watched with great interest by all 

 naturalists who believe in popularizing scientific studies. 



IMPORTANT AXXOU.VCEMEXT: 



Good news to all Students and Lovers of Nature and to all 

 interested in Education. 



The establishment of ARCADIA on Unic^ue Lines as a GREAT 

 NATURE-STUDY INSTITUTION. 



(Through the aid of a philanthropist whose name is withheld 

 by request.) 



Arcadia is to be a "village" of portable buildings devoted to 

 various phases of natural science. The buildings are to be ar- 

 ranged in the form of a court covering more than a half-acre of 

 ground. There is to be an astronomical observatoiy, "Home" 

 of The Agassiz Association, biological laboratories, vivaria, 

 aquaria, clearing house (for circulating specimens), pet houses, 

 insectary, photograph gallery, experimental rooms, offices, 

 lecture ball, etc. Within the court made by the surrounding 

 buildings is to be a garden with plant beds for experimental pur- 

 poses, in brief, it is to be an epitome of the essential features of 

 zoological park, biological laboratories and experimental horti- 

 cultural grounds. 



If the experiment proves a success upon two years' trial, it is 

 promised that the entire equipment will be rebuilt in larger fire- 

 proof buildings (with more extended equipments for study and 

 experiment.) The tests of success are to be the cooperation and 

 interest of naturalists of all ages in all parts of the world. Full 

 particulars in the January number of The Guide to Nature, Stam- 

 ford, Connecticut. Single number, 15c. Subscription for one 

 year, $1.50. Edward F. Bigelow, Director of Arcadia, Stamford, 

 Connecticut. 



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