2 NATURE-STUDY REVIEW [11:1— Jan., 1915 



particularly in the south where the people suffer for lack of fresh 

 vegetables, to facilitate the disposal of garden products and to 

 assist in the instruction in canning garden stuff that otherwise 

 would go to waste. We shall present in the February number an 

 article from Miss Gowans outlining the qualifications and prepa- 

 ration desired in the garden instructor. 



The paper of Miss Margaret Aherne on the Plan of Nature- 

 Study, in the Gary, (Ind.) Schools elicited many questions. It is 

 to be published in the February number. 



Mr. 0. G. Shields gave many instances of wild animals finding 

 their way to food ; of domestic animals finding their way home by 

 the use, he believes, of a sense or senses we humans do not possess. 

 This interesting paper will be published in an early number. 



Mrs. J. Willis Martin advocated more publicity for school 

 garden work, a campaign to educate the tax-payer on its values so 

 he would demand for his children instruction in garden work as he 

 now does for the three R's. 



Miss Ella Carter gave a delightful talk on the Philadelphia 

 School Garden and illustrated it with a number of fine lantern 

 slides. 



The Thursday morning session was devoted to a discussion of the 

 Principles of Organization of Nature-Study work incorporated in 

 the several outlines of Nature-Study, published in the December 

 number of the Review. Miss Laura E. Woodward, of the Trenton, 

 (N. J.) Normal School opened the discussion. 



Many more of those present participated and the spirited discus- 

 sion lasted all morning. Instead of attempting to formulate at 

 this meeting the principles of organization for which the Society 

 wishes to stand, it was deemed expedient to ask the Council to 

 draw up a set of such principles for publication in the Review. 

 These to form the basis of additional discussion in the pages of the 

 Review and at the next meeting of the Society with a view to 

 adopting them more or less modified at that time. 



The afternoon session was held at the Philadelphia Normal 

 School for Girls. Dr. Adeline F. Schively spoke on the local 

 nature-study situation. Then the nature-study equipment, 

 samples of work and the building of the Normal were inspected 

 under the guidance of Mrs. L. L. W. Wilson. 



The business was transacted after the addresses on Wednesday 

 The ballot resulted in the election of the following 



