82 NA T URE-ST UD Y RE VIE W [11 :2— Feb . , 1915 



There is a wholesome enthusiasm among the members of the 

 Chicago Nature-Study Club. Many new members have joined 

 since September, 1914. The "Union trips" was a happy plan as 

 the various sections have been brought together so often now that 

 there is a feeling of unity — and unity is strength. 



Hastily, 



Mary V. Donoghue. 



Michigan Nature-Study and School Garden Association 



Friday, October 30, 19 14, Kalamazoo, Mich. 



The meeting of the Michigan Nature-Study and School Garden 

 Association was called to order by Dr. Harvey, who, in introduc- 

 ing Mrs. Anna Comstock of Cornell University, called attention 

 to the fact that Nature-Study, Home, School and Landscape 

 Gardening, and Roadside Planting occupied a prominent place 

 on the Michigan State Teachers' Association program. 



Mrs. Comstock gave a very fine presentation of the results of 

 Nature-Study work in its two-fold effect on education ; its influence 

 on the child in developing his observational powers, his imagina- 

 tion, his love of truth, his logical sense; and its influence on the 

 teacher by keeping her in sympathy with child life, by making 

 her a student with the child of the wonderful world about her, by 

 keeping her "young" in spirit and in enthusiasm. 



Mrs. Comstock discussed very fully the advisability of using 

 whatever material is available for Nature-Study work — of using 

 anything that the children bring in, be it bird, beast, plant or 

 insect ; of using this material as long as interest is shown in it by 

 the children and of then returning it to its natural environment. 

 She also discussed the use of aquaria, terraria and moss gardens. 



Mrs. Comstock spoke of the value of notebook work, but added 

 a caution as to criticisms of notebook work, saying that it was 

 the spirit of the observation and the truth of the record that 

 were to be looked for and not the grammar or the English. 



The close correlation between Geography and Nature-Study 

 was also discussed. 



Following Mrs. Comstock's address Mrs. Elliott O. Grosvenor 

 of Detroit told of the development of the School Garden work in 

 Detroit. In 1903 the 20th Century Club appointed a com- 



