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almost invariable daily shower or storm during the month inter- 

 fered somewhat with the scheduled program but this was largely 

 adhered to. The excursions for the first week were necessarily 

 abandoned. During the second week the Wednesday afternoon 

 excursion was to "The Notch," Bear Mountain and a seven-mile 

 tramp over the range to Mt. Holyoke and a five-mile tramp from 

 there to Hadley, conducted by Erwin H. Forbush, of the Extension 

 Service. On Saturday the all-day excursion was to historic Old 

 Deerfield with its museum of antiques, its basket making and its 



Organized play, "Hunter and Fox." 



many other points of interest and was in charge of Professor W. D. 

 Hurd. The following week the Wednesday excursion was to Mt. 

 Sugarloaf and was in charge of C. J. Maynard. The Saturday 

 excursion in charge of F. A. McLaughlin, was to Mount Holyoke 

 College, one of the paper mills at Holyoke and to Mt. Tom. No 

 excursion was conducted on the following Wednesday but on 

 Saturday an all-day "hike" to and over Mt. Toby was taken by a 

 large number under the direction of Prof. A. V. Osmun. On 

 Thursday evening of each week an outside speaker of prominence 

 is secured. These evening lectures were as follows: July i, Prof. 



