2 THE NATURE-STUDY REVIEW [ 4 : i-jan., 1908 



The following persons took part in the reading of papers and in 

 the discussion: Professor C. R. Mann, of the University of 

 Chicago; Professor Stanley Coulter, of Purdue University, 

 Lafayette, Inch ; Professor C. F. Hodge, of Clark University, 

 Worcester, Mass. ; Professor M. A. BigeloAv, of Teachers College, 

 Columbia University, New York City; Professor F. L. Charles, 

 of the DeKalb (111.) State Normal School; Professor F. L. 

 Clements, of the University of Minnesota; Mr. W. W. Whitney, 

 of the South Chicago High School; Professor S. B. McCready, of 

 the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario; Professor 

 John G. Coulter, of the Normal (111.) State Normal School 

 Professor W. E. Praeger, of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) College 

 Professor W. D. Merrel, of the University of Rochester (N. Y.) 

 Miss Louise Klein Miller, Supervisor of School-Gardens, Cleve- 

 land, Ohio; Mr. J. H. Smith, of the Chicago High School; Dr. 

 Katherine Dopp, of Chicago; Professor J. H. Shepherd, of the 

 Chicago Normal School; Mr. I. B. Meyers, of the School of Edu- 

 cation, University of Chicago; Professor O. W. Caldwell, of the 

 University of Chicago. It is quite possible that the secretary 

 may have ommitted names of others, for in the last hour the 

 speakers followed each other in rapid succession and at times 

 there was difficulty in getting names. 



Report of the Organizing Committee 



The first definite move towards the organization of a national 

 society for study and advancement of nature-study was the 

 editorial in The Nature-Study Review for March 1907 (Vol. 3, 

 p. 68) in which it was proposed that all readers who would join 

 in organizing such a society should send their names to the 

 editor of The Review. 



The hearty responses from readers in the first month following 

 publication of the plan proposed for a national society seemed to 

 justify definite movement towards organization, and the details 

 were placed in the hands of the Organizing Committee. This 

 committee was appointed by the majority vote of prospective mem- 

 bers who followed the suggestion in the March Review and sent 

 lists of names nominated for the committee. The following ac- 

 cepted and have cooperated in the work of organization : C. F. 

 Hodge, L. H. Bailey, O. W. Caldwell, Stanley Coulter, H. W. 

 Fairbanks, V. L. Kellogg, Anna B. Comstock, D. Lange, M. F. 



