NEW YORK CITY SECTION OF A. N. S. S. 



A meeting was held at Teachers College, New York, January 

 18, 1908, in response to a call issued by Mr. M. A. Bigelow, 

 secretary of the American Nature-Study Society, for the purpose 

 of forming a New York Section of the national society. 



Dr. H. A. Kelly, of the Ethical Culture School, was chosen 

 chairman; and Mr. F. L. Holtz, of the Brooklyn Training Schcol, 

 secretary for the meeting. 



Dr. Bigelow then reported concerning the recent organization 

 of the American Nature-Study Society at Chicago. He explained 

 the constitution, organization, method of election and the official 

 organ of publication. Dr. Bigelow then explained the purposes 

 of the meeting : To get enough members to form a local Section 

 of the national Society; to carry on practical local work in 

 nature-study ; to discuss local adaptation of the general principles 

 of nature-study teaching; to meet the problems of teaching 

 nature- study in a large city. 



The matter was then put before the meeting for general dis- 

 cussion. Mrs. Northrop, of Yonkers, urged the formation of such 

 a Section and spoke of the way in which it could be of practical 

 service to teachers in the public schools, e. g., by furnishing 

 nature-study materials, and also it might help to prevent the 

 destruction of wild flowers and park plants, etc. Dr. Call, of 

 the DeWitt Clinton High School, also favored the formation of a 

 Section. He urged that the grade teachers should be aided, and 

 that thev especially should be enlisted. Dr. Bigelow said that 

 anyone who was a member of the national society may be con- 

 sidered a member of the local section, if organized, and that as 

 there were already 75 such members in New York City and vicin- 

 ity, it would be simplest to proceed directly with the election of 

 an executive committee and a secretary to arrange programs 

 and outline work for the Section. He, therefore, moved that 

 such a committee and secretary be elected and that this Section 

 apply to the Council for recognition as the New York City Section 

 of the American Nature-Study Society. The motion was sec- 

 onded and carried. A nominating committee was appointed 



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