2 6 THE NA TURE-STUD Y RE VIE IV [4 : ,-jan., 19 o8 



by the chair which reported the nomination of the following 

 executive committee: Mrs. A. R. Northrop, Secretary; Mr. 

 H. G. Parsons, Dr. G. Straubenmuller. Dr. H. A. Kelly, Mr. F. L. 

 Holtz, Mrs. Howard Van Sinderen. The report of the committee 

 was adopted and the persons named were declared elected. It 

 was decided by vote that the time of meetings should be in the 

 evening. It was suggested that the Section meet three or four 

 times a year. 



In later discussion of work for the New York Section, Mr. F. L. 

 Holtz, of the Brooklyn Training School for Teachers, suggested 

 that the meetings be devoted to the discussion of the pedagogy of 

 nature-study as well as to the presentation of subject-matter of 

 use or interest to grade teachers. He believed chat the Section 

 could be instrumental in inducing park boards, museums and the 

 school authorities to furnish nature-study material to the 

 teachers of the public schools. He said that the Section could 

 also stimulate school principals and other officials to take more 

 interest in nature-study. He suggested that the Section might 

 arrange nature-study excursions. He hoped that the Section 

 would try to get practical results in the schools. 



Mr. Spencer, of the New York Aquarium, said that the 

 school authorities expected their teachers to make bricks without 

 straw when thev did not provide material with which to teach 

 nature-study. He spoke of the work the Aquarium had done in 

 assisting teachers to secure marine material. 



Mr. Parsons, of the Children's School Farm, DeWitt Clinton 

 Park, also spoke of the difficulty teachers had in securing material 

 and said the School Farm stood ready to assist in this respect. 



Dr. Kelly referred to the help that might be secured from the 

 Aquarium, the Museum of Natural History, the Botanical Gar- 

 dens, etc. 



Miss Maud Staber, Brooklyn Training School for Teachers, 

 said the Section could assist teachers by making lists of available 

 materials and also showing good localities for field study. 



Mr. C. H. Robison urged the formation of standing committees 

 to look after different interests represented in nature-study. 

 This was left for the executive committee to work out. 



There were about thirty-five members of the A. N.-S. S. in 

 attendance. The following interests were represented : Teachers 

 College. Ethical Culture School, Brooklvn Training School for 



