THE 



NATURE-STUDY REVIEW 



DEVOTED TO ALL PHASES OF NATURE-STUDY IN SCHOOLS 



Vol. 4 APRIL, 1908 No. 4 



OHIO NUMBER 



Managing Editor's Note. — This number of The Nature- 

 Study Review has been prepared under the editorial direction of 

 Professor Michael F. Guyer, of the Department of Biology, 

 University of Cincinnati. All the papers were written by educa- 

 tors connected with Ohio schools and colleges. 



This is the first of a series of numbers to be prepared under the 

 direction of members of the Council of the American Nature- 

 Study Society. The May issue will be a "California Number," 

 edited by Dr. H. W. Fairbanks. Beginning in the next school 

 year, there will be a "Canadian Number," edited by Professor 

 Lochhead; a "Nature-Study and Industrial Education Number," 

 edited by Professor O. W. Caldwell of the University of Chicago; 

 a "Nebraska Number," edited by Dr. Ruth Marshall of the Uni- 

 versity of Nebraska; an "Illinois Number," edited by Professor 

 P. L. Charles of the DeKalb Normal School; a "Minnesota Num- 

 ber," edited by Professor F. L. Clements; an "Indiana Number," 

 edited by Professor Stanley Coulter; a "Southern Number," 

 edited by Professor F. L. -Stevens. These special issues are in 

 preparation and others are being planned. In most of these 

 issues there will be pages reserved for publication of notes, dis- 

 cussions, etc., which come direct to the Managing Editor; and 

 therefore readers are requested to send in their communications 

 as heretofore. 



An article by Professor Hodge has been added as t his issue 

 goes to press. 



101 



