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students to teach ; by modifying present biological courses or by 

 putting in coordinate courses specially designed to fit teachers for 

 normal, and high schools. The present tendency toward the 

 latter course seems to be a more adequate solution of our problem 

 ■ — efficient biological instruction adapted to all our educational 

 strata. 



AMERICAN NATURE-STUDY SOCIETY 



The first directory of members of the American Nature-Study 

 Society will be published in November of this year and will con- 

 tain the names of all members whose annual dues ($1.00) are paid 

 for 1908. It is important that this directory should register from 

 1300 to 1 500 names of teachers, authors, school officials or public- 

 spirited citizens who are interested in increasing and improving 

 any studies of nature in elementary education. During the 

 autumn months the officers of the Society will attempt to increase 

 the membership and the hearty cooperation of all members now 

 enrolled is needed. 



Attention of persons who may become interested should be 

 called to the fact that the Society is not committed to any limited 

 creed of nature-study, but stands for (1) the investigation and (2) 

 the advancement of all phases of study of natural things desirable 

 for elementary education. With such a broad platform the 

 Society appeals to all persons who are seriously interested in 

 biological nature-study, physical nature-study, elementary 

 physiology, elementary agriculture, school-gardening, home 

 geography, and manual training in correlation with any of these. 

 In all these lines the A. N. S. S. will undertake important work 

 looking towards unifying, correlating, and firmly establishing 

 studies of nature as an integral part of elementary education. 



To all who believe in the aims of the A. N. S. S.- — Will you not 

 give your co-operation in at least one of the following ways? (1) 

 Instruct the Secretary to enroll you as a member, ($1 per year), 

 life member, ($20), or patron, ($100). (2) If you are connected 

 with a school or college, enroll the institution as a member in 

 order to have The Nature-Study Review for reference of 

 teachers and students. (3) Enlist the interest of others, especi- 

 ally in your own State. (4) Subscribe to the publication fund. v *' 



Application blanks may be obtained from the Secretary of the 



