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THE GUIDE T< I NATURE 



their particular interests. These trips 

 are frequently in charge of some one 

 outside of the membership who is 

 prominenl in connection with such 

 work. One of the pleasing modifica- 

 tions possible in our local situation is 

 that i >\ trips b) can* ie during which it is 

 customar) to spend one night in the 

 \\ Is thereby introducing the ele- 



FAITHFUL WORKERS IN Til?: INTERNA- 

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 CHAPTER. 



ments of camping besides coming into 

 very intimate touch with nature's labo- 

 ratory. 



A beginning has been made in the 

 matter of most desirable collections, 

 and the interest manifested by the 

 members in adding to and displaying 

 this collection is very gratifyng. Some 

 books have been gathered, in all there 

 are about twelve now secured by the 

 Chapter. These in addition to facil- 

 ities in the science library of the city 

 are a reference source of great value. 

 Of course we have two copies of The 

 Guide to Nature, which is a welcome 

 monthly visitor. 



As to the actual work done during 

 the year the following summary may 

 be representative: 



Astn nomy.. "In this there have been 

 ten class sessions with one snecial lec- 

 ture on ''The Religious Use of the 



Stars." Frequent observations have 

 been made with field glasses and sev- 

 eral nights with the three inch tele- 

 scope of the local Technical Nigh 

 Sch< iol. 



Geology. In this there have been 

 six class room sessions and four organ- 

 ized field trips, together with man}' less 

 formal expeditions. The local geolog- 

 ical structures afford excellent oppor- 

 tunity for this study, and a collection 

 of twenty-five representative local 

 specimens have been made, together 

 with several others contributed bv 

 friends in other portions of the country. 



Insects. This has been given five 

 class room sessions with special em- 

 phasis on mosquitos and a more inti- 

 mate study of moths with special at- 

 tention to Samia cecropia of which a 

 few local cocoons were secured and 

 several dozens transported from the 

 West. These were distributed to mem- 

 bers of the Chapter, daily observa- 

 tions were made and notes, photo- 

 graphs and drawings were taken by 

 way of record of developments. Fi- 

 nally several matured specimens were 

 mounted, which is the beginning of 

 the collection. 



Trees. On this there have been 

 twelve class room sessions with fifteen 

 field trips. Chief attention has been 

 directed to the winter buds, the folia- 

 tion, flowering, description and identi- 

 fication of trees, collection of leaves, 

 etc. Thus far the chief attention has 

 been given to the oaks, poplars, birches 

 and evergreens. 



Indians. On this topic there have 

 been several talks and papers especi- 

 ally nn local history, together with sev- 

 eral visits to former camp sites, steatite 

 quarries, and other traces of Indian 

 occupation, and as a result of these 

 trios a beginning has been made of a 

 collection of artifacts, etc. 



The plans for the coming year pro- 

 pose the following additional topics : 



Pond life. For this purpose two 

 aquaria have been secured, and are now 

 being utilized in the study of special 

 t< >pics. 



Flowering plants. In addition to the 

 ordinary methods of distribution and 

 identification special attention will be 



