THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION 



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in printed books and papers necessary 



and cherished guides, yet we believe 

 that our first business is to meet Na- 

 ture face to face. Therefore we leave 

 the confines of the library and school, 

 and go out under the open sky, into 

 the forest and along the stream. 



Forgetting theory and useless 

 wrangling, it is our purpose to see 

 things as they are, and to record them 

 as we see them. It is the business of 

 The Agassiz Association to live for 

 the truth. 



Admirably some of our chapters 

 unite science and humanity. They 

 have proved that, although the eye of 

 science is keen, her heart need not be 

 cold, and that her hand, however cun- 

 ning, may yet be kind. 



But Agassiz was not only merciful : 

 he was devout. Before opening his 

 famous school at Penikese, he bowed 



his head in silent prayer; and, as the 

 ocean-breeze gently lifted his whiten- 

 ing locks, every head was bowed with 

 reverence, and it seemed as though the 



Spirit of God were there. We there- 

 fore beg our members, as they walk 

 through this fair garden of the Lord 

 (and this thought 1 echo from the lips 

 of Dr. Parkhurst ). not to let the beauty 

 of the creation hide from them the face 

 of the Creator. We do not believe that 

 faith is inconsistent with intelligence, 

 hope at variance with knowledge, or 

 love opposed to science. 'The garden 

 of the Lord should not conceal the 

 Lord of the garden. Let us study with 

 the eye not only, but with the heart; 

 and may we all be lifted to a sweet 

 consciousness of Nature's ministra- 

 tions, the beaut)'' of her handiwork, the 

 music of her singing, and the tender- 

 ness of her love." 



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I The La Rue Holmes Nature Lovers League jj 



By George Klingle, Summit, New Jersey 



"The Guide to Nature" is the official organ of the LaRue Holmes Nature League. It is im- 

 portant, for the general League interest, that the magazine be liberally supported, through the active 

 cooperation of League members — George Klingle. 



L. H. Nature League Motto: "St lf-sacrifice; heroism for another." 



Was the chipmunk seen sitting on a 

 stone enjoying a feast of mushroom, 

 merely indulging in a freak-appetite, 

 or is this a familiar article of diet in 

 the chipmunk family? 



Why is it that when the autumn 

 breath sweeps over, the birds drift out 

 of sight, into the shelter of wood-tan- 

 gles and hedges, but when the frosts 

 come they again flit over the gardens, 

 and revel at many a familiar haunt? 

 Is food changed to new flavors by the 

 touch of the frost? 



The little birds have a right un- 

 doubtedly to take the world easy as far 

 as may be. but we quite wonder if all 

 little brown creepers of other localities, 

 are as shrewd about it as those with us, 

 who install themselves on the tree be- 

 neath nut hatches who are feeding on 

 suet, and enjoy a feast without the 

 trouble of laboring for it. 



Best Faces Fade from Memory. 



Can anyone interested in mental pro- 

 cesses explain why a face around which 

 centers the most intense interest van- 

 ishes from memory, while all other 

 faces associated with the period and 

 localitv remain intact in the memory? 



Several New Chapters. 



The most recently organized United 

 Chapters are as follows: Miss Dana's 

 School, South Street, Morristown : The 

 Westfield High School, Westfield, 

 Bond Street High School; Bradley 

 School; Prospect Ave. and Springwood 

 Ave. Schools, all of Asbury Park, New 

 Jersev. 



Did He Summon Aid? 



Could it be supposed that the cock 

 of the barnyard walk is a creature of 

 less courage than his wife, as the fob 



