THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION 



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L. 0. Howard, Ph. D., Bureau of En- 

 tomology, Washington, D. C. 



The common name is from a fancied 

 resemblance of the insect coverings to 

 oyster shells. Publications giving 

 treatment of these and other insect 

 pests may be obtained free by address- 

 ing the Bureau of Entomology at 

 Washington. 



Annual Report of a Meriden, Conn. 

 Chapter. 



The following is the annual report 

 of Chapter 1045 °f the x\gassiz Asscoia- 

 tion. 



During the past year we have held 

 meetings once every two weeks. Our 

 meeting night was Tuesday eve. 



At each meeting we had arranged a 

 program which was given after our 

 business was transacted. 



This programme consisted of read- 

 ings from The Guide to Nature, and 

 other natural history magazines. We 

 also had several short talks on birds. 

 We had an illustrated talk on Glaciers 

 at one of our recent meetings. We 

 have given successful socials also. 



On January 11, 1913, the society took 

 a trip to the Peabody Museum of Yale 

 University. We all admired the 

 several and rare varieties of specimens 

 owned by the institution. We enjoyed 

 the trip very much. At our next meet- 

 ing each member made an oral report 

 on the object which most interested 

 him. 



On January 14, 191 3, the society 

 bought a cabinet and some specimens 

 which cost twenty-five dollars. Our 

 society is thriving and we have had a 

 very successful year. Meriden is to 

 have a new High School which is now 

 in the course of erection. We have 

 applied to our Superintendent of 

 Schools, Dr. David Gibbs, to have one 

 of the rooms named, "The Ag'assiz 

 Association Room." We hope he will 

 grant our request. 



Hoping this report will be received 

 favorably, I am, 



Respectfully yours, 

 James Conkein, 

 president. chapter io45 

 H. Johnson, 



CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 



The Attractions of Sound Beach. 



A circular, issued by the Sound 

 Beach Summer Homes Corporation, de- 

 scribes their Shorelands, and refers to 

 some of the advantages of Sound Beach 

 as follows : 



"Sound Beach has long been favor- 

 ably known as an especially cool and 

 healthy near-by summer resort, free 

 from malaria and mosquitoes. It is es- 

 sentially a sand bar jutting" out into 

 the Long Island Sound, with water 

 practically on three sides, intercepting 

 the prevailing southwest winds in the 

 summer. Greenwich Cove, upon which 

 Shorelands is situated, is an exception- 

 ally safe anchorage for boats." 



The circular gives extended reference 

 to the history of Sound Beach and 

 eulogizes the local Institutions, includ- 

 ing ArcAdiA, regarding which it 

 states : 



"ArcAdiA, the home of The Agassiz 

 Association, with its interesting mu- 

 seum, instructive laboratory and suc- 

 cessful experimental plant, free to the 

 public, is located at Sound Beach. 

 From here is sent all over the world 

 The Guide to Nature, published 

 monthly by the Association." 



We are glad to notice that this real 

 estate corporation appreciates nature 

 and eulogizes the wonderful "Cove 

 Sunsets" over Bacheller's woods. 

 These magnificent displays have in- 

 spired artists and writers the world 

 over, and many of these accomplished 

 persons are our neighbors. Nature 

 writers and lovers abound here. 



W r e are surrounded by so many of the 

 delights of nature that I think we often 

 fail to recognize them in their fullness 

 from the scientific point of view. This 

 is undoubtedly the best location in all 

 the world for ArcAdiA. It is on one 

 of the best railroads ; it is on a beauti- 

 ful sound, it is within easy access of 

 New York, and within easy access too 

 of all methods of transportation not 

 even excepting steamboats, as it is dis- 

 tant only a few minutes' ride from the 

 docks in Stamford. Biologically Sound 

 Beach is the best. Many of the workers 

 at Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island 

 frequently come across the Sound to 

 this shore, to collect floral and faunal 

 objects. 



