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Senator McLean Presents a Flag to 

 ArcAdiA. 



A magnificent flag sixteen feet in 

 length has been presented to The Agas- 

 siz Association by Senator George P. 

 McLean. He writes that he searched 

 all the principal supply houses in 

 Washington to find one that he consid- 

 ered fitting for ArcAdiA. There were 

 plenty of cotton flags but the Senator 

 was determined on something better. 

 Therefore in the early part of April 

 he gave an order to one of the best 

 flag makers in Washington for a spec- 

 ial flag from the best grade of wool 

 bunting. In the demand for flags it 

 was a month before the makers could 

 deliver it. 



The flag will be greatly appreciated 

 not only for its intrinsic beauty and 

 high grade quality but for the fact that 

 it is especially emblematic in its pre- 

 sensation in the present patriotic crisis 

 by a bird loving and bird protecting 

 Member of The Agassiz Association in 

 the United States Senate. 



in Japan and were adapted in every re- 

 spect to his suggestions. The electri- 

 cal effects of the torii will be done by 

 Fairbanks of Stamford. The construc- 

 tion is by Mr. Stephen I. Clason of 

 Sound Beach. 



A Spruce Edward F. Bigelow. 



The pupils of the Meriden High 

 School at their somewhat elaborate 

 Arbor Day exercises this year planted 

 a fine Norway spruce which was named 

 the "Edward F. Bigelow" tree. The 

 naturalist says he is glad to know that 

 he is growing evergreen at least in 

 Meriden. 



Artistic and Novel Work in Sign 

 Painting. 



Mr. Earle Munson of Stamford has 

 produced a rather remarkable piece of 

 sign painting. At any rate it is remark- 

 able for this country. This is a large 

 sign in red background and black let- 

 ter-, with gilt borders for both the 

 letters and the entire sign, showing the 

 Japanese characters for "Little Japan" 

 or, as the Japanese pronounce it, "Sho 

 Nippon." 



The original letter was made in 

 Japan by one of the most skilled Japan- 

 ese writers and forwarded to Sound 

 Beach by a Member of The Agassiz 

 Association. The sign is the central 

 panel of a beautiful Japanese torii, the 

 plans of which were drawn under su- 

 pervision of Mr. Earle of A. A. Van- 

 tine & Company of New York. They 

 were also submitted to the AA Member 



Appreciation from Waterside School. 



We especially appreciate the contri- 

 bution of five dollars to the work of 

 ArcAdiA that has come to us from the 

 Waterside School of Stamford, together 

 with a number of appreciative letters 

 from the pupils, telling of their interest 

 in nature and especially in gardening. 

 The editor of this magazine recently 

 gave a short talk in the assembly hall 

 of that school and the letters from the 

 young folks are so cordial and so eulo- 

 gistic as to be extremely cheering and 

 encouraging. The following is a sam- 

 ple of these good words : 



Waterside School. 

 My dear Doctor Bigelow: 



We enjoyed your interesting talk the 

 other day in the assembly hall. Many 

 speakers have come to our hall and 

 made speeches but I think yours was 

 the best. Many of the other speakers 

 spoke very well, but their speeches 

 were not as exciting as yours. It made 

 me so interested that I could not take 

 my mind off it, and was thinking of it 

 all day. It was so thrilling I could 

 hardly wait for the next thing to come. 

 Every time I hear Mr. O'Neil say. 

 "Doctor Bigelow will be here to speak 

 to-morrow," I know it is going to be 

 interesting. 



