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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



do not make either of two very pos- 

 sible mistakes. 



1. Above all things, do not say if it 

 does not pay it is not worth while. It 

 does pay liberally in the value of the 

 work. There are, strange to say, as 

 many people have to learn, many 

 things in this world well worth while 

 though not measured by financial divi- 

 dends. 



2. Do not regard this as a begging 

 appeal in behalf of the ArcAdiAn 

 workers. We have gladly done what 

 we have, and we hope to inspire you 

 to go forward enthusiastically in the 



LOCAL SCOUTS' 



NATURE CONVENTION 



The First Quarterly Session was held 

 at ArcAdiA, December 29th. 



BY NOBLE P- RANDEL, SCOUT EXECUTIVE, 

 STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT. 



What promises to be one of the 

 most interesting of the Scout activities 

 of Stamford and vicinity is the work 

 that is being taken by the representa- 

 tives of the various Troops in connec- 

 tion with nature study. Action to that 





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same spirit of devotion. We believe a 

 gift to The Agassiz Association should 

 not be regarded as in any sense a per- 

 sonal pittance. It is a contribution to 

 greater efficiency. 



Edward F. Bigelow. 



VALUE OF NATURE STUDY 

 NOW. 



In times like these it is fitting that 

 the beautiful shall subsist in order that 

 the spirit of man may continue to pos- 

 sess something of its accustomed joy. 

 In general, the face of the world is ex- 

 ceeding solemn and the heart is verv 

 sad, but with that divine ordering of 

 things the bounties of nature continue 

 and its beauties and its glories still sub- 

 sist among men. — Keene H. Adding- 

 ton, Illinois. 



effect was taken at the conference held 

 at ArcAdiA in Sound Beach, Saturday, 

 evening, December 29th. Scouts from 

 Glenbrook, Greenwich, Sound Beach 

 and Stamford will participate, and con- 

 ferences will be held quarterly, at 

 which time reports will be made by the 

 Scouts on observations which they 

 have made, together with the results 

 of their investigation of subjects chos- 

 en by themselves or assigned to them. 

 Those who attended the first confer- 

 ence spent a most enjoyable evening 

 around a large fireplace in the Recep- 

 tion Room, before a rousing fire. No 

 one could imagine that the tempera- 

 ture out of doors was far below zero 

 point, but this was not the only warmth 

 which characterized the occasion, for 

 the warm reception extended to the 

 delegates, together with the hot cocoa 



