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FROM CAMP PASQUANEY— PADDLING ON NEWFOUND LAKE. 



swollen in parts. We saw another 

 peculiar sight in a hole at the bottom 

 of a tree, where the ground was cov- 

 ered with fine sawdust, which had been 

 dropped by ants and other insects as 

 they dug their way into the internal 

 part of the trunk. Sometimes one can 

 see it dropping as these industrious lit- 

 tle beings move untiringly at their 

 work. 



We gathered some sweet-smelling 

 bayberry, from which candles are 

 made, and some red fungous growth 

 of which our Fourth-of-July punk is 

 composed. Perhaps the most beauti- 

 ful of our specimens were the tufted 

 seeds of the milkweed which were ex- 

 quisite in daintiness and form. 



We have learned much of interest 

 about butterflies and moths. The 

 wasp's nest has also been discussed. 

 The starfish was a very interesting 

 topic and we spent some time consider- 

 ing its customs and life. In addition 

 to the specimens named we also have 

 numerous hornets, wasps and nests of 

 various sorts. 



In conclusion I wish to say on be- 

 half of the entire Chapter that we will 

 try to make our Manor Chapter worthy 

 of The Agassiz Association. 



Richard Barthelmess, President. 



Camp Life For Boys. 



Mr. Maurice Blake, a member of The 

 Agassiz Association, conducts the nat- 

 ural history work of Camp Pasquaney 

 for boys at Bridgewater, New Hamp- 

 shire, and renders a report of the de- 

 tails of camp life which are practically 

 the same as any other camp and then 

 gives a statement as follows : 



"It is this active life in the open, so 

 near to nature, which fills a boy with 

 love for the beautiful, that teaches him 

 to feel companionship in the mountains 

 and trees, and inspires him to place his 

 standard high in everything connected 

 with this little community life. He is 

 carried on with the enthusiasm result- 

 ing from a wholesome camp spirit 

 which is the heritage of a successfully 

 organized camp life. 



The natural history work is under 

 the supervision of one of the Council, 

 who endeavors to make the out-of-door 

 life pleasant and profitable by guiding 

 the boys to intelligent observation in 

 the field and accurate preservation in 

 the museum of specimens and records 

 of what has been observed. The mu- 

 seum-lecture hall contains a valuable 

 collection of mounted specimens of the 

 native fauna and flora. Informal talks 

 are given by the naturalist on each 



