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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



Hazeltine, head of the department of 

 biology, zoology, and botany in the col- 

 lege, who displayed by means of mi- 

 croscopes, specimens of bacteria, and 

 described vividly the peculiarities of 

 these strange organisms, so minute, 

 and yet capable of working out many 

 wonderful things. 



On the last regular meeting day of 

 the society, an address was made before 

 the chapter by Captain Yates, U. S. A., 

 on the Philippine Islands, his talk was 

 illustrated by photographic lantern 

 slides, depicting vividly plant and ani- 

 mal life in the Philippines. The lecture 

 was full of anecdotes and scenes, well 

 chosen to picture the nature of these 

 distant islands. 



This finished for the time being col- 

 legiate work of the organization, as the 

 summer vacation began three days 

 later. 



Good Work Done and Planned. 



A Chapter of The Agassiz Associa- 

 tion has recently been organized at the 

 Manor School, Stamford, Connecticut. 



The officers are as follows : President, 

 Richard Barthelmess ; Vice-President, 

 Alwyn Levy ; Secretary, Donald Funk ; 

 Curator, Robert Coan. 



On the first two outings of the Chap- 

 ter in the woods at Springdale, Con- 

 necticut, and near Summer Street, 

 Stamford, Connecticut, we obtained 

 some interesting specimens. The most 

 beautiful season of the year is the fall, 

 and the woods were exquisitely clothed 

 in their various and striking colors. 



The main study on these trips was 

 botany. We found some rarely curious 

 specimens of fungi, which we gathered 

 from rotting stumps and dead trees. 

 We found the witch-hazel in bloom, 

 which we studied very carefully 

 through the microscope. Many plants 

 going to seed also afforded much in- 

 terest, not only in their beauty but in 

 their minute details and history. 



'We learned that the plant stung by 

 an insect is often poisoned, and at the 

 punctured spot swells into a small tu- 

 mor. We found an example of this on 

 a few twigs which were strangely 



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