60 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST. 



The Colleges and Universities, recognizing the demand 

 for Nature stud3% have many of them established summer 

 courses in Nature study, but these are mainly for the in- 

 struction of teachers who later expect to pass the inform- 

 ation on in the schools. The Bigelow School of Nature 

 study, which begins its second summer session July 13 in 

 connection with the Connecticut Chautauqua Assembly, 

 is a somewhat different institution since it is planned for 

 anyone, young or old interested in out-door life. Dr. Bige- 

 low, the director, formerly editor of the Observer and now 

 in charge of the Nature and Science department of St. 

 Nicholas is probably the foremost American in populariz- 

 ing the study of Nature. The program for the coming 

 session ranges from lectures by college professors to 

 picnics, straw-rides, fox-fire parades and hayfield frolics. 

 Dr. Bigelow wall give two courses of eight lectures each, 

 one on methods of teaching nature study, the other on 

 various branches of the animal kingdom. The editor of 

 The American Botanist expects to be present and in 

 charge of the studies in cr^^ptogams and flowering plants. 

 Talks on a variety of subjects will be given. Further in- 

 formation about the course may be obtained by address- 

 ing The Connecticut Chautauqua Assembly, Hartford, 

 Connecticut. 



