Charleston Natural History Society 



At the suggestion of Professor Rea, the Curator of the 

 Museum, a meeting was held in the College Library May 

 11th. to consider plans for the formation of a natural history 

 society. Fifteen students were present and after a general 

 discussion of the purpose of the meeting it was unanimously 

 decided to form a society and a committee was appointed to 

 draft a constitution. 



In these days when so many of the old scientific societies 

 have gone out of existence for lack of interest and support 

 some apologj'- may be required for the formation of a new 

 natural history organisation. To this end Professor Rea ex- 

 plains that there are several students in college and other 

 persons about Charleston who are interested in natural his- 

 tory but who have no training in collecting and no way of 

 caring for material v/hich they may get. It should be a part 

 of the work of the Museum to stimulate and assist such per- 

 sons and as a first step in this direction the Charleston Nat- 

 ural History Society is formed under the auspices of the 

 Museum as a means of bringing together persons who are 

 interested in this subject and extending to them the facili- 

 ties of the Museum and such instruction as it can give in 

 methods of observing, collecting, identifying, and preserving 

 specimens. One of the most valuable features of the society 

 will be the exchange of experience among members and 

 the accumulation of records of observations. The Museum 

 will loan glassware and supply preserving and killing fluids 

 and in return it is expected that most of the specimens ob- 

 tained will be given to the Museum. 



The organisation of the societv is intended to be as plas- 

 tic as possible in order that it may not interfere with other 

 duties of members. The curator of the Museum is, e.r-offido, 

 director of the Scientific work of the society and plans the 

 work in consultation with an executive committee composed 

 of the officers of the Society, to whom is given the carrying 



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