Forecasting; May — Miss Bragg on Weeds of Charleston; Novem- 

 ber — Miss Bragg on South Carolina Birds in and on the Way to 

 New England; December — Miss Bragg on South Carolina Birds 

 in Arctic Regions and on Bird Rock (using information prepared 

 by A. Sprunt, Jr. and B. R. Chamberlain). Specimens and lan- 

 tern slides are used in illustrating these talks. 



Fifteen field trips were conducted by Miss Bragg to such lo- 

 calities as Hampton Park, the vicinity of the Navy Yard, the 

 Isle of Palms, St. Andrew's Parish, Mulberry Castle, Summer- 

 ville, the heronry near Secessionville, Dewees Island, Yeaman Hall, 

 and Otranto. The society is indebted to Mr. R. P. Tucker for 

 the privilege of landing at Mulberry Castle, and to Messrs. E. 

 A. Williams and Porter Williams for the use of their launches in 

 visiting the heronry. 



The society has grown so large that the Thanksgiving Day and 

 Washington 's Birthday trips, when it has been customary to take 

 the entire Section A, have become unprofitable. Hereafter there 

 will be a larger number of small trips, entailing additional work 

 for Miss Bragg, but giving much better opportunity for field work. 



The Natural History Society has become an important educa- 

 tional asset of the city. It affords recreation and instruction to 

 adults and is even more important in developing in the young a 

 wholesome interest in natural science. The younger members 

 have always been willing and efficient assistants in many lines of 

 Museum work. One of the boys who has grown up in the soci- 

 ety is now studying taxidermy in the studios of Mr. Carl E. Ake- 

 ley in New York. 



The society has increased the equipment of the Museum by 

 purchasing colored lantern slides, charts, and metal cases for the 

 storage of birds and insects. 



Class in Botany. This class was organized in November, 

 1912, among the members of the Natural History Society, for the 

 purpose of giving a knowledge of our local flora and training in 

 methods of identifying plants. It numbered twenty members 

 and continued successfully through the winter and spring months. 

 It will be convened again the second Monday in February. 



School Work. The cooperation of the Museum with the 

 public schools has grown in extent and interest during the year. 

 A full account of the facilities which the Museum offers the schools 

 was printed in the Bulletin for December, 1912. 



There are now in almost constant use in the schools twenty- 

 six traveling exhibits. These exhibits are prepared for use in 



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