voting much interest to the study of butterflies, and in their 

 field trips have secured a number of excellent specimens for the 

 Museum collection and for the traveling school exhibit. With 

 the assistance of Mr. Sharpe they have learned to mount their 

 specimens properly. The best examples of their work are ex- 

 hibited in a special case in the reading room. A butterfly cage 

 in the window has enabled the children to study living butterflies 

 at close range and to watch their transformation from caterpil- 

 lars to chrysalids and from chrysalids to butterflies. 



Other members of Section B have been helping Mr. Hyer clean 

 the fur of the grizzly, cinnamon, and black bears in preparation 

 for exhibition. Mr. Hyer's work on the polar bear group is 

 nearing completion as we go to press. 



Bird study constitutes an important part of the work of this 

 Section, as usual. Mr. Caspar Chisolm will teach a class of 

 boys how to prepare bird skins, and both boys and girls are to 

 build bird houses and set them up in preparation for spring. 



Miss Bragg will be at the Museum every Friday afternoon, 

 ready to assist all members of Section B in their nature study 

 interests. 



Section B elected the following officers for the ensuing year: 

 Vice-president, James Sprunt; Corresponding Secretary, Frances 

 Moorhead; Recording Secretary, Alice Wagener. This Section 

 is growing rapidly and now numbers forty members after grad- 

 uating three into Section A. 



Attention is called to the change in the time of Section B meet, 

 ings from 5 to 4.30 o'clock until the days become longer. 



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