3 8 THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



Roll Call by Observations. much from the English used as from 



REPORT BY GLADYS D. SANBORN OF CHAPTER the originality and the closeness of the 



no. 1016, friends' academy, locust observations. The best composition 



valley, long island. among those handed in was "A Pecu- 



Although our Chapter of the Associ- liar Nest" by Irving Hey I which was 



ation is a new one, we know that you a very interesting description of a 



will be interested to hear of our meet- woodpeckers nest. Another enter- 



m p.g taining article was "An Agassiz 



We have been trying to follow your Diary'.' giving the account of the 

 suggestion that the programmes should (lail . v observations of one of the mem- 

 be less literary and more from our per- bers. This paper gave rise to the idea 

 sonal observations, so at the last two of having the roll call answered by 

 meetings, the roll call has been an- extracts in the form of a diary. This 

 swered with observations. proposition was received favorably 



Mr. Jackson offered a first and by the members and a motion was 



second prize for the two best compo- passed to have this our next pro- 



sitions which were to be judged not so gramme. 



5 The La Rue Holmes Nature Lovers League 5 



BY GEORGE KLINGLE, SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY 



Explanation: — The aims of this League are in many respects the same as those 

 of The Agassiz Association. Therefore it has been proposed that the adult interests be 

 represented by "The Guide to Nature" and that the League co-operate, or possibly be 

 affiliated, with The Agassiz Association. — E. F. B. 



The first lecture in the interest of the ward all things having life ; its plea for 



movement for the protection of nature, existence is found in the propositions 



known as The La Rue Holmes Nature that the present is the guardian of 



Lovers League, was given in Summit, nature's riches in the future; that 



New Jersey, in May 1906, by Mr. we owe it to generations yet to come 



William Dutcher, president of the that our guardianship be conscientious. 



National Audubon Societies. that wealth in forests, birds, and wild 



The movement originated with a flowers, together with other forms of 



young naturalist whose life was nature's bounty, be unimpared through 



shadowed through regret over dese- our guardianship, as far as may 



crated nature, and whose name was be; and again, that through 



given the organization, by the Board self restraint, sacrifice for another, the 



of Directors, after his premature death, fabric of highest moral nature is built 



The La Rue Holmes Nature League up. In the belief that sentiment in be- 



is a federated body consisting of a cen- half of nature protection is largely to 



tral organization, located at Summit, be won through influence with children 



New Jersey, composed of an execu- and youth, League efforts have been 



tive board and Directors chosen from largely directed toward the formation 



various cities, empowered to create of chapters in schools public, parochial, 



chapters located in any State. The and private. Home and neighborhood 



League is unique in that its chief aim chapters may be organized by any four 



is the propagation of protective senti- children or adults. 



men! in behalf of nature; its kindred. The means emploved in creating 

 and secondary object being the foster- sentiment is found in the distribution 

 ing of interest in nature study — its of leaflets and pictures; in lectures 

 introduction into places where hitherto given monthly, or annually, as desired 

 it has not existed. The League corner- by school principals; in holding month- 

 stone is the sentiment of kindness to- ly, semi-monthly, or annual meetings; 



