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AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION 



Personal Explanatory Note: — Only the adult interests in nature and the business details of organizing Chap- 

 ters are represented bv this department. Original observations and inquiries from young folks (under eighteen years 

 •of age) are referred to' my department ("Nature and Science") in the "St. Nicholas" magazine, published by The Cen- 

 tury Company, New York City.— Edward F. Bigelow. 



Bigek 



The Boat and Its Occupants. 



Go to the bank, take the boat and 

 pull out into the pond to gather the 

 beautiful white lilies. You and the 

 boat are to cooperate — the end is worth 

 while. Neither the boat's carrying, 

 nor your pulling will achieve the re- 

 sults unaided by the other. 



So it is with The Agassiz Associa- 

 tion and its members. The Home 

 office may "carry" you on its books or 

 you may study isolated. But it is only 

 when the carrying capacity of the AA 

 and your enthusiastic efforts are com- 

 bined that best results are achieved. 

 We are the boat ; you are the occupant ; 

 the lilies of this world are plentiful. 

 We can get them if only we cooperate. 

 An empty boat floating or an enthu- 

 siast dancing and yelling on the bank 

 will neither of them bring in many 

 lilies. 



The Audubon Societies Desire a Mil- 

 lion More Dollars. 



The National Association of Audu- 

 bon Societies has now in its treasury 

 over one-third of a million dollars. 

 This fund enables the association to 

 carry on its legislative work for ideal 

 bird laws, and for the care and increase 

 of bird reservations. 



At the recent annual meeting, the 

 President, William Dutcher, called for 

 an endowment "the minimum sum of 

 which should be one million dollars," 

 to carry on the educational work of 

 the Association. 



The Agassiz Association extends 

 most hearty wishes to its younger yet 

 enterprising and prosperous Audubon 

 Association that the million and more 

 may be obtained. It is true that sev- 

 eral millions can be devoted to good 



advantage to birds alone, and much 

 more to all nature (including birds). 



The President of The Audubon As- 

 sociation says : 



"It is the chief function of this As- 

 sociation to educate the whole mass 

 of our fellow citizens regarding the 

 value of wild birds and the intimate 

 relation that exists between them and 

 agriculture. If we can devise some 

 means of imparting such knowledge to 

 the whole mass of the people, we will 

 most surely show them that it is to 

 their interest to preserve birds, and 

 when we have succeeded in doing 

 this, the result desired, the preserva- 

 tion of birds, will surely follow." 



Park Life Chapter of the AA. 



We cordially welcome an energetic 

 company of one hundred and sixty- 

 one — boys, young men and a few men 

 and women — Park Life Chapter, No. 

 102 1, of Dubuque, Iowa. 



I am personally acquainted with 

 many of the members of this new Chap- 

 ter and am confident that good work 

 will be done. 



The officers are as follows : 



President — A. F. Paley. 



Vice-President — A. T. Woller. 



Recording Secretary — Geo. Ehmer. 



Corresponding Secretary — Robt. E. 

 Young. 



Treasurer — R. J. Johnston. 



Chapter No. 1021 constitutes the en- 

 tire membership of the great new 

 "Park Life" educational movement as 

 explained in the November issue of 

 The Guide to Nature. With the in- 

 spiration and hard work by Prof. B. J. 

 Horchem this new idea is sure to grow. 

 This affiliation of his work and that 

 of the AA is sure to be beneficial to 

 both. 



