THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION 



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Ulbat the JIflassiz Jlssociation Offers. 



From the Charter of Incorporation : 



"The purposes for which said corpo- 

 ration is formed are the following, to 

 wit: the promotion of scientific educa- 

 tion; the advancement of science; the 

 collection in museums of natural and 

 scientific specimens ; the employment 

 of observers and teachers in the differ- 

 ent departments of science, and the 

 general diffusion of knowledge." 



The Agassiz Association is a Clear- 

 ing House for information on any 

 phase of nature or of natural science. 

 It places at your convenience the total 

 of all human knowledge pertaining to 

 the natural world. This it is able to do 

 by having a Council of experts in every 

 department of natural science. If any- 

 body knows it, you may know it by 

 merely inquiring. 



The AA publishes observations, an- 

 swers questions, identifies specimens 

 and creates and increases a knowledge 

 and love of nature. This work is not 

 limited to its Chapters and Members. 

 The Guide; to Nature, a monthly mag- 

 azine, the official organ of the Associa- 

 tion, is devoted to commonplace nature 

 with uncommon interest. 

 LOCALLY. 



ArcAdiA offers to Stamford, Sound 

 Beach and Greenwich, and to visiting 

 parties from other places, the facilities 

 of a general natural history Institution : 



The beautiful Agassiz Grove. 



A well-equipped Reception Room. 



Nymphalia. This is a nature study 

 park, so named because it is the home 

 of Nymphs of nature study : Love, 

 Study. Interest, Enthusiasm, Beauty. 

 Begin with Love and through the se- 

 ries we find Beauty. "We love things 

 not because they are beautiful, but they 

 are beautiful because we love them." 



The Forest of Arden — more than one 

 hundred acres of unexcelled pictur- 

 esque wild forest and thickets, explain- 

 ed and explored by personal guidance. 



Demonstrations in an apiary. 



Instructions in a biological labora- 

 tory. 



Exhibitions with compound and pro- 

 jection microscopes unequalled else- 

 where in the United States. 



An astronomical observatory with a 

 six-inch Clark telescope. This tele- 

 scope is probably the only one dedicat- 

 ed wholly to the free use of the public. 



Ulbat Our expenses liave Been. 



In the year ending March 31, 1915, 

 our expenditures were $6,046.97. De- 

 ducting Sundays and holidays this is 

 an average of $19.95 per day. 



The President of The Agassiz Asso- 

 ciation receives no salary as President 

 nor as editor of The Guide to Nature. 

 For some of the mechanical and busi- 

 ness work on the magazine he has re- 

 ceived this past year $708.44 or $13.62 

 per week. For the previous seven 

 years he received not a cent even for 

 this kind of work. Three members of 

 the family that assist (some giving 

 their entire time) have received no 

 salary. The Bigelow family does not 

 receive even free house rent. Birchen 

 Bower and its part of ArcAdiA freely 

 used by the public is not the property 

 of The Agassiz Association. The fam- 

 ily pays for the use of the garden and 

 the pet house. It will be seen that so 

 far as the Bigelows are concerned, they 

 give their time to the Cause to which 

 the public is giving and is requested to 

 give financial support. 



These services have been unpaid be- 

 cause there has not been sufficient in- 

 come with which to pay for them. Ad- 

 ditional workers will be secured when 

 the income is sufficient. The equip- 

 ment could use to advantage many 

 times the present number of workers. 

 There is no limit to the general work ; 

 the local work, too, is pressing for an 

 increased number of assistants. 



Our Income. 



1. Membership Fees. You are eligi- 

 1)le for membership if you approve of 

 the work as here outlined. Full par- 

 ticulars upon application. 



2. Subscriptions and Advertisements. 

 The Guide to Nature is growing. It 

 now has a circulation of three thousand. 

 Help it grow. You may thus aid and 

 extend our work. 



3. Cash Contributions. These have 

 come from all parts of the world, and 

 have been an important factor in sus- 

 taining the work. 



4. Rentals of Parts of ArcAdiA. 

 From the Bigelow family for garden 

 and pet house. From Mrs. Blakely for 

 the site of her Botany Bungalow. She 

 owns her house, pays rental for land, 

 her membership dues, and gives her 

 services freelv to botanical students. 



