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NOT READING AP.OUT BEES BUT USING THEM AS PLAYMATE; 

 Our Chapter in the Wabanaki School. 



frill o.n a time honored system, then 

 the problem will be solved. The limit- 

 ed grasp of the importance of nr.ture 

 in some classrooms is pitiable. 



But here in the Wabanaki School 

 of Greenwich the entire school goes 

 right to nature and lives in the wild 

 woods. Nature is made the central 

 theme and around this are the funda- 

 mentals of an education. The young 

 folks lov!e nature because they live 

 with her and they know nature becau^« 

 they see her every day in all her full- 

 ness and beauty. Here the prol^lem is 

 grasped in a whole-hearted way. It is 

 evident that in this school not only the 

 "meat" of a nature education is put 

 forth but there is also a fair amount 

 of poetry and sentiment. The location 

 is ideal and there is every indication 

 that the plans will be worked out ef- 

 fectively. 



The Agassiz Association Chapter has 

 its own building perfectly equipped for 

 nearness to nature. The cooperation 



of a large number of naturalists, includ- 

 ing Mr. Ernest Thompson Seton and 

 the editor of this magazine, has been 

 secured to assist the young folks in 

 their original researches. Nature 

 studv is not merely taught but really 

 loved and enjoyed. The management 

 of the school has made an ideal combi- 

 nation of the costumes. Indian lore, 

 poetrv and knowledge of the A\'ood- 

 crafters with the biological knowledge 

 and original research of The Agassiz 

 Association. 



Contributed Specimens. 



The Misses AVorrell. Sound Beach. 

 Connecticut ; two interesting specimens 

 of Idack-eved Susan. One of these 

 shows an interesting coloration of the 

 center and the other, much larger, a 

 remarkable transformation of the 

 flower, which is partly doubled and 

 partly heart-shaped, together with a 

 malformation of the stem, the whole 

 probably caused by fasciation. 



