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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



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AQASSIZ ASSOCIATION 



Established 1875 In •opporat.eil, MasHii(>hu-<ett«. IHit-.' ln(^orri.ir!vt«d. ronnectlcut, 1 Hii 



Local Nature Institutions. 

 To attempt faithfully and strenu- 

 ously to sustain at least one outdoor 

 and nature institution for the benefit 

 of "Greater Greenwich and Stamford," 

 is not overdoing the matter. 



ArcAdiA is generally known as 

 beautiful, interesting, uplifting, educa- 

 tional and efficient. Could there be an 

 institution whose managers give their 

 time more unselfishly (without salary), 

 more loyally or more devotedly in the 

 interests of the public? Individuals, 

 societies, schools and all sorts of organ- 

 izations are welcomed "without money 

 and without price." Although you 

 may not be especially i'nterested in 

 nature, 'twere good you do something 

 for the benefit of your community — 

 especially for the young folks. 



Please let the managers do their 

 work; relieve them of the necessity of 

 spending their time in worrying their 

 lives out in attempting to pay actual 

 expenses. These expenses are con- 

 tinuous even when the entire day is 

 devoted to admiring visitors or to ap- 

 preciative, enthusiastic students to 

 whom our time is freely given. 



Perhaps you are "not interested in 

 such things." Then become interested 

 for the good of the community. Start 

 somewhere, somehow, and as you learn 

 more and more of the work you will 

 become more and more interested, will 

 realize the benefits, and, what is even 

 more important to you, will enjoy it. 



We do not expect you to "give a mil- 

 lion." Start in with a dollar a year sub- 

 scription or a five dollar a year mem- 

 bership (which includes subscription). 



Cordially and faithfully yours, 

 The Workers at ArcAdix\: Sound 

 Beach, Connecticut. 



Our Chattanooga Chapter. 



An enthusiastic Chapter of fifty-six 

 members has recently been organized 

 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The of- 

 ficers are : President, Mrs. Walter E. 

 Ervin ; Vice-President, Professor G. 

 W. Gorrell ; Recording Secretary, Mrs. 

 Charles E. Beadish ; Corresponding 

 Secretary, Miss Harriet Greve ; Treas- 

 urer, Professor Julian Shipp. The Cu- 

 rator of Collections is still to be ap- 

 pointed, but possibly will be Professor 

 Gorrell. The Chapter is to meet on 

 Saturday, once in two weeks, at dififer- 

 ent places of interest. The work is to 

 be divided into the following depart- 

 ments, each to have its own director: 

 astronomy, botany, ornithology, en- 

 tomology and geology. 



Hope and Encouragement. 



I am personally familiar with the lo- 

 cal situation in Chattanooga, having 

 lectured at the university there, and 

 for that reason I have great hopes for 

 this Chapter and wish to extend to it 

 every possible encouragement. 



I have ascertained that there is great 

 need of a scientific society that will 

 care for the natural science and nature 

 study interests of this great and grow- 

 ing city. In the near future, this 

 Chapter will, I believe, take active in- 

 terest in the establishment of a local 

 natural history museum with audito- 

 rium, library and reading rooms. Here 

 is a great opportunity for some philan- 

 thropists interested in Chattanooga to 

 help this new scientific organization 

 to develop the nature interests of the 

 city. I have great faith in the future 

 of this Chapter, organized partly under 

 the auspices of the Chattanooga Uni- 

 versity and other leading educational 

 institutions in the city. 



Edward F. Bigelow. 



