THE GUIDE TO NATURE 





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AGAS5IZ ASSOC lATiON 



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EsCaLillstiod 1S75 Incorporated, MassiicliUBettB, 1892 



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Thomas A. Edison Makes a $500 Gift 

 to The Agassiz Association. 



Thomas A. Edison invited Edward F. 

 Bigelow to visit the factory and labora- 

 tory, October 13th, at Orange, New Jer- 

 sey. This invitation was gladly accepted 

 and Dr. Bigelow spent the afternoon in 



THE LABORATORY MODEL OF THE DIAMOND 

 DISC PHONOGRAPH. 



conversation with Air. Edison, saw some 

 of his chemical experiments and visited 

 the hnge plant under guidance of mana- 

 gers of various buildings and depart- 

 ments. Mr. Edison told of the progress 

 of the work and the rapid growth, re- 



ferring to his interest in every phase of 

 nature and science. He says that he 

 reads and investigates everything, not 

 knowing from what may come one of the 

 best suggestions for development. He 

 expressed much interest in the work of 

 The Agassiz Association, inquired espec- 

 ially as to the present members of the 

 Agassiz family and spoke of the great 

 work of the younger Agassiz (Alexan- 

 der) as well as that of the father, Louis 

 Agassiz. 



The dissemination of nature knowl- 

 edge and love from ArcAdiA interests 

 him greatly and that interest was very 

 practically expressed in a gift of the lat- 

 est Laboratory Model of the Diamond 

 Disc Phonograph in finest mahogany fin- 

 ish valued at $250. To this he added a 

 selection of Re-Creation Records 

 amounting to an additional $250. Three- 

 fourths of these will include the best 

 things now on hand while the others will 

 be from the best things issued in the 

 future. 



This gift will receive the hearty grati- 

 tufle of the many visitors and students 

 who use ArcAdiA freely and will add 

 greatlv the facilities of entertainment. 

 It will be remembered that local ladies 

 a few months ago presented The Agassiz 

 Association with an exceptionally fine 

 Kroeger piano. 



The phonograi^h which arrived with a 

 mimber of records on October 21st bears a 

 metal plate with the following inscription : 



PRESENTED TO 



THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION 



BY 



THOMAS A. Edison 



OCTOBER. 1916 



