on the subject from a very authoritative standpoint. His 

 very instructive and interesting talk was much enjoyed. 

 There were also short talks by Prof. Bernard E. Leete of 

 Bates College, on "Forestry," and Prof. Edward H. Perkins 

 of Colby College, who spoke on "The Ice Sheets and Glaciers 

 that Once Covered the State of Maine." 



Wednesday, August 25, was spent in automobile ex- 

 cursions to the Camden Mountains and over the famous 

 Turnpike Drive, which encircles beautiful Lake Megunticook. 

 Some doughty scientists climbed Mt. Battle via bridle path 

 and were met an hour and a half later at the foot of the 

 carriage road. The rest of the party were entertained by 

 Miss Mary Palmer at her cottage on the lake-shore. Miss 

 Palmer added delicious coffee and ice cream to the picnic 

 lunch which had been brought. In the afternoon several 

 climbed Megunticook Mountain at the Maiden's Cliff for the 

 marvelous view, as well as for botanizing. It might not be 

 amiss to state here that according to the "oldest inhabitants" 

 the young lady who lost her life at this sad point was not 

 a victim of unrequited love, neither was she chased by an 

 Indian. She simply reached too far in her zest for a certain 

 charming flower she coveted, perhaps one of the delicate 

 hairbells found on this particular day. 



The Knox Messenger of September 1, says: The even- 

 ing was spent in the Congregational church at Thomaston, 

 where a lecture and several very interesting talks were heard. 

 Mrs. Phillips of Washington, D. C, who is recognized as an 

 authority on "Insect Eating Animals of North America," gave 

 a very interesting talk, and Prof. Perkins, and Miss Compton 

 also gave short talks on Ornithology. 



At this evening session Prof. Alfred O. Gross gave his 

 lecture on the Junior Audubon clubs of Brunswick, illus- 

 trated with some 200 beautiful colored slides, from photo- 

 graphs made by himself and the "Juniors." The slides illus- 

 trating his intensive study of the Black-capped night Heron 

 and Night Hawk were certainly remarkable, to say the least. 



Sixteen members took advantage of Friday's excursions. 

 The Courier Gazette of August 30 gives the following: 

 The members of the Knox Academy of Arts and Sciences 

 concluded their visit to Rockland and vicinity on Friday with 

 an auto trip to the quarries and Capt. Willis Snow's farm at 

 Dodge's Mountain, thence via Rockville and West Rockport 

 to Sherman's Point in Camden where a picnic lunch was 

 served, and a period devoted to bird study and botanizing, 

 when the happy party separated with many regrets at part- 

 ing and congratulations on the amount of good accomplished. 



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