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Bird -Lore 



FOUR -WEEKS SUMMER SCHOOL AT THE 

 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



Bird-lovers and nature-study enthusiasts 

 will undoubtedly be interested in several 

 of the courses offered in the four-weeks 

 Summer School of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College, at Amherst. Among 

 the forty courses listed appear the follow- 

 ing: Bird Life, five exercises a week for 

 four weeks; Insect Life, five exercises a 

 week for four weeks; Methods of Collect- 

 ing in Entomology, four two-hour periods 

 a week for four weeks; Plant Experiments, 

 five exercises a week for two weeks; Gen- 

 eral Botany, five exercises a week for two 

 weeks; Cryptogamic Botany, three two- 

 hour exercises for two weeks. Other 

 courses in Agriculture and Horticulture, 

 Home Economics, Elementary Sciences, 

 Organized Play and Recreation, Home and 

 School Garden Work, Agricultural Eco- 

 nomics, and Rural Sociology, offer oppor- 

 tunity to round out an attractive schedule. 



The fact that whenever possible classes 

 are held out-of-doors, and that as much 

 field work as is consistent is scheduled, 



lends interest and attractiveness to the 

 school. No tuition is charged, and living 

 expenses are moderate. Various courses 

 are offered for the particular benefit of 

 school-teachers. A request directed to 

 the Supervisor of Short Course, M. A. C, 

 Amherst, Mass., will bring information 

 regarding the four-weeks Summer School, 

 the Agricultural Boys' Camps, the School 

 for Rural Social Service, the Conference 

 on Rural Organization, and the Poultry 

 Convention. Amherst is a delightful town, 

 and the region round about is noted both 

 for its beauty and its traditions. 



Special attention is given, during the 

 school, to organized play and recreation; 

 plays and pageantry and the demonstra- 

 tions by the students themselves consti- 

 tute one of the most enjoyable features of 

 the school. The afternoon mid-week 

 excursions and the all-day Saturday 

 excursions to points of natural scenic 

 beauty and historic interest form another 

 attractive feature. 







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LAZULI BUNTING AT FEEDING- COUNTER, COLORADO SPRINGS 

 photographed by E. R, Wa^refl 



