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She has charge of meetings and 'hikes,' etc., and either teaches the lesson or 

 selects someone else to do this. As Secretary, she makes out examinations and 

 marks them, keeps record of dates of meetings and lessons studied. 



"In a term we have six regular meetings for lessons, etc., with a review on 

 either the third or fourth meeting. Then we have a seventh meeting for review, 

 examinations and election. 



"We finished our third term on the 29th. Myrtle was President the first 

 two terms, I was for the third and have been re-elected for the fourth. No 

 one can be President more than three times in succession. As to the Vice- 

 President, she takes the place of the President when the latter is absent and has 

 charge of one meeting each term. She seldom uses her other title. Treasurer, 

 for the M. N. C. is seldom bothered by money problems. 



"Last summer we decided to choose colors to represent the M. N. C. I sug- 

 gested orange and black after the Baltimore Oriole or else green and white. 

 Margaret, our oldest sister suggested rose and silver, a pretty combination, 

 but it seemed inappropriate to me. However, this combination was selected 

 from the five or six. In our last business meeting, we decided to give up any 

 colors until we can find wholly appropriate ones. 



"Each member has a notebook and at each meeting we make a drawing in 

 it. I do the drawing for Florence and Mildred. Myrtle and I do our own, and 

 soon Mildred must. As Margaret works, she seldom comes to meetings. 



"Here is a list of members: Margaret, 16; Myrtle, 10; Mildred, 7; Florence, 

 5 (in August); Mary, 14 (in September). 



"At each meeting, we have some recitation or reading and a great deal of 

 visiting. Our purpose is to study 'Nature in general, birds in particular.' 

 This is not a very eventful history but I have told it as clearly as I could." 



Mary E. Harrington. 



m. n. c. examination 



Term III. Meeting 7. 



Answer two questions from each group and four other questions. 



I. — I. Show by drawing, of arrangement in flowers or, by the story of the grasshopper 

 that 'Nature knows best.' 



2. Tell all you can about the tumblebug. 



3. Tell about the dandelion burglar, and what you know of it from observation. 



4. Tell about the lace-wing fly. 



II. — I. Tell of the troubles of the house-fl)-. 



2. Tell about the spiders' bridges, and how they make them. Do they have to 



be taught to make them? 



3. Tell about 'Luck in Clovers.' 



4. Describe and tell about one bird you know. 



III. — I. What kind of flowers do Hummingbirds like? Name three. 



2. How is Linaria protected from insects? 



3. Tell the parts of the flowers and their uses. 



