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change of scenery which comes about from exploitation of our American resources. 

 Mr. McFarland will speak of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, of the Yosemite National 

 Park, of the Falls of Niagara, of the Panama Canal, and of other tlevelopment and 

 conservation in which we have paid no attention to the beauty of our natural scenery. 



INIarch 25. — "Conservation from the Palisades to the Adiron(hicks." By 

 Mr. Edward Hagaman Hall, Secretary of the Ameriean 

 Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. 



According to the old style of reckoning, March 25, 1909, will be the 300th Anni- 

 versary of the departure of Henry Hudson from Amsterdam on the voyage which 

 brought him to the Hudson River. This fact gives especial propriety to the subject 

 of conservation of the natural resources and landscape beauties of the famous river 

 which rises in the Adirondacks and flows past the Palisades to the sea. 



April 1. — "The Passing of Our Great Wild Animals and ]\leans taken to 

 Restore Them." By Dr. \Yilliam T. Hornaday, Director 

 of the New York Zoological Park. 



Dr. Hornaday is in touch with the majority of the game regions of the world, and 

 for thirty years has carefully watched the decrease of wild life. He will point out 

 that everywhere the larger mammals are being killed much more rapidly than they 

 breed, and that to-ilay the only hope for the preservation of many important species 

 is absolute protection in game preserves. A few illustrations will be shown of an 

 ideal game preserve very recently created in British Columbia for the sheep, goat, elk, 

 mule-deer and grizzly bear. 



PUPILS' COURSE. 



These illustrated lectures are open to the pupils of tin- i)uhlic schools 

 when accompanied by their teachers and to the children of McniUers of the 

 Musevmi on the ])resentation of Membership tickets. 

 Lectures begin at 4 p. m. 



Mch. Mch. 



Monday, 8 29.— "New Y'ork City in Colonial Days." By R. W. 



Miner. 

 Wednesday, 10 31. — "Japan and Her People." By Lotis HussakoI'\ 



A])!'. 



Friday, 12 Ki. "The Panama Canal." By E. O. Hovey. 



Monday, L5 U).— "Famous Rivers of the World." By Walter 



Granger. 

 W^ednesday, 17 21. — "Natural Wonders of Our Country." By R. W. 



Miner. 

 Friday, 19 23. — "American Forests and their Usi's." By G. H. 



Sherwood. 

 Monday, 22 20. — "Mediterranean Countries, Ancient and Modern." 



"By Walter Granger. 



