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a time, or if they chance to meet with a neighbor the temptation 

 is too strong to talk over and thus augment their troubles and 

 trials. 



We have encouraged Nature Study in the schools, hoping there- 

 by t'o educate the children to formi the habit of investigating the 

 wonders of life around them. This habit once formed will not be 

 easily dropped. 



Each year we have had many thousands of these practical 

 papers printed in pamphlet form for free distribution. These have 

 been sent to the different clubs of the state and also largely dis- 

 tributed at the state fair. We always have some one in attend- 

 ance at the Federation Building, w^hose business it is to engage 

 the women in conversation and to try to interest them in our work 

 and to direct them to points of interest on the grounds, calling their 

 attention to beautiful and attractive exhibits. 



All we can hope for is to awaken a desire for better things ; 

 this desire once aroused, improvement is sure to follow sooner or 

 later. 



The secretary of the Auxiliary will always be glad to hear 

 from any one who wishes to know more of the various lines of 

 work advanced during the coming winter. 



The officers of the Auxiliary for the year 1906 are : President, 

 Miss Emma V. White, Minneapolis ; vice president, Mrs. Jennie 

 Stager, Sauk Rapids ; secretary, Mrs. Anna B. Underwood, Lake 

 City ; treasurer, Mrs. L. R. Moyer, Montevideo. 



AMENDMENTS OF CONSTITUTION OF THE MINNE- 

 SOTA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



RESOLUTION PRESENTED AT THE MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA STATE 

 FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, DEC. 8,1904. 



Whereas, it is desirable that this association be placed more 

 closely in touch with the people of the state so that it may become 

 a more useful agency for the dissemination of information upon 

 the subject of forestry, and 



Whereas, a small fund should be accumulated to defray the ex- 

 penses of publications which are in need of being issued and. 



Whereas, co-operation between this organization and the State 

 Horticultural Society should be helpful to both societies, now there- 

 fore, be it 



Resolved : That the constitution be amended in the following 

 particulars : 



1st, Changing Art. VIII : That the secretary of the association 

 be chosen by the executive committee instead of being elected by 

 the association as a whole. 



2nd, Changing Art'. XII : That the membership fee be changed 

 so that the fee for annual membership shall be one dollar, and for 

 life membership ten dollars. 



3rd, that the association become an auxiliary association of the 

 Minnesota State Horticultural Society. 



