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N. W. 6, announce that part X, beginning with the Ibididce, is now in press 

 and will probably appear early in 1920. As the whole of the manuscript 

 is finished, this monumental work will now be completed, and subsequent 

 parts are expected to come out at reasonable intervals. The printing, 

 however, is at present only possible with pecuniary sacrifice and the price 

 of each part must be considerably increased. The extent of the work will 

 be larger than originally estimated and will comprise three large volumes, 

 including a supplement to volume I. 



Believing that a better knowledge of wild life will bring about better 

 conservation of it, and that when people are on their summer vacations 

 they are most responsive to education on wild life resources, the California 

 Fish and Game Commission backed by the Nature Study League instituted 

 this past summer a series of lectures and nature study field trips designed 

 to stimulate interest in the proper conservation of natural resources. Six 

 different resorts in the Tahoe region were selected for the work, and here 

 illustrated lectures on the game birds, song birds, mammals, and fish, 

 given by Dr. Harold C. Bryant of the University of California, furnished 

 evening entertainment while early morning trips afield gave vacationists 

 an introduction to mountain wild life. 



Compact nature study libraries were placed at the resorts by the Cali- 

 fornia Nature Study League and an exhibit of colored pictures and other 

 illustrated material was on display. Thus vacationists were further able 

 to increase their fund of information regarding wild life by a study of 

 pictures, specimens and books. 



This experiment in making conservationists out of vacationists proved 

 so successful that another year will doubtless see the work expanded and 

 the opportunity to study under a nature guide offered to thousands of 

 vacationists in all parts of the State. 



The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology of the University of California has 

 received from Miss Annie M. Alexander an endowment of $200,000, the 

 proceeds of which are to be used henceforth and exclusively for its main- 

 tenance. The work of the Museum was formally inaugurated on March 

 23, 1908, when Miss Alexander, upon her own initiative, entered into an 

 agreement with the University by which she promised support for a period 

 of seven years. Since that time she has continued her support in increasing 

 measure, until, by her endowment, she has now insured the continuance 

 of the Museum for all time. 



The work of the Museum, through its able staff headed by Dr. Joseph 

 Grinnell, in preserving specimens of the higher vertebrates of western 

 North America, and in publishing the results of their studies of the fauna, 

 is well known both here and abroad, and it will be a matter of congratula- 

 tion for zoologists everywhere to know that this admirable work is to 

 continue without interruption. Miss Alexander deserves all praise for 

 the conception of the Museum and the line of work it was to pursue as well 

 as for her liberality in providing for its maintenance. 



