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intellect, remarkable keenness of observation, and, in the main, admirable 

 judgment. As one writer has tersely and wisely said of him, " One 

 hesitates which to admire the most, the tenacity of his memory, the 

 brilliancy of his wit, or the ease with which he used his enormous eru- 

 dition. To any communit}', and at any time, the loss of such a man is a 

 calamity." It is therefore more than fitting that a few lines should be 

 here devoted to his memory. As editor for many years of the ' American 

 Naturalist,' he is doubtless well known to the readers of 'The Auk,' who 

 will find elsewhere the record of his achievements and honors. 



The Cantabrigia Club of Cambridge, Mass., a flourishing organiza- 

 tion of women, has just done an excellent work for its'city. After arousing 

 interest in bird-life and its protection, by a bird mass meeting, to deepen 

 the interest and spread a knowledge of birds, it secured the services of 

 Olive Thome Miller to give a course of bird talks, in the large hall of 

 the English High School, holding 600, and issued free invitations to all 

 the teachers of the Cambridge schools. The course of ten talks was 

 given mostly on consecutive days at 4.30 p. m., beginning on May 25, and 

 was attended by several hundred interested and enthusiastic teachers, who 

 at the close offered a set of resolutions warmly expressing their thanks 

 to the Club, and their appreciation of the talks. 



The Audubon Society of the State of New York, the organiza- 

 tion of which in February, 1897, was noticed in the April 'Auk,' is inaugu- 

 rating an active campaign in the interest of bird-protection throughout 

 the State. Circulars recently issued by the Society include an 'Appeal 

 to Bovs,' 'The Wearing of Herons' Plumes or Aigrettes,' 'The Economic 

 Value of Birds,' a reprint of Circular No. 17 of the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture on 'Bird Day in the Schools,' ' A Story for Little Women,' 

 and a poster giving extracts from the laws protecting wild birds. 



As a means of bringing its work to the attention of the teachers of 

 public schools, the society secured from Mr. Charles R. Skinner, State 

 Superintendent of Public Instruction, a letter addressed to the principals 

 and teachers of public schools, which shows such appreciation of the 

 importance of the subject of bird-study and bird-protection, that it is 

 given here in full : 



"I beg leave to call your attention to the excellent work of the Audubon 

 Society, and to earnestly request that you exercise your influence to 

 awaken in the ininds of your pupils a greater love and care for ' our little 

 brothers of the air.' The necessity for protecting our native birds is 

 apparent to all who have given any thought to the subject, and I know of 

 no better way than to arouse a healthy and humane sentiment among the 

 children." 



Copies of this letter, together with sets of the Society's circulars, have 

 been distributed to over 1000 public schools, and it is hoped that an 

 interest may be awakened which will result in the establisliment of a 

 Bird-Day in the schools." 



