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places of interest from a Nature-study point of view, may be 

 mentioned in the interest of teachers. 



Group J. Some interesting exhibits sent from 



Character Of Canada, South Australia, and the United 

 the Exhibits. States were shown in this group. From 

 the Provincial Normal School, Nova 

 Scotia, came illustrations of work done by its pupils, such 

 as comparisons between leaf-buds, made in simple language, 

 together with the actual specimens. There were also col- 

 lections of native woods and barks, with descriptive labels 

 giving the characters and habitats of the trees themselves, 

 forming outline lessons. 



The South Australian exhibits were supplied by the 

 Inspector-General, Mr. Stanton, and Mr. Grasby, President 

 and Founder of the Boys' Field Club, Adelaide, who work 

 under the motto "The naturalist loves life". The pro- 

 ceedings of this club for the years 1893-1902 were specially 

 compiled for presentation at the exhibition, and some idea 

 of the objects of the club and the result of its activity will 

 be obtained from the following extracts : 



" During the fifteen years of the club's life some 200 excursions and 

 meetings have been held, including thirteen natural-history camps, each 

 lasting from seven to nine days. Approximately, some 1500 boys have 

 come under the influence of the leaders of the club for a longer or shorter 

 time. . . . 



"Nature-study teaches us that absolutely nothing can be lost, and 

 that our effort, if earnest, cannot fail to have a permanent effect, although 

 it may not be appreciable. We do not, therefore, look for recordable 

 results; we merely wish to exercise an influence, and leave the rest to 

 the Governor of Nature. We try to give our boys a wider outlook in 

 life, that they may have interests outside the routine in which they may 

 have to live, and -we endeavour to lead them to take a more intelligent 

 interest in the natural world by which they are surrounded. We en- 

 deavour to do this by suggestion rather than by direct precept. The 

 training of natural-science students is a secondary consideration ; but it 

 is pleasing to be able to record that, as a direct result of the club's 



