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public instruction in the State of New York, and has 

 devoted himself to the education of the teachers of 

 that State in the matter of Nature-study. He is 

 attending this conference as the accredited repre- 

 sentative of the Department of Public Instruction 

 and of the Museum, and whatever he may have to 

 say upon the subjects engaging the attention of the 

 conference will be worth listening to. It is clear 

 from what has been going on at the previous meet- 

 ings in connection with the exhibition that each 

 country has much to learn from other countries in 

 the matter of education, and especially in the par- 

 ticular branch of Nature-study. These conferences 

 will manifestly redound to the benefit of the cause of 

 education in all countries. 



VISUAL INSTRUCTION 



BY PROFESSOR BICKMORE, OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM 

 OF NATURAL HISTORY 



Dr. Bickmore, professor in charge of the Depart- 

 ment of Public Instruction of the American Museum 

 of Natural History, New York City, gave a brief 

 account of the system of "Visual Instruction" carried 

 on under the auspices of the State Superintendent 

 of Public Instruction, from his institution, throughout 

 the state of New York. Professor Bickmore exhibited 

 a view of the great auditorium of the museum filled 

 with eager auditors, and stated that this room was 

 occupied four times by different audiences coming to 

 hear the same subject, and that the aggregate atten- 



