REPORTS. 97 



Another marked instance is that of Chapter 285, 

 Greenfield, Mass., as shown by this extract from the 

 Springfield Repub li can : 



"Principal Sanderson started a good deal of zeal among the 

 high-school pupils, some two years ago, in the study of natural 

 history, and as a result' the natural history society was or- 

 ganized. The work began in a small way in the collection of 

 birds, plants, and minerals, until the foundation has been laid 

 for a permanent museum. The society now has one large 

 case of stuffed birds, containing 150 well preserved specimens. 

 These are mostly native birds, caught and mounted by mem- 

 bers of the society. Several in this way have become quite 

 expert taxidermists. The society belongs to the Agassiz As- 

 sociation, and by exchanges has added to some of the de- 

 partments. The local organization is made up of thirty-six 

 members, who were ambitious enough, last fall, to hire of 

 the town the old brick house near the high-school building, 

 paying a rental of $160 a year. These youthful scientific in- 

 vestigators want encouragement from the citizens at large, 

 and are going to ask the town, at its annual meeting, to con- 

 tribute the rent of this building. It would seem that the 

 voters could very properly encourage the young people in this 

 way. As the natural history rooms are located close to the 

 high-school building, it can very readily be made a beneficial 

 adjunct to the public schools. Already the zoological classes 

 have enjoyed the advantages of these rooms and their col- 

 lections." 



Young 1 men can accomplish excellent results by 

 themselves. 



New York, N. Y. 



In looking over the records of the year, I was pleased to 

 find that it has been a very prosperous and successful year 

 for our chapter. Standing forward in bold relief, we find 

 several facts, among which may be mentioned our evening 

 entertainment, which, thanks to the generous help of our 

 friends, brought us a clear profit of over one hundred dollars. 

 Then there is the enormous increase in membership, which 

 .was greatly due to the circular issued by the executive com- 

 mittee, wherein they called attention to the work carried on by 

 the chapter, and requested gentlemen who might not'be able 



