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of certain statements have been called-in question; but accepting the 

 statements as they stand, we must recognize that the author in his charac- 

 teristic style has read human life into his animal heroes. The remarks 

 above apply here also. 



In conclusion, the criticisms above must not be taken as meaning con- 

 demnation of such books. The reviewer, who writes from the standpoint 

 of a critical man of science, believes that such animal fiction has an 

 important place, not in science, but in literature. The moral value of 

 such books is great, but they should be read with the spirit and the under- 

 standing which even children soon learn to apply to ordinary fiction. 



THE AMERICAN NATURE-STUDY SOCIETY 



The Organization Committee has voted to call a meeting of 

 all persons interested in the formation of the Nature-Study 

 Society, to be held at the University of Chicago, on Thursday, 

 January 2nd. The main purpose of that meeting will be the 

 discussion of plans for organization and for future work of the 

 Society. Fuller details will be given in the next issue of The 

 Review. That issue will also contain the proposed constitu- 

 tion for the Society and the nominations suggested by the 

 Organizing Committee. One article of the proposed constitu- 

 tion provides that nominations shall be made annually by the 

 Council (consisting of the usual officers and ten or more direct- 

 ors) , and also that any name receiving the nomination of fifty 

 members shall be added to the list of nominations. This will 

 insure proper representation for State and local branches of the 

 Society. The proposed constitution also provides that mem- 

 bers not able to attend meetings shall have the right to vote by 

 mail. 



The meeting of the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science will be held at the University of Chicago in 

 the week beginning December 30th. A circular giving full 

 information concerning hotels, railroad rates (practically two 

 cents per mile each way) , and meetings of the various scientific 

 societies may be obtained from Dr. L. O. Howard, Permanent 

 Secretary of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, Washington, D. C. 



M. A. BiGELOW, 



Secretary of Organizing Committee. 



