EDITORIAL NOTES 



We print in this issue an account of the work of the Educa- 

 tional Museum of the city of St. Louis. This institution serves 

 a most useful function in the school system, and other munici- 

 palities may well study its organization and methods. Miss 

 Meissner, custodian of the Museum, is a woman of strong per- 

 sonality, an excellent teacher and a tireless worker. The work 

 which she is directing should be an inspiration to all who are 

 interested in the use of nature-studv materials. 



We are pleased to announce that the apparent revival in 

 nature-study interest is continuing unabated. Elsewhere in 

 this issue is an account of the organization of a Chicago section 

 of the A. N.-S. S., on March 19, 19 10, on which occasion 140 

 members joined. The membership has increased since that 

 time. By this action Chicago assumes a position in the front 

 ranks of the nature-study movement in this country. 



The St. Louis membership will soon reach the hundred 

 mark requisite for a local section of the national society. Cali- 

 fornia has already organized. Rockford, 111., is the latest as- 

 pirant and is actively seeking recruits. 



The American Nature-Study Society and its official organ, 

 the Nature-Study Review, exist solely in the interests of the 

 best type of nature-study, and wherever genuine nature-stu- 

 dents exist we invite them to join our numbers. To ele- 

 mentary teachers, especially, we offer practical assistance which 

 should attract thousands of reading members. 



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The March issue of the Nature-Study Review was an at- 

 tractively illustrated monograph number devoted to the study 

 of birds. An unusual number of original photographs illustrat- 

 ing bird-life and bird-study accompanied the various articles 

 contributed by students and teachers of this most popular sul:)- 

 ject. 



This number has brought many letters of appreciation and 

 many orders from teachers for a number of copies for class use. 

 For the benefit of those who desire practical suggestions in 

 bird study and who have not seen the March number, the 

 topics of the leading articles are here given: Nature-Study and 



