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row which picked it up. He started to fly away when sparrow 

 No. 2 intercepted him and tried to snatch it out of his mouth. 

 Sparrow No. 2 swelled up to twice his size; his head and tail 

 were erect. Every feather seemed to stand erect. His notes 

 were high and shrill. The two sparrows flew after each other 

 round and round in a ring, and then flew away until I could 

 no longer see them. There was a very queer thing about this 

 quarrel. A great many sparrows hopped around watching the 

 prize-fight and cheering in the shrillest voices. Some of them 

 were almost screeches. 



EDITORIAL 



With the ending of 1910 the American Nature-Study So- 

 ciety is three years old. Through the energy and disinterested 

 service of workers from Massachusetts to Cali- 

 Retrospect fornia the society has had a very successful year 



and Prospect and has now the largest membership in its his- 

 tory. We trust that all who have joined our 

 ranks during the last twelve months will remain with us. We 

 believe that identification with the A. N.-S. S. will henceforth 

 bring even larger returns than heretofore. We anticipate in- 

 creased growth, solidarity and usefulness. 



In closing Volume VI of the Nature-Study Review we 

 complete its first year of publication since the transfer of its 

 headquarters from New York to Illinois. By the terms of the 

 constitution, the editor is chosen for a term of two years. The 

 present policy of meeting, so far as possible, the practical de- 

 mands of the individual elementary school teacher will be con- 

 tinued, while at the same time the journal will endeavor to 

 function as a clearing house for matters of nature-study peda- 

 gogy and as a source of information concerning the progress 

 of the movement and the activities of prominent workers. The 

 editor expresses his gratitude to those who have so ably advised 

 and assisted him, and bespeaks for the society and the Review that 

 continued cooperation which is indispensable to genuine progress. 



