THE 



NATURE-STUDY REVIEW 



DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO ALL SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF NATURE IN ELEMENTARY 



SCHOOLS 



Subscriptions, Manuscripts for Publication and Books to be Reviewed should be 



sent to the Editor. 



Vol. 7. December, 1911. No. 9 



Annual Meeting of American Nature-Study 



Society 



The annual meeting of the American Nature-Study So- 

 ciety will be held at Washington, December 27th and 28th, 1911, 

 in connection with the meeting of the American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science. 



The meetings will be held at the Business High School 

 building. 



The headquarters will be at the New Ebbitt House, corner 

 of 14th and F Streets. (The rates are $1.50 per day, European 

 plan, or $3.00 and up, American plan.) 



December 28th 2 p. m. — General topic— Relation of the 

 American Nature-Study Society to Various Aspects of Nature 

 Study. Hozv may all these interests be best served by the So- 

 ciety? Remarks limited to ten minutes. Speakers on the gen- 

 eral topic — M. A. Bigelow, F. L. Holtz, C. H. Robison, Stanley 

 Coulter. School Gardens — Otis W. Caldwell, V. E. Kilpatrick, 

 Anna B. Comstock, M. Louise Greene, Louise Klein Miller. Ele- 

 mentary Agriculture — D. J. Crosby, E. E. Balcomb, F. L. Stev- 

 ens. Forestry — E. R. Jackson. A general discussion of each 

 sub-topic will follow. It is hoped to secure the widest possible 

 expression of opinion relating to the policy of the Society. 



December 29th, 10 a. m. — Continuation of the discussion 

 of the previous session. Earth Study — D. C. Curtis. Hygiene — 

 F. B. Dressier, W. S. Small. Civics— C. F. Hodge. Report of 

 the President. Report of the Secretary-Treasurer and Editor of 

 the Nature Study Review. Report of committees. New Busi- 

 ness. Election of officers. 



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