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Stevens is President of the new agricultural college of Porto 

 Rico. They will conduct extension work in connection with 

 school work on a large scale, aiming to familiarize the natives 

 with modern methods of agriculture. For this purpose they 

 are taking moving picture machines, as well as ordinary stere- 

 opticons with abundance of slides. 



The Nature-Study Review wishes ^Ir. Stevens abundant 

 success in this large attempt to give nature instruction, and ex- 

 pects to be able to present reports later on from him regarding 

 the progress of the undertaking. 



A reception and luncheon will be tendered U. S. Commis- 

 sioner of Education P. P. Claxton at St. I^uis. February 2G. 

 This is in connection with the meeting of the Superintendents. 

 The subject of Dr. Claxton's address will be ''The Relation of 

 the Federal Government to Education and the Interest of the 

 Nation in Education for Service." The program of the Superin- 

 tendents' meeting has in it some exceedingly interesting papers 

 on elementary agriculture in the schools and similar topics with 

 nature-study bearing. It is an opportunity to hear some spirited 

 discussions along these lines and to honor Dr. Claxton. whom we 

 all admire and desire to support. Seats for the luncheon may l>e 

 obtained from E. E. P)alcomb, Green.sboro. N. C. 



