News and Notes 



The New York Section of the American Nature Study So- 

 ciety held its annual meeting at the American Museum of Natural 

 History, November 24, 1911. The topic for the evening was 

 Excursions. Miss Jean Broadhurst, of Department of Biology, 

 Teachers' College; Miss Ellen Eddy Shaw of the Ethical Culture 

 School; and Miss Pritchett of the New York Training School 

 for Teachers, described trips taken with their classes. Mr. H. 

 G. Parsons, of School Farm League, told of visits to gardens made 

 by classes from public schools. 



Another meeting was held Saturday morning, March 3, 

 1912, at Teachers' College, with the following program: 



Subject — Civic Nature Study. 



Young Citizens as Tree Protectors, Agnes V. Luther, Direc- 

 tor of Science, Newark Training School for teachers. 



Practical Bird Protection as Established by Baron von Bcrle- 

 pach in Thuringia, Miss Julia E. Rogers. 



The officers of the New York Section for the current year 

 are: 



Chairman — Miss Anna M. Clark, Head of Department of 

 Nature Study and Geography, New York Training School for 

 Teachers. 



Secretary-Treasurer — ^Miss Helen F. Tredick, Department 

 of Biology, Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn. 



Other members of the executive committee are: Mr. C. H. 

 Robinson, Montclair Normal School ; Miss Margaret Knox. 

 Principal P. S. 15, New York City; Mrs. Anna M. Hill, P. S. 

 30, Bronx. 



Dr. Straubenmuller, Associate Superintendent of Schools. 

 New York City, has been elected Director to the Council of the 

 A. N. S. S. 



!\pril 10th, 1912. 



On March 20th, the Chicago Nature-Study Club had its an- 

 nual Good Fellowship Luncheon in the Ivy Room at Mandel's. 

 Nearly 100 were present and enjoyed both the luncheon and the 

 after-dinner addresses. The speakers were as follows : 



Walter D. Moody, Managing Director of the City Plan 

 (City Beautiful) Commission. 



George E. Brennan. Chairman Principal's Buildings and 

 Grounds Committee. 



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