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\^0L. 8 XOVEMBER. 1912. Xo. 8 



Annual Meeting and Election of Officers 



The fifth annual meeting of the American Nature Study So- 

 ciety will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, December 30th and 31st 

 in connection with the meeting of the American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science which occurs from December 30th 

 to January 4th. Details of the program, etc., will be given in 

 the December Issue. 



The Council has made the nominations for officers to be 

 elected at this meeting. All subscribers to this magazine are 

 members of the Society and entitled to vote. If you are not to 

 be in attendance at Cleveland, mail your ballot (printed opposite 

 this page) to the Secretary, Elliot R. Downing, The University 

 of Chicago, The School of Education, before Dec. 15, 1912. 

 Seal the ballot in an envelope marked "For officers, 1912." 



Foreword 



The Nature-Study Review should ser\'e a wider constitu- 

 ency. There are thousands of teachers and nature students who 

 need just the practical suggestions and the inspiration which its 

 pages afford. It is the only magazine which is devoting itself 

 exclusively to outlining successful work in nature study for the 

 grades and to discussions of the teaching of the subject. 



Normal schools, superintendents and teachers would subscribe 

 to it, we are convinced, if they knew more about it. 



Our subscribers are in limited localities. In most states, for 

 instance, the subscriptions come from three or four cities, where 

 someone has become acquainted with the magazine and has stimu- 

 lated local enthusiasm. 



The Elditor asks your hearty co-operation in increasing our 

 membership and widening the influence of the society, and de- 

 sires to call attention to the special offer made on the opposite 

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