NEWS AND NOTIiS u:. 



them next season. Wrens like the house very much and once 

 they begin to nest in a place, they will go back to that place for 

 years. Wrens mate for life and come back year after year and 

 raise two broods — five to seven wrens — each summer. You ought 

 to put up something like a half-dozen nests. Those who do this, 

 are very likely to have a pair of fine wrens every summer. 



News and Notes 



The annual meeting of the Grand Rapids Nature Study 

 Society was held in April. The following officers were elected : 



President — Miss Ora M. Carrel. 



Vice-President — Miss Clara Wheeler. 



Recording-Secretary — Miss Grace Ellis. 



Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer — ^Miss ]^Ieda Bacon. 



On the evening of April 17 the society was entertained by 

 Mr. Henry Oldys of Washington, wdio gave a very interesting 

 lecture on ''Bird Notes." 



On the evening of May 9, Dr. Leroy Harvey of Kalamazoo 

 gave us his lecture: "A Trip Up Mt. Katahdin." The follow- 

 ing day Dr. Harvey conducted a "hike" for the society. — Meda 

 Bacon, Cor. -Sec. 



Announcement 



The Editor is glad to announce that arrangements have been 

 completed whereby the Comstock Publishing Company of Ithaca, 

 N. Y., undertakes the business management of the Nature Study 

 Review. The May number has been delayed until the plan for 

 another year could be made public. They will print the magazine, 

 receive subscriptions and look after the advertising. No firm 

 in the country is better able to do this for the Review wnth satis- 

 faction. Subscribers will be gratified wnth the change assuredlv 

 for it will enhance the value of the magazine. 



Moreover the Editor can announce not only better business 

 management but some exceedingly interesting articles. Everv 

 issue will contain a type lesson on topics available for the month 

 by our honored President, Anna Botsford Comstock. An article 

 by some other member of the Council will be a monthly feature. 

 Dr. Fath of Beloit College will contribute a series of Star Studies. 

 Dr. James G. Needham will write on the methods of conducting 

 the large Nature Study field classes that enroll hundreds of pupils 

 at Cornell. 



