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NATURE-STUDY REVIEW 



11:8— Nov., 1915 



learned to name from books recommended. This boy, who has 

 found himself before the end of his days in school, will not be lost 

 when turned out into the lax^ev field, where he must bear the 

 responsibilities of one of the world's workers. 



The Annual Meeting and Election of Officers 



The present officers are: President, L. H. Bailey, New York; 

 vice-presidents, M. A. Bigelow, New York, Otis W. Caldwell, 

 Illinois, F. L. Holtz, New York, B. M. Davis, Ohio, S. B. McCready, 

 Ont.; directors, Anna B. Comstock, New York, *L. H. Bailey, 

 New York, Jas. G. Needham, New York, H. C. Drayer, Missouri, 

 *J. A. Drushel, Missouri, *C. F. Hodge, Oregon, Alice J. Patterson, 

 Illinois, Grant Smith, Illinois, *Gilbert H. Trafton, Minnesota,. 

 *Susan B. Sipe, D. C., W. A. Slineerland, New York, C. Strauben- 

 mueller, New York, John A. Deamess, Ontario; secretary-editor,. 

 Elliot R. Downing. 



The Annual Meeting of the American Nature-Study Society will 

 be held at Columbus, Ohio, December 30 and 3 1 in connection with 

 the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science and its affiliated societies. This brings together many 

 hundred people with scientific tastes and provides varied programs 

 that are distractingly interesting. The program of our meeting 

 will be published in the next issue. It will include discussions of 

 the courses published in the Decembet, 191 4 issue and the March 

 issue this year, papers on Teaching Teachers how to Teach Nature- 

 Study, a joint meeting with the American Garden Association and 



