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Editorial 



THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN NATURE- 

 STUDY SOCIETY 



Whoever went to Pittsburgh to attend the scientific meetings 

 held there during the holidays, showed that he had the courage of 

 his convictions and willingness for sacrifice; for in the history of 

 the present generation, the hardships of travel have never been so 

 great as during the last month. Undoubtedly this fact and the 

 extra expense of a journey this year, when ordinary expenses are so 

 increased, resulted in a decreased attendance at the meetings. 



The Nature-Study Society meeting was no exception ; there was 

 a small attendance but the addresses were of a high order and the 

 business accomplished was considerable. Moreover the sense of 

 companionship in an important work and the exhcange of ideas 

 among teachers taking up the work at varying angles were ex- 

 tremely good for all who were present. 



The meeting was convened in a room in Carnegie Museum at 

 10:30 a. m., January 27th. President L. H. Bailey, having been 

 detained by late trains, was not present and Dr. Elliot R. Downing 

 was made chairman for the day. Officers were then elected. 



Dr. S. C. Schmucker was elected president, and retiring President 

 L. H. Bailey was elected to fill the vacancy in the Board of Direc- 

 tors, occasioned by Dr. Schmucker's retirement. C. M. Goethe of 

 Sacramento, California, Wm. E. Ringle, Professor of Nature-Study 

 in the Kansas State Manual Training Normal School, Dr. Elliot R. 

 Downing of Chicago, A. L. Matthews of Utah, and Alice J. Patter- 

 son of Normal, Illinois, were elected vice-presidents. J. Andrew 

 Drushel, C. H. Robinson, G. H. Trafton, and R. E. Wager were 

 re-elected directors. Mrs. Susan Sipe Albertis of the Women's 



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