NEWS NOTES 359 



The Normal School is holding weekly field trips to which everyone is invited. 



The places read like interesting spots : Swan Point May 5th ; Metcalf Garden 



■ and Cat Swamp May 12th; Neutaconkanut Hill May 19th; Arcade Woods 



May 26th; Quinsnicket Woods June 2d; and Silver Spring June 9th. The 



trips are in charge of Mr. Vinal and Dr. Weston. 



The Normal School has recently issued a convenient form of Winter Tree 

 List which must be invaluable for rapid identification of trees. 



In view of the multiplicity of nature-study activities of the Normal School it 

 is not strange that it receives many requests for nature-study teachers and 

 ■camp councilors. 



Rhode Island Field Naturalists Club 



We consider this club an inspiring example of what a carefully prepared 

 program may do for a nature club. To read its program is to imagine yourself 

 among a number of very congenial friends enjoying the excursions. We print 

 the program for 1919-20 with the hope that there may be more Field Naturalist 

 Clubs. — Editor. 



Field Naturalist Club 



October 11 — If you cannot go to Quonocontaug and would like to go for a 

 short trip Saturday afternoon meet at west tunnel entrance at 1:15 p. m. 

 Leader and destination will be decided upon at that time. 

 ^October 18 — Mr. Chase will lead the trip scheduled for Nov. 15. Chalkstone 

 Avenue to Fruit Hill. 



November 15 — Prof. Brown will lead the trip scheduled for Oct. 18. Lime 

 Rock. 



What is Your Hobby? 



If you have no special hobby wouldn't you like to interest yourself in one of 

 the following: Shells, Seaweeds, Mosses, Lichens, Ferns, Providence Street 

 Trees, Tree Diseases, Photographs of Earth Forms, Rhode Island Soils? Prof. 

 Brown is offering a prize for the best photograph illsutrating land forms. 



The Executive Committee will appreciate any answer you may care to make 

 to this question. 



RHODE ISLAND FIELD NATURALISTS 

 Announcements for December 

 Injormal Saturday Trips 

 Appreciate the beauty of the woods in WINTER. 

 Learn the joy of tramping in Cold Weather. 



Last winter the club enjoyed Skating Parties, Bacon Bats and Hot Dog 

 Roasts. Why not this season? 



Meet at Exchange Place Waiting Station at 1:15 on Saturday afternoons. 

 The assembled group will decide upon the destination. 



A Trip to the Weather Bureau 



Meet at the U. S. Weather Bureau Office, Room 151 2 Turks Head Building, 

 Monday evening, December 29, 1920 at 8:00 p. m. 



"Explanation of Weather Bureau Instruments and Weather Maps" by Mr. 

 H. Emerson Meyer, one of our new members. 



