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something more interesting, — perhaps they were reading Cap'n 

 Eri, or were making fudge, or a pine needle basket, or were just 

 gazing at the tolors of a drift-wood fire. What ever they were 

 doing it was genuine. And we believe that it was all making for a 

 broader intelhgence. 



The pine warbler arrar ged her class room for a sunny day. She 

 had built a nest in a small pitch pine about six feet from the ground. 

 In this case a sm.all table was moved to the side of the tree. Here 

 a camper could sojourn with water colors or merely pause for a 

 peep at the young on the way to mess. She who studied the 

 swallow might not care for the pine warbler or might have some 

 other interest — and at the camp the interests are varied and m,any. 

 Several passerby s so gained the confidence of the mother bird that 

 they were able to stroke her — not a m.ean accomplishment in itself. 

 And to that nervous little som_ebody from so far away this touching 

 of a wild bird was a contact with something far greater — it was a 

 mom.entary connection with steadiness of motion — better than 

 notebooks or rubies — for therein was the foreglow of self composure 

 and calmness. To all this the nattu-e councilor must subscribe 

 in vision and sympathy. What one should do on a particular 

 occasion cannot be forecast. It is not preparing prescriptions 

 nor is it dealing out patent medicines. It is furnishing oppor- 

 tunities for the love of the beautiful and timely suggestions for 

 companionship with out door Hfe. If in this the councilor be 

 sincere her companions will be many. 



Chequesset Nature-cards. Plate number VI shows another 

 source of instruction. It is a story told by four pictures. These 

 pictures are taken from the camp environm.ent and arranged to 

 tell an important truth or serial event in nature. The cards are 

 given out as a surprise after having studied the phenomena or they 

 may serve as a suggestive basis for the written description. In 

 either case they form a bright spot in the complexity of future 

 living when the writer has a minute to pause for nature reminis- 

 cences of camping days. 



Garden Competition 



This was a novel competition in establishing boat gardens in old 

 seventeen foot dories sunk in the ground. The flower guide sheet, 

 to be published for the coming summer, would have aided greatly 

 in the game. Wellfleet is an ideal gleaning ground for such a fete. 



