The Sixteenth Annual Meetmg of the American 

 Nature-Study Society 



Held in Toronto, Canada, Thursday, December 29, 1921 



The meeting was called to order by President Drushel shortly 

 after ten o'clock and since the morning session was in charge of 

 the Canadians, Professor MacReady was called to the chair and 

 presided in a most cordial and pleasing manner until the end of 

 this session. He told us that he at present has charge of the 

 Juinor Red Cross work and that in health instruction he found 

 the nature-study methods more effectual than any other. 



The first paper was by Professor Tuke of Haileybury, Ont. 

 and was a scholarly and masterful plea for more careful observation 

 of "Sky Phenomena." Next was an address by Miss Laura B. 

 Durand, Deputy Game Warden of Ontario on "The Appeal of 

 Bird-life to Children." Miss Durand explained that her work 

 was entirely educational and that she had been made Deputy 

 Game Warden to give her the right to put up posters and notices 

 etc. She is certaintly an interesting and enthusiastic worker 

 and is doing much for nature-study in Ontario. The last address 

 of the morning was by Dr. J. D. Detwiler now Assistant 

 Professor of Biology in Ontario Western University and formerly 

 Instructor in Nature-study of the Farm at Cornell. Dr. Detwiler 's 

 broad experience in this work added great weight to his plea for 

 Nature-study as means of aesthetic education of the farm child. 



The afternoon session began with moving pictures of animals 

 and insects that were most remarkable. We shall always regard 

 with great respect the mud wasp after having seen how skillfully 

 she builds her nest. This exhibit was given by Professor F. R. 

 Moulton of Chicago University. It is now possible for teach- 

 ers of biology to secure these reels which cover a wide range of 

 plant and animal life, to show to their classes if they have the 

 outfit for presenting them. The cost is very reasonable and 

 the pictures are as instructive as they are wonderful. Following 

 the pictures Dr. E. L. Palmer discussed very interestingly 

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