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7. Who are the graduates of the 7. Who are the graduates of the 

 Nature-study School? One time I Nature-lore School? 

 took a large party of nature-study All country boys and girls. All 

 students on a carefully planned pioneers. It was the school of Lin- 

 outing. When we arrived several coin, John Muir, Thoreau, Burroughs, 

 came up and wanted to know how Enos Mills, and Dallas Lore Sharpe. 

 long they had to stay. They did It was uhe school of every one who 

 not see any fun in a wood-frolic has a woodsy spot where he loves 

 They wanted to get back to the "Mo- to return. The place where he feels 

 vies." You too may have had dis- peculiarly at home. The locality 

 appointments in the lack of interest that he can write best about in his 

 in the nature which you appreciate letters. It is the sea captain who 

 so well. My experience is that the longs for another trip; it is the old 

 nature student hardly ever gathers man who dreams of a "bare foot 

 what may be called momentum in boy with cheeks of tan;" it is the 

 nature appreciation or accumulative mountaineer who returns to his 

 enthusiasm. West Virginia Home, 



What Can We Expect From Nature-Lore Experiences? 



There are many evidences that the summer camp is not the only 

 institution which expects results from nature experiences. In 

 Detroit the pubHc schools have been placed on an eleven month 

 system, so that all the children of all the people may go to an 

 organized camp. For the business firm we may m.ention the Gen- 

 eral Electric Company which maintains a camp for employees 

 during vacations. Leaders in Social Settlement Work and 

 Community Centers, missionaries and preachers, are seeking the 

 why and how of nature recreation. Along with the attem.pt 

 to develop the music resources of our communities is coming the 

 idea of recreation in nature. Vacations can no longer be vacan- 

 cies. What are we doing to meet the situation? 



It is stated that 20,000,000 people in this country attend the 

 motion picture show daily. They pay $4,000,000 at 18,000 

 theatres. This means that one-fifth of our population have the 

 "movie mania." The moving picture man has a means of amuse- 

 ment (not synonym.ous with recreation) which he has sold for a 

 good price. We have a better proposition which we have not been 

 able to give away. The Sunday supplement is equally popular. 

 We must reorganize. Now is an opportune time to place our 

 wares on the market. Nature-lore gives experiences for the in- 

 dividual or for the group. It gives another wholesome opportunity 

 for spending leisure • time. 



