Second Nature-Lore School 



The Second Nature-Lore School for Camp Councilors was held 

 at Camp Kia Ora, Lake Morey, Fairlee, Vermont. Some of the 

 lectures were held at Aloha which is half a mile around the lake. 



Kia Ora is on an exquisite mountain lake among the Vermont 

 hills. The region abounds with birds. There were nearly twenty 

 birds which built their nests on some part of the assembly hall. 

 Everywhere nature was abundant. Ferns and orchids were in 

 the nearby woods. One could not ask for greater riches of nature. 

 The Camp hostess, Miss Clara V. Coyle, made every one feel at 

 home and Mrs. Edward Gulick was a good neighbor. 



The course was based on the earth sciences which were in charge 

 of Professor C. P. Sinnott of the Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 

 State Normal School. This work was admirably handled and 

 later was reviewed in pageant form by the various teams. 



Mr. Carl Rankin, of the Marquand High School, Brooklyn had 

 charge of outdoor cooking. At least one meal per day was cooked 

 in the open. The chicken roasted in a hole in the ground will be 

 remembered for a long time as a dish fit for an epicure. 



Professor Anna Comstock, of Cornell, we like to think of as the 

 Dean of Am.erican Nature-Study. She offered inspiration from 

 all phases of nature. Her talks in the recreation hall will foim 

 a pleasant spot in the heart of every naturer who heard her. If 

 the councilors were able to radiate a small bit of her enthusiasm 

 the nature world cannot help but be cheerier and broader. 



Professor and Mrs. Vinal brought the experiences of the first 

 Nature-lore School. The trail to the peat bog — the orgies of the 

 quaking bog — the capturing of the ground hog — the oven bird's 

 nest — the scouting games — were passed on to the hundreds of girls 

 in the summer camps. 



And Professor and Mrs. Kinsey, from the University of Indiana 

 came down from Aloha to lead in som.e delightful bird trips. 



The week was, as some one said, the Biggest, the Best, and the 

 Busiest. All vowed that they would be at the next school in 1922. 



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