THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DIRECTORS 

 OF GIRLS CAMPS 



Announces the Third Annual 



Nature Lore School For Nature Councilors 



THE STAFF : We believe that this faculty and their subjects are 

 unique. Every leader is a naturalist. He practices what 

 he preaches. He has made good with children. He is known 

 outside of this fifty mile radius. He has a distinct message 

 for every nature guide. He is not shackled by a course-of- 

 study. He is hum.an. 



Anna Botsford Com.stock, ''The spirit of Nature-lore.'' Dean of 

 American Nature-study; Professor of Nature-study, Cornell 

 University; Author of the Handbook of Nature-study, (the 

 best textbook in nature-study) ; Ed. Nature -Study Review. 



Thornton W. Burgess, ''Nature stories about the Camp Fire.'' Ask 

 the children who Thornton Burgess is? He is coming back 

 home, down on Cape Cod, as he says, "where m.y love for the 

 out-door life was aroused and where I unconsciously laid the 

 foundation for my present work. There is but one Cape Cod. 

 I love it." He will tell about his m.ethod and we will try to 

 catch his spirit. Note that he always tells the truth about 

 his animals. We need to hear more of the truth. 



Marie Stillm.an Russell and Mary Stillm.an, "Handicraft with 

 Native Materials." Teachers, artists, naturaHsts, composers. 

 Both were nature councilors at Teelawooket for two years. 

 We believe that crafts in camp should not be a repetition of 

 what one gets in school. It should involve the handiwork of 

 the old homestead of the region in which the camp is located. 

 Mrs. Russell was formerly head of the Art Department in the 

 Rhode Island College of Education. We beUeve that these 

 two sisters are fitted to show how the nature councilor and 

 the craft councilor m.ay correlate their work. 



E. H. Forbush, "Living experiences with living birds" rather than 

 fact stuffing about stuffed birds. Professor Forbush is Director 

 of the Division of Ornithology for the State of Massachusetts. 

 He is an author of note and founded the Massachusetts Audu- 

 bon Society. Among other things he will give a course in 



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