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Dr. Robert Wilson Shufeldt is a New Yorker bom, the son of- 

 Admiral Wilson of the U. S. Navy. He graduated at Cornell with 

 the class of 1874 and afterwards studied medicine in Coltimbia. 

 In 1876 he was commissioned First Lieutenant in the Medical 

 Department of the U. S. Army and was made Captain in 188 1 and 

 Major in 1904. He acted as Surgeon with Generals Crook, Sheri- 

 dan and Merritt in Frontier Indian Wars, 1876-81. He was made 

 Ciirator of the Army and Medical Division in Washington in 1882. 

 He was also appointed Honorary Curator of the Smithsonian 

 Institution by Baird. At the end of the World's War he was 

 placed in charge of the classification of the war collections of the 

 Army Medical Museum. He is a fellow of the A.A.A.'S and a 

 member of nearly all the scientific societies in America and many in 

 Europe. His writings cover a wide range of subjects and he is a 

 valued contributor to many science journals. Luckily for us 

 he has believed with all his heart in the Nature-Study movement 

 and has donated to the Review a large number of most valuable 

 articles illustrated with photographs taken by himself. He is 

 now taking an active part in Nature-Study teaching in Washing- 

 ton. 



Miss Adeline M. Wenger teaches Nature-Study in the unique 

 and interesting Riordan School for Boys at Highland, N. Y. 

 She also teaches other subjects and mothers the youngest young- 

 sters as well. She loves the life out-of-doors and has a wide range 

 of Nature interests; she has the generous quality and the rare 

 ability of being able to share her interests with her readers. This 

 is why she writes for the Review. 



Clara Thomas was trained in the James Ormond Wilson Normal 

 School at Washington, D. C. and through the inspiration received 

 from Mrs. Alburtis she became interested in and taught Nature- 

 Study in Washington Schools. She is an ambitious young woman 

 and continued her studies evenings in Washington University hop- 

 ing thus to attain a college degree. Afterwards she studied at 

 Cornell and has since become greatly interested in Landscape 

 Gardening and will probably make this her future work. She has a 

 fine mind and is a thorough student; her articles written for the 

 Review are characterized by careful work as well as by literary 

 grace. 



