By Exchange. 



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David Coggin, of Salem, was elected a resident mem- 

 ber. 



Mr. BYRON GROCE, master of Peabody High School, 

 Peabody, Mass., read a communication. An abstract is 

 here annexed. 



NATURAL HISTORY IN THE SCHOOLS. 



THE speaker stated his purpose to be to speak of the state of 

 things regarding natural history in the schools as it is at present, to 

 tell what he thought it ought to be, and to give some brief sugges- 

 tions as to how the desired end might be brought about. 



The present may be described by the brief but fair statement that 

 there is no natural history in our schools, for, while it is true that 

 botany has a place in the printed programme of most of our high 



