Vermoxt Bird Ci-ub 9 



July 11 (Exploration of Spruce Swamp)— Subject to be announced 

 later, Miss Sturtevant; A Dozen Moths We Should Know, 

 Mr. Rugg. 

 August 8 (Visitors' meeting at "The Highlands")— Notes, Miss Bil- 

 lings; paper, to be announced. 

 September 12 (Meeting near the river, opposite Hart Island)— Grasses 

 of "The Highlands," Miss Darling; Animals and Insects 

 of "The Highlands," Mrs. Morgan. 

 October 8— Why We Should Know Our Wild Berries, Mrs. Merritt; 



Pebbles, Miss Nelson. 

 November 14— Nature in My Garden, Miss Penniman; A Few of the 



Insects Seen on Hart Island, Mr. Underwood. 

 December 12— Baskets, Mrs. Spear; Symposium on Basket Making with 

 Exhibit; Our Game and Water Birds, Mr. John Webster. 

 Editor-in-Chief— Miss Darling. 



Sub-Editors — Astronomy, Mr. Graham; Animals (including all ani- 

 mal life except birds and insects), Mrs. Durphey; Birds, Mrs. Merritt; 

 Insects, Mrs. Morgan; Plants, Mr. Rugg; Geology, Mr. Ruggles; Micro- 

 scopy, Mrs. D. C. Webster. 



Officers— President, Miss Nelson; Vice-President, Mr. Underwood; 

 Sec'y-Treasurer, Miss Emeline Webster; Executive Committee, Miss 

 Webster, Mr. Rugg, with the above officers; Curator, Mrs. Underwood. 

 Mrs. Straw of Stowe reports that there is an enthusiastic Nature 

 Club in Montpelier, but I have been unable to obtain information con- 

 cerning it. 



Apart from these clubs much interesting and efficient work is 

 being done by various organizations in the State, the Fairbanks Mu- 

 seum at St. Johnsbury taking high rank. The following outline of lec- 

 tures gives a good idea of the work done there: 



1. Why Study Birds?— Oct. 30, 1913. 



2. Plumage of Birds— Nov. 18, 1913. 



3. Our Permanent Residents — Nov. 25, 1913. 



4. Winter Habits of Birds— Dec. 16, 1913. 



5. Migration— Jan. 20, 1914. 



6. The Bird: its Structure and Functions— Jan. 27, 1914. 



7. Home-life of Wild Birds— Feb. 17, 1914. 



8. Bird-Song— Feb. 24, 1914. 



9. General discussions — March 17, 1914. 

 10. Water Birds— March 24, 1914. 



