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The Librarian of the Bennington Public Library and a teacher in 

 the High School are doing active work in interesting the young people 

 in nature study, and nearly all the libraries of the larger towns are 

 emphasizing this phase of their work. 



The Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts are two organizations in 

 which nature work is a special feature. The exploration of a cave by 

 Boy Scouts under a scout master of Proctor led to the discovery of a 

 bat new to science, as well as the addition of other members of the bat 

 tribe to the mammals of Vermont. 



The Audubon Society recently re-organized under the leadership of 

 Dr. A. E. Lambert of Middlebury College, is now in a position to do 

 efficient work. 



Clubs that have been active in the past are the Brandon Nature 

 Club, the Brattleboro Club under the inspiration of Mrs. B. B. Daven- 

 port, the Bellows Falls Bird Club, and the Woodstock Nature Club. 

 Summer classes in natural history under the able leadership of Prof. 

 A. P. Morse of Wellesley College have created in Woodstock and vicin- 

 ity renewed interest and enthusiasm. 



A project, known as the section plan, suggested by Mr. Harry L. 

 Piper, proposes to form the members of the State Clubs into nuclei for 

 local clubs, so that members and all interested in nature study in ad- 

 joining towns may receive help and inspiration by meeting together. 

 A meeting of this kind was held in September at the home of Miss 

 Elizabeth Billings, Woodstock, when the White River Junction group 

 and the Hartland Nature Club met in joint session. This same group 

 plans to hold a meeting in May at White River Junction. Active co- 

 operation on the part of every member of the State Clubs in this plan 

 is earnestly desired. 



In closing this brief survey of the facts which I have been able to 

 gather about Nature Study in Vermont at the present time, I wish to 

 urge the organized clubs to seek to reach the isolated nature students 

 of our small towns and offer them help, fellowship and encouragement 

 as well as to indicate to them some definite studies to follow. 



