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sider this subject and realize the destruction of bird life that their love for finery 

 occasions. Every year large numbers of birds are killed to supply milliners. 



The hall was appropriately decorated with greens and great quantities of 

 violets. Birds were in evidence everywhere, a number having been painted by 

 the art students. The birds were sold by auction at the close of the meeting, 

 which caused much merriment and netted a neat little sum for the benefit of 

 the Society, which will swell the annual contribution that the Seminary branch 

 makes annuallv to the National Association. 



American Nature-Study Society 



The American Nature-Study Society was organized at Chicago, Jan. 2, 1908, 

 for the advancement of all studies of nature in elementary schools. The Council 

 for 1908 consists of: President, L. H. Bailey (N. Y,); Vice-Presidents, C. F. 

 Hodge (Mass.), F. L. Stevens (N. C), V. L. Kellogg (Cal.), W. Lochhead 

 (Canada), F. L. Charles (111.); Directors, D. J. Crosby (D. C), C. R. Mann 

 (111.), S. Coulter (Ind.), H. W. Fairbanks (Cal.), M. F. Guyer (O.), O. W. 

 Caldwell (111.), G. H. Trafton (N. J.), F. L. Clements (Minn.), Ruth Marshall 

 (Neb.), C. R. Downing (Mich.); Secretary, M. A. Bigelow (N. Y.). The Council 

 will publish The Nature-Study Review as the official organ, and send it free to 

 members whose annual dues ($1.00) are paid in advance. Teachers and others 

 interested in any phase of studies of nature in schools, are invited to send appli- 

 cations for membership; simply write, (1) name, (2) official position or occupa- 

 tion (for directory to be printed), (3) permanent address; and mail to Secretary, 

 American Nature-Study Society, Teachers College, New York. For full infor- 

 mation see the official journal for January, 1908. 



A Course In Bird Study 



The Cold Spring, Long Island, Biological Laboratory of the Brooklyn 

 Institute of Arts and Sciences announces a course in bird study by Mrs. Alice 

 L. Walter, which will treat of classification, with particular reference to the 

 birds of eastern North America; ancestry; anatomy; adaptation of structure 

 to environment; plumage and moults; nesting habits, geographical distribution; 

 migration; economic value and bird protection; methods of study in the field, 

 garden or restricted areas, together with practical suggestions for bird study 

 in schools. 



