IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 



Good News to all Students and Lovers of 

 Nature and to all Interested in Education 



THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 



ARCADIA 



ON UNIQUE LINES AS A 



Great Nature Study Institution 



I Through the aid of a philanthropist whose name is withheld by request) 



4 RCADIA is to be a "village" of portable buildings de- 

 r\ voted to various phases of natural science. The build- 

 ings are to be arranged in the form of a court covering 

 more than a half acre of ground. There is to be an astro- 

 nomical observatory, "Home" of The Agassiz Association, 

 biological laboratories, vivaria, aquaria. Clearing House (for 

 circulating specimens), pet houses, insectary, photograph 

 gallery, experimental rooms, offices, lecture hall, etc. Within 

 the court made by the surrounding buildings are to be a 

 garden and plant beds for experimental purposes. 



In brief, it is to be an epitome of the essential features 

 of zoological park, biological laboratories and experimental 

 horticultural grounds. 



If the experiment proves a success upon two years' trial, 

 it is promised that the entire equipment will be rebuilt in 

 larger fireproof buildings (with more extended equipments 

 for study and experiment). The tests of success are the 

 cooperation and interest of naturalists of all ages in all parts 

 of the world. 



Full particulars in the January number of "The Guide to Nature," Stamford, Conn. 

 Single number, 15 cents. Subscription for one year, SI. 50 



EDWARD F. BIGELOW 



Director of Arcadia 

 STAMFORD CONNECTICUT 



