THE 00L0QI8T 



"SOCIETAS PRO FAUNA ET FLORA 

 FENNICA." 



The oldest scientific society in Pin- 

 land and probably one of the very old- 

 est existing Natural History societies 

 in the entire world is the Zoological 

 and Botanical Society of Finland, or 

 "Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica," 

 as it is officially and universally 

 known. 



This society celebrated its 100th an- 

 niversary on the first day of No- 

 vember, 1921. One hundred years ago 

 this association was founded by Pro- 

 fessor K. R. Sahlberg, in Abo, which 

 at that time was the University city of 

 Finland. The centenary celebration 

 v/as held at Helsingfors, which is the 

 capital and where the old university 

 of the country is situated, in connec- 

 tion witli one of the finest and largest 

 Natural History Museums in tlie world. 



A delegation elected by the board Oi 

 directors of the society paid on the 

 forenoon of the celebration day, a 

 tribute to the cemetery, to the graves 

 c1 tli3 ir_cst noted members, wlio liave 

 at divers times passed away but whose 

 memory lives through ages On tlie 

 afternoon the main festival took place 

 in the larrre banquet hall of the uni- 

 versity. Among those present were 

 th3 President and Prime Minister of 

 The Republic of Finland, also many 

 other noted persons. 



Congratulaticns were received from 

 nearly all the civilized countries on 

 the face of our globe. 



It is with a little toucli of pride 

 (which I trust 1 will be forgiven for) 

 that I am announcing to tlie readers 

 of The Oologist, the above related 

 item. To think, that little Finland, 

 tliis far-off nortliern country, whicli for 

 centuries has struggled under tlie yoke 

 of its mightier neighbors, first under 

 Sweden and afterwards under Russia, 

 but which finally, only four years ago, 

 liberated from the shackles of its op- 



pressors, has had among its sons 

 enough enthusiasm to found and to 

 support for one hundred years a Nat- 

 ural History Society, is enough to 

 warm any naturalist's heart towards 

 the enterprises of this "Land of a 

 Thousand Lakes." 



To me it means more than to the 

 casual reader, because Finland is my 

 Mother. In that north country I was 

 born and brought up. And there 1 col- 

 lected my first birds' eggs, over forty 

 years ago. 



E. S. Norman, 

 Kalevala, Man., Canada.. 



OLD TIMERS, ATTENTION 



I wonder how many of your old Oolo- 

 gists have noted the notice that has 

 appeared several times during the past 

 year or two in The Oologist by the 

 editor in reference to sending The 

 Oologist to some young boy for a year. 



I have been doing this tiling ioj- sev- 

 eral years and believe it is doing gooi 

 and this year have added two more 

 boys to the list. It can do no hu,vm and 

 might be tlie meins of getting one 

 more real Oologist in the rank:, of the 

 Old Lodge. 



I have a suggestion that I want 

 every real Oologist to think over an'l 

 give a trial this coming year. Go to 

 the Scoutmaster or Higher Scout 

 officials in your vicinity and offer your 

 services as Director of Bird Study for 

 the Troops of Boy Scouts. Tliey will ■ 

 be glad to have you. If you liave no 

 Troop look around and see if you can- 

 not or££n!z2 a Troop in your place 

 It is a great thing for the boys and 

 will be a' greater thing for you. There 

 is nothing like association with live 

 boys, the kind you find in Scouting, to 

 keep a fellow up on his toes, and you 

 will hardly find a Troop of Scouts that 

 do not have one or two and maybe 

 more boys who are really interested 

 in bird life and nature study of nian^ 



