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yond their botanical one, a certain lightening of 

 the heart accompanies the declaration that ' Solo- 

 mon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of 

 these.' The sound of the village bell which 

 comes mellowed from the valley to the traveler 

 upon the hill has a value beyond its acoustic one. 

 The setting sun where it mantles with the bloom 

 of roses the Alpine snows, has a value beyond its 

 optical one. The starry heavens, as you know, 

 had for Immanuel Kant a value beyond their astro- 

 nomical one." 



What did you get ? What did you learn that 

 you did not know before ? Get ? We got a 

 foundation to all the Sciences. In meteorology 

 we got the sunshine, the beautiful blue sky, the 

 invigorating air, and the refreshing breezes. In 

 geology we got a delightful tramp over the hills, 

 through the moist and shady gorges, across the 

 blooming fields. In entomology, ornithology, and 

 botany we obtained not only enjoyment but in- 

 spiration. 



Within my own personal experience, a science 

 teacher expressed surprise that, in my field work 

 with the pupils, so few names were mentioned, 

 so few pencils and so few pads of paper used. 

 Enjoyment ? So you want to have a good time ? 



