OSCAR HAGEN. 



Many of my pupils have sent me their photographs and I wish all would 

 do so. The beautiful side of entomology, which the scientists have almost wholly 

 forsaken, appeals very strongly to young men and women and many beginners 

 are making a success of butterfly farming. Among the many photographs the 

 above is selected as a sample. 



Oscar Hagen, 1448 Lincoln St., Salt Lake City, Utah, was born at 

 La Crosse, Wisconsin, December 1 9, 1 888, and is a descendant of the famous 

 Norsemen of Norway. He is a High School graduate, is working with his 

 father, who is a contractor and builder, and helping to support the family of 

 nine children. Beginning with the circular course of instruction and taking the 

 correspondence course, he has made great progress in entomological work. 

 Devoting all his spare time to butterfly farming, he writes that he has received 

 orders for everything which he can collect and rear during the present year. 

 He does not neglect his avocation, but is becoming an enthusiastic entomologist. 

 It is the esthetic side of the business which appeals to him, but he writes that 

 incidentally the proceeds of his work will easily supply him with spending money. 



DR. EDWIN C. VAN DYKE. 



Dr. Edwin C. Van Dyke was born in Oakland, California, in 1 869. His 

 parents were among the early pioneers of California. From his mother he in- 

 herited his love for Natural History and from both his parents a love for the 

 "out-of-doors." His boyhood was spent on the outskirts of Oakland, where 

 his leisure time was about equally divided between the usual boyish sports and 



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