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to Members included one by Mr. James P. Chapin on 'The 



Congo and Its Bird Life." Mr. Chapin returned in 191 5 from 



six years of exploration in the Congo, having 



Lectures for ma( } e the finest and most complete collection of 

 Members , . , ,.,... . x . 



birds ever obtained in this region. In the autumn 



course Dr. Frank M. Chapman, in a lecture entitled "A Bird's- 

 eye View of South America," summed up the ornithological 

 work carried on by the Museum in South America for the 

 past six years. 



The seventh and eighth series of Nature Stories for the 

 Children of Members were given during the year. In the 



spring course Sir Douglas Mawson's Mo- 

 Lectures for the t j on pictures of Animal Life in the Ant- 

 Children of Members . . 



arctic were shown and explained. Ihese 



included remarkable pictures of the Adelie Penguins and other 

 antarctic birds and animals. 



On January 21, under the auspices of the American Scenic 



and Historic Preservation Society, a "Prologue Without 



Words: 'Our Country' " was given. This consisted 



Special Q f v j ews f the Panama-Pacific Exposition and of 

 Lectures . 



several of our National and State Parks, and was 



followed by a lecture by Mr. George W. Perkins on the "Pali- 

 sades Interstate Park," accompanied by views. On February 

 24, a lecture and exhibition of "Wonder Color Pictures" of the 

 Columbia Highway, Rainier Park and mountain scenery in 

 the Northwest, taken by Mr. Henry Berger, Jr., and Mr. Frank 

 Ives Jones, were presented for our Members. On May 12, 

 Mr. Frederick S. Hughes gave a lecture and exhibition of 

 motion pictures, entitled "Climbing up the Golden Ladder of 

 Learning," depicting educational methods in the city of Los 

 Angeles. On October 26, Members were invited to spend an 

 evening in the Parks of the State of New York, under the 

 auspices of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation 

 Society, addresses being given by the Honorable George D. 

 Pratt and Mr. George W. Perkins. Views of several of the 

 parks were shown. 



