72 NATURE-STUDY REVIEW [16:2— Feb., 1920 



The "Life-history Chart" which in the January number dealt 

 with fur-bearing mammals in the March number deals with fish. 

 Each species of fish which is mentioned in the New York State 

 Game Laws has the essential /acts concerning its life history 

 recorded in this chart. Accompanying this is a brief of the fish 

 laws of the state and a figure which shows the relation between the 

 breeding season and the open season of various species. 



The seasonal section of fifty interesting things to look for is 

 present with appropriate material for April, May and June. It is 

 believed that this is sufficient to care for the interest in general 

 phenomena which are not directly associated with the main topic 

 of the Leaflet. 



Let us for a moment summarize the whole situation. Opposi- 

 tion to conservation of natural resources arises largely from ignor- 

 ance and greed. If necessary, greed may be enlisted in favor of 

 conservation because all gain is dependent in the long run upon an 

 intelligent use of available resources. Without this intelligence 

 chaos and failure must result. Balance is the key word to conser- 

 vation and for that matter to society as well. We are all dependent 

 upon nature and nature is a wheel many of whose spokes are worm- 

 eaten by thoughtless acts of human beings, like ourselves. As a 

 result of this unevenness life does not move as harmoniously as it 

 might were the proper balance preserved. The Cornell Rural 

 School Leaflet hopes to try to restore these broken spokes in the 

 wheel of nature. If this cannot be done it may at least show where 

 the weak points are and help make re-enforcements where possible. 

 The passage of laws and the appropriation of sums by legislatures 

 will not ensure success. Neither will speeches at meetings of 

 learned societies or articles in technical journals. These all have 

 their part but real results are bound to show when we can educate 

 the every day man and woman to see the justice of the movement. 

 People are willing to champion something about which they know. 

 And The Cornell Rural School Leaflet hopes by the method just 

 outlined to at least give the coming generation the opportunity of 

 finding out the facts that underlie respect for natural and civic laws. 



