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known. 'J'hc siunnicr habitat of the ])int:iil extends as far as the Arctic 

 Ocean. 



But the direction of this duck's flight from New \'ork is interesting. 

 In their spring migrations, aquatic fowl, it has been thought, fly straight 

 north. If the i)intail had lived up to this tradition, it would have gone 

 from New York into the highlands of Ontario or Labrador. The fact 

 that it winged its way westward half across the continent has upset 

 existing theories and may lead to new discoveries regarding the migratory 

 habits of wild fowl. 



Miss Olive T. Harris, Director of Manual Training in the Boston 

 High School, was the guest of Mr. Pindar at the Museum on December 

 27th. 



On the morning of December loth, the Department of (ieology was 

 closed in respect for the memory of Adam Brickner, its late valued 

 member who died on December I'ith after a long and sad illness. 



A new plan of night-watch is being tried out in the Museum. This 

 arrangement provides that a force of nine men be constantly on duty, 

 one force working from 12:00 m. to 10:30 p. m., another force from 10:30 

 p. m. to 7:30 a. m., and a third watch from 7:30 a. m. to 12:00 m. 



George Reuther took an enforced vacation of several days during 

 December owing to a slight accident to his finger, which came into con- 

 tact with the knives on the joiner. 



Pension Fund members are again requested to make sure that their 

 designations of beneficiaries are up to date. 



On January 8th, Dr. Chapman will leave for a month's vacation at 

 Ormond Beach, Florida. 



In the recent canvass for the Red Cross, eighty-one Museum people 

 took out membership at $1.00 each. Owing to the failure of the Red 

 Cross to get the work started in the Museum in good time, many of those 

 who would have joined here had already become members elsewhere. 

 Otherwise a much better showing would have been made. Dr. "Van 



