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lem of nature study in the public schools has been considered, in order 

 that it may be properly correlated with the nature study work re- 

 quired in the curriculum. 



There are many problems to be solved in the working out of the 

 details in the three lines of extension proposed above, but if the gen- 

 eral policy meets with your approval, I should like to carry my inves- 

 tigations further and submit detailed plans to you. 



Very truly yours, 



GEORGE H. SHERWOOD, 



Curator. 



The plans for the proposed extension received the hearty sup- 

 port of President Osborn and he presented them to the Trustees at 

 their meeting of May 4, 1914. 



The Trustees felt that it was very desirable to undertake this 

 work, but that, in view of what they were already doing for education 

 without expense to the City, they could not provide the necessary 

 funds for carrying out the proposed extension. They finally adopted 

 the following resolution: 



"Resolved, That the Board approves the general pro- 

 ject embodied in Mr. Sherwood's report, if the same can 

 be carried out without expense to this institution. 



"Resolved, That a Committee of Two be appointed 

 by the President to take steps to carry out the project, if it 

 can be accomplished." 



Pursuant to this action of the Trustees, President Osborn ap- 

 pointed the following Committee to consider the details of the plans 

 proposed : 



Felix M. Warburg 1™ „, , 



R. Fulton Cutting \ Trustee Members 



George H. SherwoodI^ 7 , A/f , 

 r* T7 a wi }b acuity Members 



C.-E. A. Winslow J y 



The matter was brought to the attention of President Churchill 

 of the Board of Education, who immediately appointed a special 

 committee consisting of 



Frank D. Wilsey 



Ira S. Wile 



Francis P. Cunnion 



to consider with the Museum authorities plans for cooperation. 



Chairman Wilsey called on President Osborn and made an ex- 

 amination of the educational work the Museum was already doing 



