The YOUNG HATURAMST : 



A Penny Weekly Magazine of Natural History. 



No. 100. OCTOBER 8th, 1881. Vol. 2. 



FIELD CLUBS. 



WHILE we were thinking over the 

 rules we should suggest for the 

 proposed Field Clubs we received the 

 following :■ — 



To the Editors of the "Young Naturalist." 

 I propose that the following be some of the 

 rules of "The Young Naturalist Field Clubs." 



1. " That it shall be called ' The Young 

 Naturalist Field Club.' 



2. That its object shall be the furthering 

 of the study of natural history among young 

 people, investigating the natural history of 

 the neighbourhood, keeping a calendar of 

 the earliest dates of flowering of plants, 

 when insects are first on the wing, &c, &c. 



3. That some naturalist be asked to 

 become the president, and that a secretary 

 be chosen from among the members. 



4. That the age be restricted from seven 

 to eighteen years of age. 



5. That Field Meetings be held at least 

 once a month during November, December, 

 January, and February ; twice during 

 March, April, May, September, and Octo- 

 ber ; and three times during June, July, and 

 August. The meetings may be increased in 

 number if the members desire. 



6. That the entrance fee be sixpence. 



7. That once a year a room be hired and 

 an exhibition of the collections be made to 

 friends. 



8. That papers, essays, &c, on natural 

 history, be read by the members at the field 

 meetings. 



9. That the secretary keep a list of 



members' names and addresses, minutes of 

 the meetings, calendar, &c. 



10. That the Young Naturalist be the 

 organ of the society. 

 Note to the Editors. 



I suggest you publish a member's card at 

 about id. each, and that if arrangements 

 can be completed by the ist Nov., you receive 

 names of clubs and members for publication 

 in the Young Naturalist as they come in. 

 For example : — 



Branch r, Blandford. 

 W. Brown. 

 E. Jones. 



J. Robinson, &c, &c. 

 Branch 2, Great Marlow. 

 W. Smith, &c, &c. 

 I will get a branch up at Great Marlow as 

 soon as the arrangements are complete. — 

 Yours truly, A. Davis, High Street, Great 

 Marlow, Bucks. 



So far our correspondent to whom we 

 are much obliged. Probably these rules 

 may answer better than the more elabo- 

 rate ones we were thinking of. The 

 only point which we take exception is 

 the age. We would suggest twelve as 

 being a more suitable age to begin it, 

 and we do not know there will be any 

 advantage in fixing eighteen as the 

 limit in the other direction. If a club 

 of fine intelligent young people got 

 together why need they leave it at 

 eighteen or any age. Rather, we think, 



