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Nature Study in East Yorkshire. 



from the Hull Museum. Various objects supplied to schools in 

 connection with Nature study were got together from all parts 

 of the country and exhibited by Messrs. A. Brown 8z; Sons. This 

 exhibit alone illustrated the great strides made in Nature study 

 in recent years. The exhibition was opened by Mr. L. T. 

 Monro, H.M. Inspector of Schools. 



In the morning a large room was well filled with teachers, 

 who took part in a discussion following the reading of a paper 

 by Mr. Branson on ' Nature Study, its co-ordination with 

 ordinary class subjects, and the equipment of the teacher.' 

 This conference proved most helpful to the teachers in their 

 work, and it was evident that the study of Nature was taking 

 an important place in the curriculum of the East Riding schools. 



The Secretaries, the Rev. R. G. Pyne and Mr. J. E. Bartlett, 

 presented a report on the year's work, of which the following is 

 a summary : — 



At a meeting held at Beverley on Saturday, 22nd November 

 1902, Lord Herries in the chair, a committee was appointed to 

 take steps for the furtherance of Nature study in the East 

 Riding. 



The following programme of field excursions was agreed 

 to : — 23rd May, with the Hull Field Naturalists to Hornsea 

 Mere ; ist June, wdth the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union to Filey ; 

 20th June, Wheldrake Bee Farm, conducted by the Rev. S. 

 Smith ; 4th July, Skipwith Common, conducted by Mr. J. F. 

 Robinson; nth July, Driffield Museum, Kingsmill and Elms- 

 well, conducted by Mr. T. Sheppard, F.G.S. The gentlemen 

 mentioned very kindly placed their services at the disposal of 

 the committee. Invitations were issued to all the elementary 

 schools in the East Riding, and the excursions were duh' carried 

 out. The}^ were much appreciated, each excursion being" well 

 attended and forming an opportunity not only for Nature study 

 but in addition for a pleasant reunion. They were arranged for 

 different parts of the Riding, so as to give the more opportunity 

 for teachers to avail themselves of them. 



On Friday, 9th October, the children of the upper 

 standards attending the schools at Driffield and Hutton Crans- 

 wick visited the Driffield Museum, by permission of Mr. J. R. 

 Mortimer. They were conducted round by Mr. Sheppard and 

 were greatly interested in what they saw and heard. 



On loth October, teachers from various parts of the Riding 

 met at the Hull Museum, and were conducted round by the 

 curator. The visit was much appreciated. 



Naturalist, 



