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NATURE NOTES 
II. — The Study of Natural History. 
Nature-Study. — Your present Secretary, Mr. Wilfred Mark 
Webb, was specially asked to read a paper on Nature-Study 
at the Congress of the South Eastern Union of Scientific 
Societies held at Maidstone during the summer of 1904. On 
the occasion in question, the number of auditors was swelled 
to some 500 by the invitation of the elementary schoolmasters 
and mistresses, as well as pupil teachers from the surrounding 
neighbourhood, who attended with the cordial approval of the 
Kent Education authorities. His paper has been printed in full 
in The South Eastern Naturalist for 1904. An address, illustrated 
by lantern slides, was also given by the Secretary on January 23, 
1905, to the Hammersmith Industrial Exhibition Society, with 
the view of showing those who intended to exhibit in the 
Nature- Study Section what sort of work was expected of them. 
Up to the present, your Council has not been invited to co- 
operate in the organisation of another Nature-Study Exhibition, 
owing to the general opinion that these undertakings should not 
be held too frequently in London, but it will be pleased to help 
when opportunity offers. 
The South Eastern Union of Scientific Societies. — At the Congress 
already alluded to, much of general natural history interest was 
carried out, and the Selborne Society, which subscribes to the 
Union, was represented by Professor Boulger, who is a Vice- 
President of the latter body, and by Mr. Downing and Mr. 
Webb, who were officially appointed delegates from the former. 
During the Congress Mr. Webb was elected to serve on the 
Council of the Union, which will meet at Reigate from June 7 
to 10, 1905, under the presidency of Professor Flinders Petrie. 
The Field Club. — Once again your Council has to point out 
your indebtedness to Mrs. Percy Myles, for arranging a ramble 
on practically every Saturday during the summer. The details 
given below will show the interest taken in these excursions, and 
their success, it would seem, depends to a large extent upon 
the fact that members need not make any plans beforehand ; if 
they are free at the week end, there is always a ramble which 
they can attend. 
Selborne Field Club Meetings, 1904. 
Date. Place. Guide. 
April 16 Chingford .. ... Mr. R. Marshni.-tn Wattson 
(Forest Ranihle) 
23 Cdiipstead ... ... Mr. Matthew I lunt 
(Chipstead, VVoodnianstern and Coulsdon) 
30 Nortliwood ... ... Mr. J. E. Whiting 
(Northwood to Itatchworth Ileatli) 
May 7 Coid.sdon ... ... Mr. E. A. Martin, F.G.S. 
(Coulsdon and Caterham Valley) 
No. of Mem- 
bers presen l. 
22 
1 1 
60 
... 10 
