April, 1925 
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The Queensland Naturalist. 
certainly suffered, and there was general disappointment 
among the children when their ‘'bird number” failed. 
Queensland is the only State on the mainland of Austra- 
lia, which has not an instructor of Nature Study attached 
to the Education Department. It would be a good thing 
if the Naturalist Club endeavoured by representations to 
the Department of Education to get Queensland into line 
with the other States in regard to this very necessary 
branch of study. 
Revision of Rules. — One of the first duties of the in- 
coming Council will be the revision of the Club rules, 
bringing them up to date, and thus facilitating the 
management of the Club. 
“Queensland Naturalist.” There have been three 
issues of the “Naturalist” during the past year. Given 
sufficient inaterial, the Editor liopes to make a quarterly 
issue this year. 
E. J. GODDARD, President. 
MRS. AV. M. MAYO, Hon. Secretary. 
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 
By Professor E. J. Goddard, B.A., D.Sc. 
(Read at the Annual Meeting, 23rd February, 1925) 
It is the usual practice on such occasions as this, I 
believe that the President delivers an address on a spe- 
cial scientific topic. If such be the case, then I must 
crave your indulgence for slightly departing from that 
custom for a duel reason. In the first place, I am im- 
pressed by the fact that a weighty scientific contribu- 
tion would find better place in the pages of one of the 
.scientific journals; and secondly, I appreciate the fact 
that the Naturalists^ Club occuiiies a unique position, in- 
asmuch as it devotes its interests really to Natural .His- 
tory in a naturalist ^s fashion and is concerned with en- 
couraging a love for nature study in the community, 
and notably among the growing generation. During the 
past year I have had an opportunity of recognising the 
conditions under which the Queensland Naturalists’ 
Club attempts to carry on the work which falls within 
the sphere of activities of such a Club, and have learned 
to appreciate the difficulties which confront these 
