164 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
NATURALISTS’ SOCIETY OF N.S.W. 
TEACHERS’ COLLEGE BRANCH. 
Members of the Society will be interested to hear that a 
student’s branch has been formed at the Teachers’ College, 
Sydney. The object of the branch is to promote an interest in 
nature study amongst students and teachers, with an attempt to 
assist in the improvement of the teaching of Nature study in 
our schools, It is hoped that members of this branch will be- 
come members of the Parent Society when they leave the 
Teachers’ College, and, as many of them will proceed to the 
country centres, I think the Naturalists’ Society can look for- 
ward to a number of very interesting correspondents in the im- 
mediate future. Already a number of students have shown a 
keen interest in the Society, and seem anxious to share in its 
work. 
Mr. A. G. Hamilton, who has been an active member of 
the parent Society for many years, and who, as a lecturer in 
Nature study. at the Teachers’ College, has always shown a keen 
interest in the welfare of the students, has consented to act as 
President to this branch Society, and with such a leader, I think 
the Society can rest assured of a successful year. 
On Friday, October 19th, the inaugural meeting was held at 
the Teachers’ College, when the President, Mr. A. G. Hamilton, 
gave a lecture of absorbing interest on “Australian Orchids.” 
Mr. Hamilton not only showed a great number of beautifully 
coloured lantern slides, but he also explained many points with 
regard to the life-history, and the pollination of many of the 
orchids, which we know so well, but about which we know so 
little. We are very much indebted to Mr. Hamilton for this ex- 
ceedingly interesting lecture. 
On Friday, November 9th, it is proposed to hold an excur- 
sion to Kurnell. 
TuistLE Y. Harris, Hon. See. 
