8 THE AUDUBON® BULLET 
Mrs. Nice Receives Honorary Degree 
Mrs. MARGARET Morse NICE, honorary vice-president of the I.A.S., was 
awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree at Mount Holyoke College, 
in South Hadley, Mass., on June 5, 1955. The presentation was made in 
recognition of Mrs. Nice’s lifetime of contributions to our knowledge of bird 
life. 
The occasion for the award was the fiftieth reunion of Mrs. Nice’s gradu- 
ating class. Fully 70 members of the class attended. The citation accompany- 
ing the degree called attention to the fact that Mrs. Nice has received 
international recognition for her accomplishments in bird study, covering 
half a century of careful observation and scholarly writing; that she re- 
ceived a Master of Science and Arts degree at Clarke University in 1915; 
that she has been elected an honorary or corresponding fellow of all of the 
major ornithological societies in the world. 
In making the presentation, President Roswell Ham of Mount Holyoke 
College quoted a tribute from Prof. Louis Agassiz of Harvard University: 
“Your studies on territory, bird life, bird song, and incubation periods of 
birds, are classics in their fields.” 
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Audubon Junior Club Kits 
YOUR EDITOR HAD the pleasure and privilege of attending the Audubon Camp 
of Maine this summer, and seeing at first hand the wonderful work being 
done by the National Audubon Society in teaching nature education and 
conservation. We enjoyed the opportunity of studying many oceanic birds, 
exploring tidal pools, hearing such outstanding nature leaders as Carl 
Buchheister, vice-president of the National Audubon Society; Allan Cruick- 
shank, bird photographer and writer; and many others. But most of ali we 
were impressed by the emphasis of the instructors at the camp on the neces- 
sity for teaching the young, on the great value of making the children 
understand that our woods and waters and wildlife should be preserved. 
We report with pleasure that the National Audubon Society has just is- 
sued a new sample kit of materials for leaders of Audubon Junior Clubs. 
The kit contains examples of the Junior notebook, cutouts, drawings, a 
nature magazine, and other materials that are sent to the children who 
become Junior members. Teachers, youth leaders, camp counselors, and 
others who wish to organize such clubs among the children of their com- 
munity are urged to write to the National Audubon Society, 1130 Fifth Ave., 
New York 28, N.Y., and ask for the “Sample Kit for Audubon Junior 
Clubs.” You will find it one of the best ways known to teach nature to 
youngsters — a wonderful way to supplement and enrich your child teach- 
ing program. 
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