40 TE EVA UD BOIN BU aera 
As in the beginning, the living animals attract the most attention 
and excite the keenest popular interest. “The fact that most of them are 
pets, and may be handled without fear on either side, seems to be, for 
a large number of our visitors, the most important thing about the whole 
institution. In November the collection of living animals received a 
considerable addition, a gift from Mrs. George H. Kriete, of Kenilworth, 
in memory of her son. ‘he boy was keenly interested in animals of all 
kinds, but especially reptiles and amphibians. At the time of his sudden 
death he had a large group of pets, including frogs, tree frogs, salamanders 
of several species, snakes of several species, lizards, squirrels, prairie dogs, 
and opossums. Wishing to keep the collection intact, and knowing that 
her son was interested in the Trailside Museum, Mrs. Kriete gave us all 
of them, with all the necessary cages, equipment, and food. 
Quite contrary to expectation, the average attendance has not 
dropped, but increased almost steadily. Altogether, the experiment seems 
to have worked out well. ‘The Forest Preserve in cooperation with the 
Academy is now working on plans for additional small museums in other 
parts of the Preserves. 
‘The value of the place as an educational institution seems to me 
to be hopefully indicated by the rather large number of young people, 
mostly boys between 11 and 15, who have been coming regularly, day 
after day. As they leave, at the last possible moment, I often hear 
them calling to each other: 
“Coming back tomorrow?” “You bet!” 
THE WINTER WOODS 
