. Bird-lore . his right discovered and carefullyguarded an Oven-birds nest containingfour eggs, enthusiastically conducted theirteacher to the sacred spot and, later,chose to escort the president of our citybird-club to see their favorite resort andintroduce him to their adopted family,rather than to attend an anticipatedparty at which ice-cream and cake wereto be served. The picture reproduced on page 229 isalso a product of New England enterprise. This class, which was organized lastFebruary, and has a membership of 18,meets twice a month. When the roll iscalled each member answers with then
. Bird-lore . his right discovered and carefullyguarded an Oven-birds nest containingfour eggs, enthusiastically conducted theirteacher to the sacred spot and, later,chose to escort the president of our citybird-club to see their favorite resort andintroduce him to their adopted family,rather than to attend an anticipatedparty at which ice-cream and cake wereto be served. The picture reproduced on page 229 isalso a product of New England enterprise. This class, which was organized lastFebruary, and has a membership of 18,meets twice a month. When the roll iscalled each member answers with thename of a bird he knows in plumage andsong. The president has requested everymember to make a written report of somebird observed, to be handed in by Mayand giving an account of the nest, careof young, food and plumage. Out of thematerial we have received from theDepartment of Agriculture, the birdsin our locality have been selected firstfrom the ten; but we intend to studyothers known to some of the YOUNG BIRD-LOVERS AT FISHER. AMONG THE LOUISIANA PINES representing Miss Eliza G. Goldsmithsclass, in Grade IV, of the George A. PriestSchool of Manchester-by-the-Sea. It isevident that these pupils are about to spenda few of the most delightful moments ofthe school-week. Experiences in the Gulf States Next we spring a thousand miles downthe coast, and get a report from the HighSchool at Ruston, Louisiana, where thethird-grade group pictured have formed awide-awake society under the leadershipof Miss Blanche Heard, who speaks of hercharge as foUows: Each member selects a certain point orparagraph from the pamphlet, and addsto it any experience of his or her ownthat he or she thinks most pieces of poetry have been learned,one about the Meadowlark, and anotherThe Birds Nest. The field-trips aremore interesting to this class, althoughthey do show a great deal of enthusiasmin the reading and memorizing of thepoetry about the birds. But to see thebirds and
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