The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-10
PASTIME In NATURE.
Revival of Activity Among the
Young Naturalists.
ARRIVAL OF AN ENTHUSIAST.
Visit of Wealthy Banker TO study the
Marine Life on Puges sound-Do-
ings of the Society.

The Young Naturalists' Association Of
this city is keeping up the lively interest
that was recently re-arroused in their
society. At this weeks meeting two new
members were elected. Prof. w. +. Bah
cock, principal of the T. 7. Minor school.
and Walter Budiong. Five new names OF
proposed members were presented, inciud-
ing the names of three young ladies who
are interested in the study OF natural his
tory. Mr. E W. D. HoIway, botanist OF
DEBORAH, Ia, was elected corresponding
member of the society.
The scientific discussion at the last
meeting was upon the brachiopods and
other sheil-bearing animals found in some
recent excursions for such materials. 1t
was participated in by Henry III. Hind
shaw, curator of the university ar
boretum, who talked of the brachiopods OF
the prehistoric geological ages, and Prof.
0. II. Johnson, of the university. who
talked more particularly of the species OF
brachiopods that are still found in num-
Der of places, including Puget sound.
During the week members Of the society
received very pleasant visit from Mr.. E.
w. ID. Holway, of DEBORAH, Iowa, who has
accumulated over g, 600 specimens of fungi
and the lower forms OF vegetable life. Mr..
Holway is cashier of the Winnesheik
County Bank of DEBORAH, Iowa, and is
spending his annual vacation on the Pa
cific coast this year. He is a hard work
ing banker, but q few years ago ne found
that his close confinement at the banking
business was running his health. so he be-
gan making an annual tour in the country
each summer for relaxation. and TO make
these vacations interesting he took up the
study of botany, especially the fungi or
lower forms of vegetable life. He has be-
come well known worker in this branch,
and has collected a valuable library and an
herbarium of over 10000 specimens. tie
found one of she chief workers in that line
in the Puget sound district 10 be Miss
Della Parker, of the University of Wash
ington, whoshas met with signal success
in her researches here.
While ON the Sound he wished to get a
peek at the marine forms OF life, so little
party was ha9tily organiz ed. consisting OF
Miss ParkerS Mr.. Henry II. Hindshaw,
curator OF thu university arboretum. and
Edmond &. sMeany, and during the de-
lightful days of the first part of the week
he was shown an abundance of sea life,
vegetable and animal, on the BIakeley
rocks and Meadow point beach. The tide
was very low, being over one foot below
the datum, and the rocks and shore were
consequently at their best. A great guam
tity of material was collected for the uni
versity museum and the laboratories of
the Young Naturalists' Association.
Chitons are found here in their greatest
perfection of development and ten of the
finest and largest specimens of this cur
ioHe form Of LIE knQsn 20 abe world Were
obtaiued. BraehiopOds were numerous ia
the past ages OF the world, but only few
species are obtained these DAYS and Puget
sound is one of the localities whore they
are found. These expeditions brought
home six good speeiInens. Ksy-hoie
limpets, goeducks, schizothoerus, sea
snails. rare crustaceans, spiral shells,
sea urchins and other interesting objects
were included in the collection. Sufficient
of all this material is being collected So
that the university and Young Natural
lists museums can use them for exchanges
with Eastern colleges and museums. Such
materials are much priced in Eastern in
situations. as little of such work has as
yet been done in the Puget sound region,
and valuable exchanges can readily be-
effected, so that in short time the uni
yersity and the Young Naturalists can
reap great benefits from such expeditions
if tae work is persistehtly and intelligently
parsued.
Mr.. Holway has been connected with
the Winnesheik County bank for twenty
fivoyear 1t was founded in lS55 and is
now counted the oldest bank IN the state
of Iowa. Its president is Mrs. Louise A.
Welser, whose husband, a; Pennsylvania
Hoilander, established the bank about
forty years ago. Since that time 1t has
steadily grown, and row three neighbor-.
ing banks have been established by this
same concern. Mrs. Weiser does not take
an active part in the management of the
home bank, though her son is the assist.
ant cashier aud her two daughters are
stockholders. Mr.. Holway will spend
some days on the Sound, returning to his
home on or about July l.