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year.
Pres. o. ]. Craig. Mrs. Craig and
Vincent Craig. all of Missoula. came
to the station on Monday, August 3.
while G. H. Kicker and Mss Pearl
Rocker of Des Moines arrived on
W ednesday President Craig adj
dressed the station people on Thurs
day evening. TIE first day of his stay
he devoted to his pastime, fishing,
with a net result to his credit OF "a
trout, ranging fro ..25 to 10 +
ound. Succeeding days were almost
as successful. President and Mrs.
Craig returned home Friday, while
Vincent remained a. the station.
On Thursday evening President
Craig gave the first lecture of the
week. taking for his subject the IN.
l.. A While en- route TO Boston, the
place of last meeting, the speaker
visited st. Louis. He spoke in glow
ing terms OF the progress being made
in the construction of the buildings.
There is every prospect for fair on
scale that vii surprise the people.
While en- route to Boston, the
place of the last meeting, the
speaker visited st. Louis. He
spoke in glowing terms of the
progress being made in the construc
struction Of the building. There is
every prospect for a fair on scale
that win ulprise the people.
her of the N. f. A. for 2 years. He
explained many points about the
MEETING. the attendance, enrolment,
etc. Montana had about 60 present.
He described Fourth of July visit
to places of historic interest battle
fields, monuments, and old buildings
which have housed people whose
names have become famous. He Wis
tied Sleepy Hollow, where rest Haw-
tnorne, Emerson, Claiming and other
worthless. The lecture was highly APP
preciated.
The second lecture of the week, on
Friday evening, was by Principal p.
M. Silloway, on the subject, Mature
Study in the Schools" The object of
nature study is to attain more fully
the training Of faculties which are
more or less neglected in formal text
book instruction. 1t is to lead pupils
into direct contact with nature that
they may form habits of observation,
which will enkindle love for beauty
and truth wherever found in animal
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a substitute for the time tried
branches of study, but it is a most
important auxiliary of the teachers
work for it's lessons give deeper
meaning to life. Nature study is too
important to be ignored. neglected or
reluctantly done. Nature study means
sense training, and in proportion as
the senses are trained, the capacity
for life and the meaning OF life
broaden. The lecture was full of
good suggestions, giving to the Sub
ject deeper meaning. and offering
very helpful and sensible suggestions
regarding methods of procedure.
On Saturday evening the third lee
ture of the week was given by Prof.
M. J. Elrod, on the subject. THE Eff
fects of Altitude Upon Life"
High altitude is associated with
rarefed atmosphere. short season, ex-
IRENE heat and cold and strong
winds. The ascent of a mountain
has about the same effect on vege-
tation as movement toward the pole.
in Colorado, the timber line is about
10000 feet; in Montana, about $500
feet. Five hundred feet elevation
shortens the season almost one week
during the year
High altitude areas are confined to
mountain ranges and are isolated
peaks here and there. The alpine
forms are confined to these small
areas. and the question as to theil
origin is puzzling, yet interesting.
Two hypothesis may be made ex
planning the origin of alpine life. The
forms may have been left stranded
by the retreat of glaciers during gla
cial epochs, or they may have beer
drought about adaptation to enviOrn
ment, since it is we'll known thai
all animals are prone to wander ant
plants have some means OF distrlbu
ton.
A number OF examples We're given
to illustrate the points brought out
and references were made to the re
gion just visited at high altitude il
the Swan range.
The week has been very profitable
and such good work has been accom-
Iphshed. One week more remain:
and at the close the party goes t
Swan lake.
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