The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-01
CLIMBED HIGH
DELvED Deep
Montana Biological Students Investi-
gate Mysteries Of Nature.
The Five Weeks Session on the
Shores of FIatfesd Lake Has Been
Very Successful One But Has
Come to an End.

The fifth week at the University
Of Montana Biological station at Big.
fork. on Flathead lake. ended with a
trip to the Swan lake region. This
was also the end of the session,
which has been very successful. More
than thirty persons have been at
work in different ways in the sta on.
and many others have dropped in
from time to time for a day o., two to
look in upon the people. There have
been dozens of visitors to the sta
ton during the five weeks session.
and all have seemed both surprised
and pleased at the work in progress.
The results at the station this year
viii be far reaching. Several of
those in those in attendance are
teachers in the public schools of the
state. These teachers have gathered
large quantities OF material for class
use have become acquainted with
many forms of life. both animal and
Vege table. in the state, and have ac
CURED a fund of information in the
field, at first hand, on which to draw
during the progress of their class
work. There is no way of acquiring
a fund of information superior to in
telligent field study, and this is had
at the station under the most favor
able conditions. The instructors go
things seen and their significance.
point out the things which are not
observed by the students and later
show how to take care of the collect
ed specimens to the best advantage
Others attending are not teachers
but are engaged in study for the
sake of increasing their own knOw-
edge, and for the purpose of knowing
more about the things to be seen
about them. Some of these have
taken up special lines of study. This
is very encouraging for it is well
known that much of the advance
made by the world is by those per-
sons who take some one thing as
speciality. and drive it to some pur-
pose. The writer recalls an instance
adelphia who was authority on a GER
tain group of shells. and who knew
more about them than any other liv-
ing being.
Another important feature Of the
station work is thu advance study
made by the instructors at intervals
during the regular session, and be-
fore and after the session. This is
quite difficult, but it is exceedingly
Important owing to the limited in
vestigations that have been carried
on in the state. Some of these in
vestigations have been printed and
have received very favorable com
ment by the critics, others are in the
hands CT the printer. and still others
are ready to be turned over. OF
course many Investigations are still
in progress, and the results cannot
be given for some time yet.
The first lecture of the week was
by Principal Maurice Kicker, of Bur
lington. Iowa, on the subject, Ma
lures Counterfeits, Protective he
The speaker explained the theor.
of protective resemblance and min
icry. and discussed briefly the theor.
of color as it applied to the discus
sion The northern animals ar
white either for part or all tn
time, enabling them to escape enc
mics or chase food. Insects shoN
some remarkable adaptations. Som
resemble bark or leaves in color. an
have various protective adaptations
Some insects resemble each Othe
the mimic deriving some benefit b
initiating an insect with some mean
of warding off enemies.
The Kallima butterfly of Borne
was taken as a typical illustration {
protective resemblance. A waite
color chart was shown 22x24. whio
beautifully illustrated the idea.
Next was taken an Illustrate
from America. Two butterflies of e
tirely different genera are very mut
alike. One is nasty tasting; Il
other is quite edible. The edib
species mimics the one not edibl
The two butterflies We're also show
by colored charts Several 9th
colored drawings were exhibited al
explained. The lecture was very
teresting, and the beautiful DRAWN
were delight to those present
The trip to Swan lake covered fl
days, from Friday to Tuesday. T
following persons comprised the D;
ty: Prof M. J. Elrod Mrs. M,
Elrod. Mary Elrod, Missoula: Pr
P. NJ. Silloway. Herbert Sllowa
Lewistown; G. H. Kicker and Pes
Kicker. Des Moines, Iowa; Miss w
ME Miles, Cocydon, Iowa; Pr
Maurice Kicker. Mrs. Edith Rick
Helen Kicker. Burlington. Iowa: V
cent Craig, Thos. C. Spaulding, NJ
soula; Supt. F. M. Fultz, Burlngtt
Iowa: Miss Charlotte Cahoon, Butt