Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
CLOSING SESSIONS
Last Day of Meetings of Bird and
Botanical Clubs.
Observations Of the Members during
the Pnst Year Presented in the
shape Of Interesting Papers
Officers Elected.

The closing session Of the annual meet
ing of the Vermont Bird club was held
Friday morning. The first number on
tie p. ograminc was an address entitled
Bird Projections" by A. C. Dyke of Brs-
tol. G. c. Pringc of Burlington followed
with talk about the parrots of Mexico.
Miss Isabel NJ. Paddock of ST. Johnsbury
spoke about "Identiflcation of Birds by
Their Songs Prof J. w Notey spoke
about tho birds in tho Caspian lake region.
The other speakers were Carlton .. Howe
Of Essex Junction. whose subject was "A
Tame Ruflled Grouse: and II. +. Thayer
of Ludlow. whose subject was Bird Study
an Attractive Element of Nature.
AT the conclusion OF the addresses n
business meeting was held. a resolution
was adopted which announced that the
sympathy of the Vermont Bird club was
with the bird law of the American Ornith
illogical union. Another resolution was
as follows:
Resolved. That committee he appoint
cd to confer with the fsh and game com
mittee of Vermont relative to presenting
this law or this law with such modiiica
tons as their judgment may deem adj
Nisable at the session Of the Vermont Leg
islature to be held in 190i' This resou-
ton refers to the law of the American
Ornthological union
Officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows:
i ie'I, II, Ni''S y, nui iihS , ,'
sex Junction.
Secretary and treasury-G. II. Ross Of
Rutland.
THE BOTANICAL CLUB.
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Science hall and the annual business NEE
ing was held. 1t was voted to add an eX
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linpton lbs OF tho 1Gn nlants found in
the state
The work Of the Fairbanks Museum
O.ns described nv Mice Della I Grimm of
ST. Johnsburv. The aim of this Institution
is TO promote nature study. The classes
of children coma once a month to tho
museum for lessons in natural history
and bring as many specimens of their
own as possible During the last spring
9S bird walks we're taken with the chill
dren for the study of tho birds and often
as many as 50 different kinds would DO
sccn on one Of these tramps There was
also a flower show through the summer
and lists of all the kinds OF plants and
birds were kept at the museum. During
the winter lessons were given on the
minerals and the children made a col
lection OF their own in the spring.
At 600 o'clock the meeting was call
ed TO order and the old officers We're
unanimously reelected for the year as
follows:
northumberland Ezra Brainerd
Of Middlebury
Secretary-Prof. |. r. Jones of Bur-
lington
Treasurer-Prof T. r Jones
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summer meeting at Lake Dunmorn ~,
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