Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
PRESIDENT B0TANIzES
MASTERS THE WHOLE SCIENCE
IN TWO WEEKS.
Finished With ORTHODOXY and VIII
Next Take Up the Study
of Bugs
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
OYSTER BAY " Y, August Shaving
mastered the science of ornithoiogy. the
President according to one who has seen
him lately Is pushing his inquiries into ma
ture study still further, and Is just no"
deep In the science Of botany. Inc fres'-
dent Is s<la to be enjoying the diversion
heartiiyS Armed with a little tin box ana
tr,vcI he salIies out several times week.
accompanied usually by Archie or Quinteh'
or sam. of their boy friends. and explores
tire neishboring woods and fields OF his
cs.atr for all kinds of botanical specimens
Although. he began the study only two
weeks ago. tho President Is said to have
mastered Il completely. so that he can
d's;,,,L auy ~ the hundred or so different
kinks of flowers that grow on the north
shor.. OF Iona Island. and tell all about
them The botanical excursions of the
President and his boys often take on the
Character OF lecture Having discovered
som, raIn s.'cCimen. Mr.. Roosevelt pro-
CeeuS I" dissect it then and there and 20
give talk uDOr nature study. often to an
aHatrTc" OF several Youngsters
While tie sport OF hunting wild flowers
- tam" compared to the strenuous activity
of thu Frrs;'i, nit along the lines of hunting
bts; SAM. Ec is reported to have said that
1t WAS Very meditative pursuit and ex-
CeediTlly conducive to thoughtfulness. IN
his ruan,fnG the President seldom or never
his Ct.Isun. Emlen Roosevelt who owns
many nrnod acres adjacent to Sycamore
Hill. that he is always under the
pionaS': Of seCI ct service men. He takes no
chances of r-cctng any outsiders. but one
day a farm hand employed by E,mlen
RoJs' Welt came face to face with the Pres
ideht while the latter In the act of
digging up flower. At first the facm
land thought ne was an intruder and was
about TO order him OFF the place, but sud
dsh'y becoming conscious of the fact that
tn nature student was the President of
the United States he beat a hasty retreat.
an cid not even attempt to pass the time
OF day.
Yearns Now for Bugs.
The President by no means has given
up entirely the study of birds Armed
with an inorensive pair of field glasses
and bird book, he often spends hours
tracing some elusive bird call or some
puzzltng bit OF plumage that defies cIassi-
fcatfon. Naturalist John Burroughs. the
Presidents great friend, Is said to be
coaching Mr.. Roosevelt in the various
kinds OF nature study. Mr.. Burroughs
mas not been at Sycamore Hill this sum
nler as yet and his instructions 1t Is un-
derstood. are entirely by mail.
The next study the President will take
up. II is said. will be that Of bugs and
insects.
The Presidents manner of spending his
vacation is an endless topic of interest
to the villagers of Oyster Bay They dis
cuss II as interestedly as they do auy
great national problem. At the Octagon
Hotel the other night some one mentioned
the fact that Teddy was going to take up
the study of bugs
whats that" asked Doe Summers. in
credulously.
He's going TO study bugs" repeated
the informant.
Well" said Doc with excessive adj
miratton. Teddy Is a brave man. but he's
got courage if he is going TO tackle crazy
people. What Will the secret service men
do for Il job now. II they are not to be
allowed to keep the bugs away