Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-24
The Knox Academy
State Institution? 80.

The Knox Academy of Arts and Sci.
paign for members and is making q
special appeal to nature lovers, teach.
ers and students, and all patriotic citi-
zens to lend their active cooperation
and aid.
The Academy now proposes to func.
ton as State Academy OF Arts and
Sciences by carrying on research work
in all the branches of the natural sci.
ences, animate and inanimate, and as
a medium through which to dissent
nate a knowledge of the flora, fauna,
and geology of the State of Maine, and
in which to publish the result of special
research work in the various branches
OF Natural History, the Academy is ar
ranging TO issue a quarterly bulletin,
with departments of botany. ornithol-
ogy. entomology, marine biology, ge-
ology nature study, ETC.. with an
editor for each department.
The following well known authorities
in their several departments have
kindly offered to serve as editors: Miss
Edith Patch, entomologist at the State
experimental Station at Orono, Depart
ment Of Entomology; Edward H. Per
kins of Colby College and c. Vey Hol-
man. formerly State geologist, Depart
ment OF Geology; Arthur Fl. Norton OF
the Portland Society of Natural His
tory and Prof. Alfred D. Gross Of Bow
dom College. Department Of ornithol-
ogy; Prof. c. H. Batchelder Of Univer-
sity of Maine. Department Of Amphi-
bia. Reptilia and Fishes. Alton H.
Pope of Waterville and Prof. Blake,
Department of Mammalogy; Prof John
M. Briscoe, Department of Forestry
Miss Louise H. Coburn of Skowhegan,
Department of Botany. There will also
be a Department of Nature Study.
edited by William L. Powers. principal
of the Machias State Normal School.
The appeal being sent out states
that:
During the past season the Academy
has expended over three thousand dol
lars on the foundations of a fire-proof
Museum building, and now has a
closed-in basement room 36x36 feet
which will be used for storage purpo.
ses and a work-room for taxidermist,
etc. State aid is being asked for from
the Legislature which, if granted, will
enable US, with additional contribu.
tons from private citizens, to erect the
first story next summer. The plans of
the building call for additional units
to be added as future growth of the
collections warrants.
Here. in this museum building. we
propose to bring together as complete
collections as possible of Maine Natur-
al History Material. and a library of
works Of Science and Art. laboratories
for students will likewise be provided,
The Knox Arboretum is a sixty acre
tract of land between the Oyster and
Georges Rivers on the public highway
from Thomaston to Warren. the trolley
cars passing the entrance. This tract
has been developing for twenty years
into park. wild life preserve and ar
boretum. This is the first and only ar
boretum in Maine and already contains
fine collection of such trees, shrubs
and plants as grow in our ATTITUDES. 1t
is beautiful, accessible and adequate
and the fitness OF combining the mu-
scum with an arboretum and bird sane
tuary can be readily seen.
Following the completion Of the first
unit OF the museum building, z sum-
mer school for. Nature students, e.
pecially for botanists. ornithologist and
entomologists. will be held In July and
August.