NATURE NOTES - 1933
DATE	AUTHOR	TITLE
ASTRONOMY
Feb. 33	Astronomy Group	Mars in Opposition;
Mar. 33	Stones, Victor	A Moon Ring
Mar. 33	Astronomy Group Secy.	Annual Report on Meteors
Apr. 33		A Visitor from Space (the Peltier-Whipple Comet)
Jun. 33	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Unusual Sun-Spot Activity
Jun. 33	Astronomy Grouop	Planetary Motions Project - Current activity of Astronomy Group
Aug. 33	Astronomy Group	Astronomy for August - Members asked to make meteor obser-
		vations in August, especially of the Perseids on Aug. 11.
Oct.33	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	The Perseid Meteors
Nov. 33	Astronomy Group	November Meteors
BOTANY
Jan. 33		WGNSS has been alloted space for its exhibit at the forthcoming
		national flower show.  A committee has been appointed.
Feb. 33		Flower Show Exhibit.  The Flower Show will be at the Arena, March
		25 to April 2.  The Committee in charge of this undertaking consists
		of Dr. Brandhorst, Miss Jones, and Stuart O'Byrne.  Help them
		make it a success.
Mar. 33		National Flower Show.  Arrangements are progressing  Let a
		committee member know if you have something to display.  All
		groups should be represented.
Mar. 33	Vagabond Dreamer (Oscar	"Wandering Jew", Commelina communis.  A poem
	Petersen)
Mar. 33		New Botany Group Chairman:  Dr. Robert Woodson, Jr.
Mar. 33		Life Forms:  At the February meeting of the Botany Group,
Mar. 33		Dr. Beulah Ennis of Lindernwood College gave a most interesting
		talk on the life forms of plants.  Details given.
Apr. 33		When Picking Wildflowers, Observe the "One in Ten Rule", i.e.,
		pick one, leave ten.
Jun. 33	Pickens, M. K.	Flowers Observed in  Bloom in the Vicinity of the Nature Lodge,
		April, 1933
Jul. 33	DABAHA	Some Observations Made on a Trip to Sam A. Baker State Park
Oct. 33	Lodewyks, Maude	List of Plants Collected Around Gadell's Summer Home and at
		the Schnaedelbach Cottage at Allenton.
Oct. 33	Jones, Anne A.	The June Botany Trip (to the Nature Study Lodge), Roert Woodson;,
		Leader.  List of plants seen.
Nov. 33	Petersen, Oscar	List of Plants Found at Kadell's Bungalow, Sunday, July 30, 1933
Dec. 33	O'Byrne, Stuart	Degrees vs. Feet.  Don't use feet or inches as a measure of
		the distance between heavenly bodies; linear measure has no
		meaning; use degrees for expressing separations.
Dec. 33	Lodewyks, Maude	Blossoms, Birds and Birds Near Eureka
ENTOMOLOGY
Jan. 33		Butterfly Hunters -- Beware -  The story behind the naming of the
		Glanville Fritillary, a European butterfly
Feb. 33	O'Byrne, Harold	Dr. W. J. Holland - His death and a biography.  He authored
		"The Butterfly Book", widely used by butterfly enhusiasts.
Mar. 33	Entomological News	Some Remarkable Captures - Attack by a small jumping spider on
		a cecropia moth.  Moth rescued but it lived only ten days,
		apparently poisoned by the spider.
Mar. 33		W. J. Holland - An excellent portrait of Dr. Holland appeared in the
		Scientific Monthly for February, 1933, p. 190
Apr. 33	Hawken, John F.	Observation of a cicada breaking out of its shell.
Apr. 33		Mr. Rau's New Wasps:  One of the three new species of wasps
		discovered in Panama by him has been named Polybia Raui in
		his honor.
Apr. 33	O'Byrne, Harold	Moth Returns:  Report on return of Spinx Moths marked last
		summer.
May. 33		Review of the book Jungle Bees and Wasps of Barro Colorado
		Island (comprehensive)
May. 33	Prowler	A Sleepy Butterfly (found at the Lodge)
Jun. 33	Weston, William H.	A New World in a Leaf - Article in Scientific Monthly for May tells
		why Barro Colorado Island, Panama, is such a popular place for
		scientific research--its abundance of life.
Jun. 33	Entomology Group	At its April meeting Chmn. A. F. Satterthwait outlined a program for
		the year.
Jun. 33	O'Byrne, Harold	Insects and the Eclipse - How butterflies are affected.
Jul. 33		The Periodical Cicada - A comprehensive article on the subject,
		with some data going back to 1920.
Jul. 33	O'Byrne, Harold	Interesting Lepidoptera:  Unusual occurrences in the butterfly and
		moth world in May and June.
Ded. 33	Lodewyks, Maude	Blossoms, Birds and Bugs Near Eureka
GEOLOGY
Sep. 33	Boyer, Daisy Patricia	Geological Specimens found on the Geology Hike of June 18, 1933
		(in Jefferson County)
Sep. 33	Boyer, Daisy Patricia	Geologic Time Classification; (abstracted from a U.S. Geological
		Survey publication)
HERPETOLOGY
May. 33		Why Curiosity Didn't Kill a Cat.  Reaction of a cat and a dog to a
		dead copperhead.
May. 33	Boyer, Dorothy A.	Interesting Book:  A Study of the Telid Lizards of the Genus
		Chemidophorus with Special Reference to their Phylogenetic
		Relationships, by Charles C. Burt.  Bull. 154, U.S.N.M. (1931)
Jul. 33	DABAHA	Some Observations Made on a Trip to Sam A. Baker State Park
Aug. 33	Boyer, Dorothy A.	A list of the common names for the reptiles mentioned in the
		Sam A. Baker State Park visit in the July 1933 issue of Nature
		Notes.
JUNIORS
May. 33		Cellophane Wanted - To wrap some speciments of native birds
		belonging to Mrs. Culling, who has loaned them to the Society.
		They are becoming decript because of handling.
LODGE
Feb. 33	Lodge Unit	A Word from the Lodge.  Recent observations of birds, insects,
		and slugs.  No Depression at the Lodge.
Feb. 33	O'Byrne, Harold	Skunks at Ranken
Feb. 33	Meyers, Ruth	A Winter's Tale - Sightings of birds and animals at the Lodge.
Mar. 33		A new show case for exhibits has been obtained for the Lodge.  It
		will be used initially at the Flower Show.
Mar. 33	Espy Jay	Footprints in the Snow:  Observations by the nine people on the
		daylight/moonlight hike at the Lodge in February.
Oct. 33		At its September meeting the Executive Board accepted a
		proposal from the Lodge Unit offering use of the Lodge for a museum.
		Phil Rau was elected director.
Oct. 33	Lodge Unit	The Lodge invites all friends and members of the Society to
		attend the overnight field trip at the Nature Study Lodge on
		Saturday and Sunday, Oct.  7th and 8th.
		The Ranken Museum.  Full description of the agreement between
		the Society and the Lodge Unit regarding the establishment of a
		Nature Museum in the Lodge.  Details of the Museum furnishings
		and its management given.
Nov. 33		New Lodge Officers:
		Camp Director - Harry N. Bradley
		Secretary - Miss Nellie Matlock, Secretary
		Treasurer - Harold I. O'Byrne
Nov. 33	Museum Board	Pictures of birds sighted at the Lodge after Oct. 7, 1933 to be
		displayed in the museum.  Contributions from members
		solicited.
Dec. 33	Myers, Ruth	Lodge Log:  Hike on a blustery Dec. 8, by about 20 hikers.
		Then a song fest at the Lodge hearth.  Re last month's request
		for bird pictures.  Osdar Petersen was first with a kingfisher.
		Second, Marshall Magner and Tom Kirksey with 18 more, and
		11 from Mrs. Hattie Stones
Dec. 33		The Missouri Botanical Garden has loaned some herbarium,
		cases to the Museum for an indefinite period.  Marshall Magner
		has been apointed Curator of Ornithology for Museum and will
		have charge of all bird records and displays at the Museum.
ORNITHOLOGY
Mar. 33	O'Byrne, Harold	Editor wants list from Christmas bird Census.  Who has it??
Mar. 33	Palmer, Walter	A Christmas Bird Count Taken Near Evanston, Wyoming.
Jun. 33	Ornithology Group	The European Tree Sparrow - The June meeting will be given
		over to the European Tree Sparrow, released in Lafayette Park
		about sixty years ago.  So far they haven't wandered far from St.
		Louis.
Jun. 33	O'Byrne, Harold	Ornithology Group - Attention! - An experimental study of insect
		coloration and the relative acceptability of the insects to birds.
		Does any one want to do further research on this?
Jul. 33	DABAHA	Some Observations Made on a Trip to Sam A. Baker State Park
Jul. 33	Boyer, Dorothy A.	A Purple Finch Record, at a pond near Danby, Mo.
Jul. 33	Boyer, Dorothy A.	A Fifteen-Minute Bird Census (in an orchard on Page Blvd. in
		St. Louis County)
Jul. 33	Boyer, Dorothy A.	A Question About Wrens - Is seven an unually large brood for
		a Bewick wren?  Response requested.
Jul. 33	Jones, Sterling P.	Wanted: Information as to the whereabouts of Eropean Tree
		sparrows, wherever and whenever seen.
	Ornithology Group	The Bird Group will purchase bird seed for winter feeding at
		wholesale prices and make available.  Let Anne Jones know
		your requirements.
Nov.33	Espy Jay	Selection - A poem about a discussion by birds about their colors.
Nov. 33		Interesting Book:  Check-list of the Birds of Missouri, by Rudolph
		Bennitt.  University of Missouri Studies, Vol. VII, No. 3. July 1,
		1933, 81 pages.  Lists 396 species seen in Missouri plus 57
		nearbys likely found in the state.
Dec. 33	Satterthwait, A. F. & E. A.	We've recently banded four European Tree sparrows at 118
		Waverly Place, Webster Groves
Dec. 33	Lodewyks, Maude	Blossoms, Birds and Bugs Near Eureka
Dec. 33	Espy Jay	A Stranger in a Strange Place - Account of a dead yellowthroat
		found near 11th and Washington in downtown St. Louis
PEOPLE
Sep. 33	Russell, Bertrand	Thoughts Concerning the Inmaates of the Primate House by a
		distinguished visitor to the St. Louis Zoo.
Oct. 33		A.N.S.S. News - List of the Committees of the American Nature
		Study Society and their Chairmen.  A. F. Satterthwait is named as
		Chairman of the organization's Adult Education Committee.
Nov. 33		Ernest Thompson Seton will be in St. Louis, Saturday, Nov. 12,
		and the St. Louis Nature Society will hold a banquet in his honor.
MISCELLANEOUS
Jam.33	Boyer, Dorothy A.	Phew-W-W-W - An encounter with a skunk.
Feb. 33		Arrangements are being made for WGNSS to place exhibits in the
		Webster Groves Public Library.  Members having suitable
		collections for exhibit are asked to cooperate.
Mar. 33		The museum case for WGNSS exhibits at the Webster Groves
		Public Library is nearly completed.
May. 33	Boyer, Daisy	Some Semi-precious and Precious Gem Stones of my Collection.
Aug. 33		A Review:  The Book of Amber, by G. C. Williamson.  A very
		complete review and much info. about amber and the insect and
		plant remains found entombed therein.
Aug. 33	Boyer, Dorothy A.	A Botanist's Dream:  A love story in which plant names are used
		for characters and many verbs.  Amusing.
Sep. 33	Russell, Bertrand	Thoughts Concerning the Inmates of the Primate House by a
		distinguished visitor to the St. Louis Zoo
Oct. 33	The Vagabond Dreamer	Poem describing the sunset as seen from the Schnaedelbach
	(Oscar Petersen)	Cottage at the end of day while on the August 14 field trip.
		Private communication submitted by Espy Jay.
Nov. 33	The Vagabond Dreamer	Adrift! (A Poem)
ADMINISTRATIVE
Mar. 33		Nominating Committee.   The committee to select officers for the
		coming year will consist of A. E. Mueller, Dr. O. W. Brandhorst,
		and Harry E. Bradley.  Give them your suggestions.
Mar. 33		Group Elections -  Groups should elect their new chairmen/
		secretaries for the coming year without delay and send the
		names of the new offiers to the Nature Notes Editor so that they
		can be pubblished in the April issue.
Mar. 33		An Active Society - WGNSS and Nature Notes both got favorable
		mention in the March number of Nature Magazine.
Mar. 33		To help getting acquainted with new members, we will publish a
		list of new WGNSS members.  Recently we admitted 8 new
		members.
Apr. 33		New Members (two this month).
Apr. 33		New Chairmen Elected:
		S. P. Jones - Ornithology
		R. C. Lange - Ichthyology
Apr. 33		Our Relation to the American Nature Study Society:  According to
		our By-Laws, the Webster Nature Study Society is a section of the
		American Nature Study Society, and 25 cents of the dues of our
		active members goes to the American Society.  Each of our
		members , therefore, is a member of the National Organization
		and enjoys the same privileges as members of the national
		Socierty, who pay dues of $1 per year.  The American Nature
		Study Society, in turn, is affiliated with the American Association
		for the Advancement of Science, and the annual meetings are
		held at the same time and place as those of the A.A.A.S.  We are
		thus a part of the great nationwide organization of societies
		interested in science and nature study.
Apr. 33		Index to Volume IV, May 1932 to April 1933
May. 33	O'Byrne, Stuart L. (President)	A Message"  Our Society has just completed a very successful
		year that came to a climax with the activities of all of our activities
		at the National Flower Show……
May. 33		To Our Visitors at the Flower Show at the Arena a Month Ago:
		We invite you to attend our meetings and consider membership
		in WGNSS
May. 33		Some Advantages our Society Derives from its Affiliation with the
		American Nature Study Society (comprehensive)
May. 33		Election Results:  Officers for the following year:
		President:  Stuart L. O'Byrne
		V.P. - Mrs.Phil Rau
		V.P. - Miss Nellie Matlock
		Secretary-Treasurer - William Pickens
		Health Secretary - Dr. Irene Blanchard Mueller
		Flower Exchange Secretary - Mrs. A. F. Satterthwait
		Junior Secretary - Girls - Mrs. William Pickens
		Junior Secretary - Boys - Marshall Magner
		Representative to American Nature Study Society - A. F.
		Satterthwait
		Chmn. Astronomy Group - Stuart L. O'Byrne
		Chmn. Botany Group - Dr. R. E. Woodson, Jr.
		Chmn. Entomology Group - A. F. Satterthwait
		Chmn. Ichythology Group - R. C. Lange
		Chmn. Nature Photography Group - Harry E. Bradley
		Chmn. Ornithology Group - S. P. Jones
		Camp Director - Dr. O. W. Brandhorst
Jul. 33		American Nature Study Society - Officers for 1933 (Mr.
		Satterthwait is listed as the representative of the Webster Groves
		Chapter; other chapters are listed in New Orleans, Fairhope,
		Alaska, and New York
Jul. 33		New Members (10 this month)
Jul. 33	Persing, Ellis C.	A Letter from the President of the A.N.S.S.  Contains suggestions
		as to how the A.N.S.S. can help its chapters.
Jul. 33	Hall, Miss Jennie	A Bouquet - A letter from the Secretary of A.N.S.S. compliments
		WGNSS on how well Nature Notes gives an idea of the
		proceeding of the Webster Groves Chapter.
Sep. 33		New Members (3, incl. one Junior)
Oct. 33		New Members (5 this month)
Nov. 33		Fifty-Seven Varieties - We've learned that a number of organizations
		have a publication called "Nature Notes".  A publication by this
		name is issued at each of our National Parks.  The remedy is to
		change our name.  Suggestions for a new name requested.
Nov. 33		New Members (15 this month)
Dec. 33		New Members (2 this month)
Dec. 33	Editor	We are compiling a list of papers on scientific and nature
		subjects published by our members duing 1933, which we want
		to published in Nature Notes soon.  Please send us a list of
		your publications, with exact information about title, where
		published, etc.  We hope to make this an annual feature of Nature
		Notes.
Dec. 33		New Names for Nature Notes:  So far only one of the names
		received, Nature Nibbler, seems to meet the requirement.  What
		do you think?  Too flippant?
MEETINGS
Feb. 33		There's been discussion about having a dinner in connection with
		the annual meeting on the first Friday in April.  The Executive
		Board will discuss comments pro and con.  Let us have yours.
Feb. 33		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Feb. 3, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. A. F. Satterthwait, 118 Waverly Place, Webster
		Groves.  Mr. and Mrs. Satterthwait will report on the annual
		meetings of the American Nature-Study Society and other
		organizations at Atlantic City, Dec. 27, 28, and 29, 1932.
Mar. 33		Annual Meeting:  Comments about a dinner in connection with
		the annual meeting were for the most part unfavorable.  The
		Executive Board decided against a dinner this year.
Mar. 33		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Monday, March 6, at the
		home of Dr. Irene Blanchard Mueller, 213 E. Lockwood, Webster
		Groves, Mo.  Dr. Mueller will speak on "A Talk on Allergy".
Apr. 33		WGNSS Annual meeting, 8 PM, Friday, April 7, at home of
		Dr. O. W. Brandhorst, 160 Gore Ave., Webster Groves, Mo.
		Reports of Group Chairmen and Election of Officers.
May. 33		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, May 5, at the home of
		Mr. Phil Rau, 549 E. Argonne Drive, Kirkwood.  Mr. P. S.
		Remington, Jr. will tell us something about the sea-shells that he
		exhibited at the Flower Show, and compare them with our local
		mollusks.
Jul. 33		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Fridaya, July 14, at the
		home of Mr. William Pickens, 72 Marshall Place, Webster Groves.
		Stuart O'Byrne will give an illustrated lecture on "Systems of Stars"
Oct. 33		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, at the Home of Dr. O. W.
		Brandhorst, 160 S. Gore, Webster Groves.  Harold O'Byrne will
		speak on "Migration" (of birds).
Nov. 33		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Nov. 3, at the home of
		Mr. W. F. Schregardus, 663 W. Lockwood Ave., Webster Groves,
		Mo.  Miss Olive Schregardus will speak on "Experiences in Europe."
Dec. 33		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Dec 1, at the homeof
		W. F. Schregardus, 663 W. Lockwood, Webster Groves.  Alfred
		Alfend, Chemist in the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, will
		talk on the subject:  The Consumer's Health and His Pocketbook--
		Are They Protected"?
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Feb. 33		Special Field Trip, sponsored by members of the Lodge Unit.  All
		members of WGNSS invited, on Sunday, Feb. 12.  Meet at the
		Lodge at 4 PM.  A brief hike, then lunch around a campfire, and
		a second hike in the light of the rising moon.
Mar. 33		General Field Trip, Sunday, March 19, at the Lodge.  Morning
		Hike, lunch at the Lodge (roasted hot dogs recommended), and
		another hike in the afternoon.  Hike leaders will be Mr. Harold
		O'Byrne (morning) and Mr. Jones (afternoon)
May. 33		General Field Trip to Jonca Creek, Ste Genevieve County,
		Sunday, May 7.
Jun. 33		Nature-Study Lodge and Botany Group Joint Field Trip.  All
		members of the Society and friends invited. Saturday-Sunday,
		June 10-11.  Mr. Woodson, Botany Chmn., will lead a group
		Sunday morning.
		General Field Trip, to the Glen Park quarry, Moss Hollow, and
		Antonio, in Jefferson County.   The chief interest will be geology.
		Daisy Boyer will be the leader.
Oct. 33		General Field Trip, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7 & 8, at the
		Nature Study Lodge, High Ridge Road near Hwy. 66.  Hikes
		lead by S. P. Jones and S. L. O'Byrne.
Nov. 33		General Field Trip, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28-29, at the
		Schnaedelbach cottage, Allenton, Mo.