NATURE NOTES - 1938
DATE	AUTHOR	TITLE
ASTRONOMY
Jan. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart	Motions of the Bright Stars Relative to the Sun
Jan. 38	Christ, Arthur	An Imaginary Visitor to the Moon - (What he would
		experience)
Mar. 38	Christ, Arthur	Changes in the Methods of Time Determination (by astronomers)
May. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart	1938, A Year of Sun-Spot Maximum
May. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart	The Evening Star (Venus)
Jul. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart	The Sun - Review of talk by O'Byrne at the May meeting of the
		Astronomy Group.
Sep. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart	The Ringed Planet (Saturn) (extensive)
Nov. 38		Miss Irma Ofelein was elected chairman of the Astronomy group
		to replace Arthur Christ, who resigned and is now attending the
		University of Iowa.
Dec. 38		Miss Mary Jane Cowgill was elected reporter for the Astronomy
		Group, filling the place of Miss Irma Oefelein, who was recently
		made Chairman of the group.
BOTANY
Feb. 38		WGNSS has accepted the invitation of the Greater St. Louis
		Garden and Flower Show to have a booth displaying its activiies.
		Mr. Max Schwarz, 625 Tuxedo Blvd., Webster Groves, will
		head up a committee to organize this display.
Mar. 38	Bradley, H. E.	Wanted: Photographs of wild flowers that do well in gardens, for
		use in the Greater St. Louis Garden Show
Mar. 38	Pickens, M. K.	Bit for Botanists:  There are signs of spring at Ranken.
Jun.38	Schwarz, Max	The Flower Show.  The show was a great success and adver-
		tisement for WGNSS.  The composite rating by judges was 95
		out of a possible 100.
Jun. 38	Maull, Gertrude E.	New Wild Flower Book.  Review of "Wild Flowers of Missouri", by
		Theresa C. Rickett, published by the Agricultural Extension Service
		of the University of Missouri, May,1937 (price - 30 cents per copy)
Oct. 38	Blackwelder, Betsy	Late Summer or Spring?  In the Missouri River Bottom in
		Franklin County apple trees were blooming on Sept. 9.  Any one
		have an explanation?  Response by Editor follows
Oct. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Mosses and Willows Studied by the Botany Group (at Ranken)
Dec. 38	Cowgill, M. J.	Fungi.  Commentary on the presentation by Maude Lodewyks at
		the last Botany Group meeting.  Much information about fungi
		included.
CONSERVATION
Feb. 38	Bennitt, Dr. Rudolph	Wasted Energy in Wildlife Conservation (excerpts from a speech
		broadcast from Indianapolis)
Nov. 38		Notes from the Missouri Conservation Commission - Deer and wild
		turkeys have been taken off the shooting list this year.  The
		Commission is cooperating in wolf control measures by trapping.
		The Bureau will prepare cases for violation of federal migratory
		bird laws when violations are not prosecuted in state courts.
ENOMOLOGY
jan. 38	Pickens, Mrs. William	A course in Entomology is being offered at Shaw's Garden
		to assist the amateur in the control of insects.
Jan. 38	Swain, Ralph	The Parasites of the Fall Webworm, Hyphantris cunea (Ent. News,
		vol. xlviii, pp. 244-248, Nov. 1937)
Feb. 38	O'Byrne, Harold	Gregarious Caterpillars, Proc. Mo. Acad. Sci., vol. 3, #4
		pp. 103-108, Sept. 15, 1937.
Feb. 38	Krebs, Helene (a Junior)	The Life History of the Variegated Fritillary
Mar. 38	Krebs, Christine Posse	Somehow the article my daughter submitted last month got revised.
		Our caterpillars never appeared green.
Apr. 38	O'Byrne, Harold	The Case of the Variegated Fritillary - Adds his version of what the
		color of the pupa should be.
Apr. 38	Anonymous (by request)	Entomology Notes:  Samuel Alfend addressed the February meeting
		of the Entomology Section on "Insects as Food"
Apr. 3i8	Rau, Phil	Notes on the Courtship and Mating of the Fly Ptecticus
		trivittatus, Psyche, xliv, pp. 141-142, Ded. 1937
May. 38	Jones, S. P.	A Call for Galls (to be used in a talk at the May meeting of the
		Entomology Group)
May. 38	O'Byrne, Harold	Wanted -- Ticks!  Ticks of all species are in demand at Urbana.
		Please collect and send them to Harold O'Byrne, 606 W. Iowa St.,
		Urbana, Illinois.  Include locality, date, and host animal.  Tells how
		to kill ticks before mailing--important.
Jun. 38		Out-of-Town Members Exhibit Collections (at the "Biology Open
		House" at the University of Illinois on April 9.  Among exhibitors
		were A. F. Satterthwait, Harold I. O'Byrne, and Marshall Magner.
Jul. 38	Blackwelder, Betsy	The Black Fly Menace. - The black fly has been very prevalent this
		summer.
Jul. 38	Stones, Victor L.	Chigger Control - Use "CN".
Aug. 38	Hill, Margaret	Galls - Home for Insects
Nov. 38	O'Byrne, Harold	Ticks - Their place in the order of things and the diseases they
		can transmit, in addition to being a drawback to full enjoyment of
		nature in the Ozark region.
Dec. 38	Pfeiffer, Helen	Observations - Of a praying mantis enjoying a feast.
Dec. 38	Coghill, Sally	The Praying Mantis - Comprehensive
Dec. 38	Espy Jay	The Cowbird Wasp
Dec.38	Pickens, M. K.	The General Meeting of November 3 - Commentary on the
		presentation at the meeting by Philip Hankammer.  Much information
		about bees.
GEOLOGY
Jan. 38	Stones, Victor L.	The Geology of the Grand Canyon
Jan. 38	Blackwelder, Betsy	Geology Section (Report)
Feb.38	Blackwelder, Betsy	Geology Field Trip - Report on exploration of two caves at Ranken.
Jun. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Ancient Mountains and Modern Scenery.  A review of
		"The Pre-Cambrian Structure of Missouri."  Transactions of the
		Academy of Science of St. Louis, Vol. XXIX, No. 5, 1938.
Jun. 38		The St. Louis University has recently installed new seismographs
		at their local seismographic station and have added a new station
		at Cape Girardeau.
Jun. 38	Oefelein, Rosalie T.	"Fossils of St. Louis County" was the subject of a talk by D. K.
		Greger of Washington at the April meeting of the Geology Group.
Aug. 38	Pfeffer, Magdalen	Echoes of the July Geology Meeting
Sep. 38	Rau, Edna	A Geology Trip (by 30 or more) to Fern Glen, the Lodge for lunch,
		and the Warsaw formation at Sylvan Beach.
Nov. 38	Robertson, Percival	"Some Problems of the Middle Mississippi River Region during
		Pleistocene Time", Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, xxxix, pp. 165-240.
		July 30, 1938.
Dec. 38		Miss Sally Cowgill has been elected reporter for the Geology
		Group, replacing Miss Betsy Blackwelder, who has resigned.
HERPETOLOGY
Nov. 38	Hubricht, L. & Mackin, J. G.	"Records of Distribution of species of Isopods in Central and
		Southern United States, with Descriptions of Four New Species
		of Maneasellus and Asellus", American Midland Naturalist,
		vol. 19, pp. 628-637, May, 1938.
JUNIORS
Apr. 38	Sparlin, Dorothy, Woodward	Junior Notes - Essay on Tree Rings
	School Junior Grp. IV
LODGE
Jan. 38	Blackwelder, Betsy	Lodge News - Recent exhibits in the Museum
May.38		Recent Additions to the Museum Library
Jun. 38	Pfeffer, Magdalen	The Value of the Ranken Area……..Spend your time gathering
		knowledge of the area!  Enjoy its inherent beauty!
Jul. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart	Museum Notes - The Museum Board met on the evening of
		June 13 at the home of the Director, Mr. Victor L. Stones.
		Account of the meeting given.  The Librarian, Robert J. Hill, is
		continuing to catalog the Museum's collection of books, pamphlets
		and periodicals.
Jul. 38	The Keeper of the Mansion	Hobby Versus Cultural Avocation - Nature Study and a Hobby are
		not the same thing.
Jul. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Nature in a Generous Mood - A visit to the lodge o Sunday, July 10,
		when a group of three visited the Lodge.  Relates the observations
		made and the experiences of the trip.
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 38	Pickens, Mrs. William	An experiment, supervised by Dr. Rudolph Bennitt, University of
		Missouri, is now in progress to determine if the Chukar Partridge
		will thrive in Missouri
Feb. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	November Bird Census (at Ranken) - Statistics included.
May. 38	Hill, R. L.	Early Birds, Early Nesting
May. 38		An osprey was seen in Shaw's Garden near the lake.
Jun. 38		The St. Louis Bird Club (Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 3, for March 1938)
		is engaged in two worthy projects.  The first is a census of the
		nesting and migratory birds in Forest Park.  The second is a
		census of the European Tree Sparrow.
Jun. 38	Hill, David L.	Bird Oddities (on Hill's Hill) - Nesting phoebes; brown thrashers.
Jun. 38	Christ, Adele	An Osprey Seen in Action (in Shaw's Garden)
Jul. 38	O'Byrne, Harold	Two Swamps - A visit to Reelfoot Lake, Tennesse and a swamp
		in Indiana on private property near Dunes State Park.  A. F.
		Satterthwait was in the party visiting the Indiana swamp.  At
		Reelfoot Lake many birds were seen (list included).  There was a
		heron rookery of approximately 13 acres in size at Reelfoot.
Aug. 38	Root, Oscar M.	Birding at Lake Wapello, twenty miles south of Ottumwa in Davis
		County, Iowa.  Describes the birds seen.  (Apparently a member
		of WGNSS; says he receives Nature Notes.)
Aug. 38	Hill, Robert J.	Bird Trip to St. Charles on Sunday morning, June 10.  Lists birds
		seen.
Sep. 38	The Keeper of the Mansion	Leaves  from My Note Book - A Visit to"Schwarzwald". April 16-17,
		1938.  Describes the bird life there.
Sep. 38	Pickens, Mary K.	Audubon Society Invitation (to attend its fall meeting at Cape
		Girardeau on Oct. 1 and 2)
Sep. 38	O'Byrne,Stuart L.	Progress on the Bird Census (at Ranken, since it was begun
		more than a year and a half ago)
Oct. 38	Maull, Gertrude E.	Carolina Wrens at Home (their nest building and antics)
Oct.38	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Audubon Field Trip to Cape Girardeau - Program Information.
Nov. 38	Hill, David P.	My First Experience with Shore Birds
Nov. 38	Hill, Bob	The Trip to the Springdale Bird Sanctuary at Cape Girardeau -
		The twelve WGNSS members attending the Audubon Society
		meeting in Cape Girardeau on Oct. 1 and 2, participated in this
		scheduled activity.  Eighty-four or eighty-five species of birds were
		observed (list of most important ones given).
Nov. 38	Stones, Hattie	Note on the Pileated Woodpeckers - On Oct. 22  I saw three
		pileated woodpeckers in the tall timber on the hill west of
		Gravois Creek and north of Hwy. 66, between Rock Hill and
		Sappington Roads.
Dec. 38	Lodewyks, Maude C.	Jay Ways - Observed on a camping trip to the Lake of the Ozarks.
Dec. 38	Maull, Gertrude E.	Bird Notes - Various observations.
Dec. 38	O'Byrne,Stuart L.	The October Bird Census.  More birds were counted than ever
		before, 1,216, including 324 Juncos, and 39 species.  To
		date we have accumulated almost 16,000 records of birds
		(at Ranken), each with the habitat in which it was seen.
Dec. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Instructions for Bird Census - Since it is a tradition for our society
		to take part in the national bird census conducted by "Bird Lore",
		we'll have to abide by the rules for our monthly census and the
		"Bird Lore" census, which differ slightly.  The differences are
		explained.  Two lists will have to be kept.
PEOPLE
Feb. 38	Heising, Clara	The WGNSS Executive Board wants to establish a Mr. & Mrs.
		Alfred Satterthwait Summer Camp Fund to help WGNSS members
		attend a summer nature study camp.  Conributions are invited.
May.38		Oscar Petersen, the Vagabond Dreamer, was added to the
		WGNSS list of Honorary Members at the May, 1938 annual meeting.
Jun. 38		Phil Rau gave the Sigma Xi lecture at the University of Indiana.  His
		subject was "The Evolution of Nesting Habits in Social and
		Solitary Wasps".
Jul. 38	A. C.	Mr. Wendel F. Shay died suddenly on May 29.
Oct. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Mr. Jones Honored - The Audubon Society of Missouri, after
		having made Mr. Sterling P. Jones an Honorary Member in
		recognition of his serving a year (1937) as its president, has
		succeeded in placing him on the Board of the National
		Association of Audubon Societies.
Nov. 38		Miss Irma Oefelein was elected chairman of the Astronomy group
		to replace Arthur Christ, who resigned and is now attending the
		University of Iowa.
Nov. 38		A Friend is Lost:  Miss Bessie O. Nau, long a prominent and
		member, died Oct. 18.
Dec. 38		Wedding Bells - The former Miss Adele Christ and Mr. R. Ludlow
		Hill were married on Thanksgiving morning.
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 38	Link, George M.	Christmas Greetings from Springfield (Nature League)
May. 38	Pfeffer, Magdalen	New Jewels to be Added to Memory's Precious Collection - A trip
		to the Arcadia Valley
Jun. 38	Rau, Phil	An Afternoon in the Hall of the Races of Mankind (at the Field
		Museum in Chicago).
Oct. 38	Pickens, Katherine M.	The Satisfaction of Unscientific Teaching (by observation of
		things natural)
Nov. 38	Hill, Margaret	Ozarkana - Account of a trip back home from the Audubon
		Society meeting on Sunday.  Adele Chist and the four Hills
		return home via rural roads in the Taum Sauk/Lesterville area.
		"Now I've broken down and written a piece for that insatiable
		ogre, the editor".  (If being an orgre will bring forth articles like this,
		we shall continue our ogre-like tactics.--The Editor)
Nov. 38		The Missouri Conservation Commission say that woodchucks,
		common in Missouri, have been put on game lists in some states,
		with bag limits placed on them.
Nov. 38	The Keeper of the mansion	Comments on the Pickens article of Oct. 38 re unscientific
		teaching.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Feb. 38	Pickens, William, Pres.	Notice:  As we are now approaching the end of our year, Group
		Chairmen should arrange to have written reports of their
		activities prepared for the annual meeting.
Mar. 38	Heising, Clara, and O'Byrne,	Concerning the American Nature Study Society:  Membership to vote
	Stuart L.	on 1) remaining a section of the A.N.S.S., or 2) becoming an
		affiliate of th A.N.S.S., or 3) severing our connection with the
		A.N.S.S.
Mar. 38	N. M.	Recent reports state that a number of Nature Study Societies are
		rejoining the American Nature Study Society as affiliates.
Mar. 38		Warning - Don't forget to attend and prepare for the annual meeting
		April 1.  Annual reports of officers and chairmen will be expected.
Mar.38		New Members (3)
Apr. 38	Gallagher, William (Editor)	Analysis of the Conributions to Nature Notes -1937-38.
		Comprehensive.  Top three contributors, linewise:
		Stuart O'Byrne; Editor; Harold O'Byrne.  Top three subjects, linewise;
		Ornithology, geology, Entomology.  Three persons supplied 51%
		of the reading matter.  Ornithology receives a disproportionate
		amount of space and Botany is noticeable for its negligible
		contributions.  The Society has come to depend too much on the
		O'Byrnes to keep things goingl
Apr. 38		New Members (3)
Apr. 38	DeVilbiss, A. D.	Presidential Inaugural Message.
May. 38		List of Officers for the Year, 1938-1939
		GENERAL OFFICERS
		President - A. D. DeVilbiss
		1st. V. P. - Max Schwarz
		2nd. V. P. - Miss Gertrude Maull
		Secretary-Treasurer - Miss Frances Pickel
		Museum Diector - Victor L. Stones
		Editor - Stuart L. O'Byrne
		Curator of Properties - Miss Maude C. Lodewyks
		GROUP OFFICERS
		Astronomy Group
		Chairman - Arthur Christ
		Secretary - Miss Catharine Hill
		Reporter - Miss Irma Oefelein
		Botany Group
		Chaiman - Mrs. William Pickens
		Secretary - Miss Margaret Hill
		Reporter - Miss Elizabeth Harris
		Entomology Group
		Chairman - Fred Pfeiffer
		Secretary - Miss Magdalen Pfeffer
		Geology Group
		Chairman - Miss Rosalie Oefelein
		Secretary - Miss Magdalen Pfeffer
		Reporter - Miss Betsy Blackwelder
		Ornithology Group
		Chairman - R. L. Hill
		Secretary - Miss Adele Christ
		Report - David Hill
May. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart	Making Nature Notes Interesting - Gives the objectives of
		Nature Notes, the several types of articles needed, and gives
		suggestions on how to make articles interesting.
May. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart	Annual Meeting Report:  Important developments included
		election of officers, and the new officers are listed above.  Other
		developments included the adding of the name of Oscar Petersen
		(the Vagabond Dreamer) to our list of Honorary Members.  It was
		announced  that in response to the election, Prop. 2 carried
		and wGNSS will not be a section of the A.N.S.S. but will become
		an affiliated society.  The Office of Representative to the A.N.S.S.
		has been removed from the list of elected officers   Instead, the
		President will appoint a representative to the Council of
		A.N.S.S. each year.
May. 38		No Deadline.  Articles for Nature Notes should be written and
		submitted as soon as the author has the inspiration.  Send in as
		soon as written so that preparation of the next issue can begin.
May. 38		New Members (3)
Jun. 38		Broadening our Scope.  In our efforts to make Nature Notes as
		broad in its coverage of nature as possible, it is essential that a
		greater number of the society's members contribute articles
Jun. 38		Mrs. H. L. Krebs has been furnishing Nature Notes with its front
		page designs, and we are adding her name to the list of staff
		members.
Jul. 38		New Members (2)
Oct. 38	Editor	We've succeeded in producing another issue of Nature Notes,
		but few more will be forthcoming unless more material is
		written by members for publication.
Dec. 38	O'Byrne, Stuart	The New Typewriter - The editor will soon have the new typewriter
		purchased with the funds provided by the recent party (see
		Dec. 38 article by Victor L. Stones in the Banquet/Social Events
		section.)
MEETINGS
Jan. 38		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Monday, Jan. 17, at the
		home of Miss Frances Pickel, 133 E. Washington, Kirkwood.  The
		program will the the same as was to be held in December.
Feb. 38		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Monday, Feb. 23, at the home
		of Miss Elizabeth Harris, 120 E. Adams, Kirkwood.  "Sidelights
		of the A. N. S. S. Convention", by Nellie Matlock and Clara Heising.
Apr. 38		WGNSS Annual Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, April 1, at the home of Mr.
		Wm. Pickens, 72 Marshall Pl., Webster Groves.  Election of
		officers; moving pictures.
Jun. 38		WGNSS General Meeibng, 8 PM, Friday, June 8, at the home of
		Dr. O. W. Brandhorst, 160 S. Gore Ave., Webster Groves.  Mr.
		Wayne Short, the prominent local bird student, will speak on"The
		Identification of Summer Birds".
Sep. 38		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Sept. 2, at the home of
		Max D. Schwarz, 625 Tuxedo Blvd., Webster Groves.  Mr. H. C.
		Schaefer will lecture on "Where Chick Life Begins".  He will also
		demonstrate the effect of vegetable dyes on the coloration of eggs.
Nov. 389		WGMSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Thursday, Nov. 3, at the home
		of Mr. William Pickens, 72 Marshall Place, Webster Groves.
		Mr. Philip Hankammer will speak on the subject:  "Man's
		Information on Bee Culture".
Dec. 38	Pickens, M. K.	The General Meeting of November 3 - Recap and commentary on
		Mr. Hankammer's presentation.  Much info. about bees.
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Jul. 38		An Invitation for the Fourth of July - Mr. A. F. Satterthwait, in a
		letter dated June 3, 1938, invited the Webster Groves Nature
		Study Society to spend the Fourth of July holidays in Urbana.  The
		Executive Board has accepted the invitation.  Visitors should
		bring cots, blankets, and their own food.
Oct. 38		Sunday, Oct. 9 - General Field Trip, afternoon and evening.  The
		Lodge Unit will host WGNSS and other nature organizations at the
		Lodge.  Hiking in the afternoon with a camp-fire program and a
		moonlight hike in the evening.
Oct.38		Sunday, Oct. 23 - General Field Trip all day at Hill's Preserve,
		Seckman, Missouri.  Phil Rau will be with us on this day to lead a
		study of the many wasps which have inhabited a number of bird
		houses in the area.
Nov. 38		General Outing - The Annual Wood-cutting Bee at the Lodge.
		8:30 AM, Sunday Nov. 13.
Dec. 38	Stones, Victor L.	A Note of Thanks.  The Society wishes to thank its many friends
		for their generous contributions and help in making the party at the
		home of Miss Frances Pickel a most unqualified success.
Dec. 38	Stones, Victor L.	The Wood-Cutting Bee - The Annual wood-cutting bee was
		favored with ideal conditions in both the weather and turnout.  Many
		shed their coats/jackets.  A highlight was the delicious coffee
		served by Mrs. Pickens.  Those who stayed after supper were
		treated to an interesting astronomical show by Mr. Obrecht, who
		brought his telescope with him.