NATURE NOTES - 1948
DATE	AUTHOR	TITLE
ASTRONOMY
Jan. 48	Palm, Waldemar	Living "Stars" in New Zealand - Reprint of excerpts from "Flashlights"
Feb. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Let Us Look at Mars
Jun. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart L. (?)	Astronomy - We're hopeful of planning several outdoor meetings
		for the summer evenings.
Sep. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	The Astronomical field meeting scheduled on July 3rd was
		called off because of bad weather but the meeting held on July 24
		provided excellent seeing.
Dec. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Clusters of Stars
BOTANY
Apr. 48	Peterson, Oscar	List of flowers flowering in March and April.  Arranged by month,
		color and habitat.  Four pages long.
May. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart and May	Hepaticas - At the Heinze home near Kimmswick, as soon on
		March 21.
Jul. 48	Christ, Arthur	A List of the Poisonous Plants of Missouri - Very extensive; some
		surprises.  Forty-eight species listed.
Aug. 48	Moore, G. E. (Rockwoods	Expresses surprise at Christ's list of poisonous plants.  It's
	Naturalist)	informative but alarmist.  Most worthwhile--the information about
		castor beans.
CONSERVATION
Mar. 48		Thursday, March 18, at 8 PM, Mr. Carl Noren of the Missouri
		Conservation Commission will discuss "The Effects on Missouri
		of any plan for control of the Missouri Basin".  The meeting
		will be held in 112 Wilson Hall, Washington University.
Nov. 48		Teachers Hear Conservationists - Teachers of St. Louis County,
		at their Fall Conclave, will hear Director I. T. Bode of the Missouri
		Conservation Commission and other conservationists and wildlife
		experts from several states talk on conservation issues.
Dec. 48		Increased Fire Protection for Missouri Forests - Nearly two million;
		acres of Missouri forest land will be organized into fire protection
		districts during the 1948-49 fiscal year.  (From Missouri
		Conservation Commission press release dated Nov. 11, 1948)
ENTOMOLOGY
May. 48	Beerman, Clara	North American Chigger - Very comprehenive write-up about.
Oct. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart	Migrating Butterflies - Migration of the cloudless sulphur
		butterfly now being observed.
GEOLOGY
Aug. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Dikes - Field Trip to Silver mines on July 18 brought us to one of
		the best possible dike situations, involving igneous rocks and
		molten magma.
LODGE
May. 48	Magner, J. Marshall	A Message.  Late last year it was learned that it would be
		necessary to give up the Nature Study Lodge in March, 1950 when
		our lease runs out.  Work has been started on dismantling
		Museum collections, etc.
Jun. 48	The Executive Board	Clarification of rules for use published in the May issue of Nature
		Notes.  Also notice that since Ranken has been taken over by
		the Boy Scouts, Mr. Sandler, who has the cabin next door, has
		been appointed overseer of the area.  He has the right to challenge
		anyone on the premises.
Sep. 48		General Meeting at the Lodge on Sunday, Sept. 12.  This will
		be "Moving Day".  Anyone who can provide a car to help move
		cartons of specimens will be most welcome.
Oct. 48	Executive/Museum Boards	Many museum specimens have been packed and placed in
		temporary storage.  All borrowed museum cases have been
		returned and cases owned by the Society have been donated to the
		St. Louis Academy of Science.  An auction is planned for early
		November to dispose of all furnishings and the library.
Nov. 48		General Field Trip and Auction at the Lodge, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2:30
		PM.
Dec. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	A Gala Event - The Nov. 14 auction at the Lodge was a great
		success.  Everything was sold, even the refuse can.  The Society
		netted $78.90.
Dec. 48		See the item in the Ornithology Section about the final Christmas
		bird count at the Lodge on Dec. 28.
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 48	Comfort, James Earl	From Owls to Foxes
Jan. 48		White-Winged Scoter at Lake Park
Jan. 48		Record lists Compiled this year (1947) - Highest individual
		list (Kurt Wessling) was 246.  Article includes list of 26 "rare finds".
Jan. 48	Cone, Ellen	Guess this one - A game played at a meeting of the Ornithology
		section.
Jan. 48	Zempel, Arnold	Arnold Zempel Writes Sterling P. Jones - About birding in
		England.
Jan. 48	Magner, J. Marshall	Christmas Bird Census - Taken December 21, 1947.  Twenty
		birders participated.  Started from the Lodge.  35 species and
		1456 individuals were tallied.  Also gives report on the St. Louis
		Audubon's count on Dec. 28.  Gives a tabulation of the consoli-
Feb. 48		dated count by species, 79 species and more than 20,000 birds.
Feb. 48	Comfort, James Earl	Unusual Wintering Birds
Mar. 48	Palm, Waldermar	A Canadian Christmas Bird Census
Mar. 48	Magner, Mrs. J. Marshall	Attracting Birds Through Planting
Mar. 48	Comfort, James Earl	Food Keeps Unseasonal Migrants Here.
Mar. 48		"Athabaska Sojourn" by Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr., St. Louis
Mar. 48	Magner, J. Marshall	Lapland Longspurs
Apr. 48	Comfort, James Earl	Franklin's Gull, Montana Juncos
Apr. 48		Audubon Society of Missouri - Will hold its Annual Spring
		meeting at the Forest Park on May 1 and 2.  Members are
		urged to attend.
Jun. 48	Comfort, James Earl	Grebes, Rails and Others
Jul. 48	Comfort, James Earl	Birding Statistics and Some Recent Finds
Aug. 48	Kaszynski, Al	Wilderness Ways - Account of struggle by two female rose
		breasted grosbeaks over a male.  (Usually it's the other way
		around)
Aug. 48	Comfort, James Earl	Local Birding
Sep. 48	Comfort, James Earl	Bird Notes
Sep. 48	Doering,. Hubert R.	Ohio Bird Outing - Account of an outing by the Wheaton Club of
		Columbus, Ohio
Oct. 48	Magner, J.Marshall	Bird Migration - Revised version of a radio talk given by him some
		months ago as one of a series sponsored by the St.Louis
		Audubon Society.
Oct. 48		Audubon Society of Missouri will held its Fall Meeting at the Lake
		of the Ozarks on Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 16-17
Oct. 48	Doering, Hubert R.	A new volume of Bent's "Life Histories of North American Birds"
		has just been published as Bulletin 195 of the United States
		National Museum.  It covers nuthatches, wrens, thrashers and
		their allies.
Oct. 48		St. Louis Audubon Society - Hostel weekend at De Soto, Mo.
		Cost of overnight and two meals not over $1.75
Oct. 48		A letter from Arnold Zempel about a visit to Japan and seeing
		many tree sparrows, the St. Louis species.
Nov. 48	Kaszynski, Al	Wilderness Ways - Account of a Kildeer's nest and the bird's
		protective ways.
Nov. 48	Comfort, James Earl	Bird Notes
Nov. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Ornithology Group Plans - At the September meeting a committee
		was appointed to study the field of scientific bird watching and to
		report back with findings and recommendations.
Dec. 48	The Executive Board	Probably the Last - The annual Christmas Bird Count will be held
		at the Lodge on Sunday, Dec. 26, starting at 7 AM.
PEOPLE
Jan. 48		Mrs. Max Schwarz has been quite ill since a few days before
		Thanksgiving.
Jan. 48		The Alfred Satterthwaits are spending the winter in Florida.  They
		left Urbana, Illinois with a large trailer.  They will return in April.
Feb. 48		Good-Bye Folks.  Harold and Olive O'Byrne are moving to Iberia
		in the Ozarks where Harold will be on the faculty of a Junior College.
		Salon Photograph - A photograph of J. Magner, son of Mr.& Mrs.
Mar. 48		J. Marshall Magner, is scheduled to be exhibited at the
		St. Louis International Salon of Photography, March 1 to 21 at
		Vandervoort's Auditorium
Apr. 48		George Moore to Move - Mr. Moore will move from Meramec State
		Park to Rockwoods as Naturalist.
May. 48		Harry Comfort - Died March 30.  He was a past Chairman of the
		Ornithology Group and one of our foremost leaders in the study of
		bird life.
Jul. 48		Phil Rau - Died suddenly on May 29.  Identified with the Society
		for many years.  Helped in many ways.  Helped establish the
		Lodge.  Encouraged young people in the study of insect life.
		Gained international recognition for his researches in the field of
		animal behavior and evolution, particularly for his studies on wasps
		and other social insects.
Nov. 48		Prospective Nature Student - Charles Roland Magner, second son
		of Mr. and Mrs. J. Marshall Magner, born Oct. 21, 1948
MISCELLANEOUS
Mar. 48	Heinze, Dorothy	A Letter from Dorothy Heinze - About glowworms, foxes, and
		birds and berries.
Mar. 48		Thirteenth North American Wildlife Conference, Jefferson Hotel,
		Monday through Wednesday, Mar. 8-10.  Open to WGNSS
		members, and no charge for registration.
May. 48		Rockwoods Activities - Mr. George Moore, the new Naturalist,
		will schedule activities at Rockwoods starting about mid-May.
Jun. 48	Moore, G. E.	Rockwoods Wildlife Tour for June, including Forestry Tour,
		Exploration for Insects, and Ecology Studies.
Aug. 48	Heinze, Dorothy B.	Deer, Deer - Story of a fawn.
Sep. 48	Heinze, Dorothy	Woman on Horseback - The pleasures of nature observation from the
		back of a horse.
Sep. 48	The Editor	After reading Mrs. Heinze's article, we began to have visisions of
		our birders going afield mounted like a troop of cavalry.  Personally,
		I'll keep both feet on the ground when I go birding.
Nov. 48	Heinze, Dorothy B.	Poison Musings - The evils of DDT; why is it still being used?
ADMINISTRATIVE
Jan. 48	Editor	The Editor Says "Thanks" - to Mrs.J. Marshall Magner and Stuart
		L. O'Byrne who put out the December issue of Nature Notes when
		the Editor was unavailable because of other work.
Feb. 48		Mr. Stuart O'Byrne, Miss Frances Pickel, and Miss Clara J.
		Beerman will serve as the Nominating Committee for 1948.
		Suggestions wanted.
May. 48		The Journal of the W.G.N.S.S. - Many contributors to WGNSS
		have since made names for themselves in the scientific world.
		Wouldn't you like to join them?
May. 48	The Editor	List of Officers - Those elected at the April annual meeting.
		President - J. Marshall Magner
		First Vice-President - Mrs. F. H. Piper
		Second Vice-President - Waldemar Palm
		Secretary-Treasurer - Arthur Christ
		Lodge Director - A. W. Dreyer
		Museum Director - Mrs. Robert Hill
		Editor - Stuart L. O'Byrne
		Curator of Properties - Miss Ellen Cone
		Group Chairmen:
		Botany - Mrs. Wm. Pickens
		Ornithology - Jack Van Benthuysen
Jun. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart L., Editor	Making Nature Notes Useful - Nature Notes has long been published
		to further the work of the Society.  It is supposed to carry news of
		the Society's activities to the membership.  The individual doings
		of members are also desirable items.  To achieve these desirable
		ends requires that more than a few members take part.  Officers
		individually must be held responsible to send in news of the
		activities for their groups.  Activities by individuals must be re-
		ported by the members themselves.  Everyone can help.
July. 48		Publication Committee - Formed by the Executive Board, with
		Stuart L. O'Byrne (Chairman), Arthur Christ, and Miss Clara
		Beerman as members.
Sep. 48	Editor	What did you see this summer worthy of note in Natures Notes?
Oct. 48	Editor	The Material Coming in for Nature Notes has fallen off somewhat…
		we're hopeful of receiving something on insects, mammals, rocks,
		astronomy, reptiles, amphibians, and more on plants.
Nov. 48	Editor	Hear Ye!  Hear Ye!  We find ourselves in the position of wondering
		where the material for the next month's issue is coming from…The
		other naturalists in the Society will have to hurry to keep Nature
		Notes from becoming strictly a bird bulletin.
Nov. 48	Editor	Nature Notes requires the whole-hearted support of all members in
		order to be successful in representing the various interests to be
		found among them.  You like to read of the experiences, thoughts,
		and ideas of others; they like to learn about yours?  How about it?
Dec. 48	Editor	We are still in need of material for publication in the fields of
		astronomy, geology, trees, herbaceous plants, insects, reptiles,
		conservation of soil and wildlife, fresh water biology, any other
		subject of interest to the society.  The ornithologists seem to be
		more than holding their own, but more good articles on birds will
		be welcome.
MEETINGS
Jan. 48		WGNSS General Meeting, Friday, Jan. 16, at the home of Miss
		Frances Pickel, 133 Washington St., Kirkwood.  Mr. Harold O'Byrne
		will present "An Ozark Tour".
Feb. 48		WGNSS General Meeting,  Friday, Feb. 13, at the home of Mr. &
		Mrs. Waldemar Palm, 354 E. Bodley, Kirkwood.  Oscar Petersen,
		"The Vagabond Dreamer", will present "A Discussion of the Out-
		of-Doors, Past and Present".  (CANCELED-BAD WEATHER)
Feb. 48		WGNSS General Meeting, Friday, Feb. 20, at the home of Misses
		Martha and Irmgard Schnaedelbach, 653 E. Adams Avenue,
		Kirkwood.  Alberta Bollinger will present "Yellowstone National
		Park in Kodachrome".
Feb. 48		General Field Trip along the Meramec River.  Meet at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Hill, Schuessler Rd., Sappington, at 2:30 PM.
		Sunday, Feb. 29.  Bring supper.
Mar. 48		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, March 5, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. Waldemar A. Palm, 354 West Bodley, Kirkwood.
		Mr. Oscar Peterson will present "A Discussion of the Out-of-Doors,
		Past and Present".
Mar. 48		WGNSS General and Botany Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, March 12,
		at the home of Judge and Mrs. John H. Magner.  Mr. G. A. L.
		Mehlquist, Research Horticulturist and Associate Professor of
		Botany at Washington University will show pictures on "Orchid
		Culture at Shaw's Garden."
Mar. 48		General Field Trip, 9 AM, Friday, March 21, to the home of Mr. &
		Mrs. Albert Heinze, Kimmswick, Mo.
Apr. 48		WGNSS Annual Meeting, Friday, April 2, at the home of Mrs.
		Wm. Pickens, 78 Marshall Place, Webster Groves.  Group
		chairmen will present written annual reports and officers will be
		elected.  Miss Clara Beerman will present "Tips for Your Colored
		Pictures."
Apr. 48		Friday, April 16, General Field Triip to Dr. & Mrs. McKillop's
		cottage in Ste. Genevieve County.
May. 48		General Field Trip to Hill's Hill, Sunday, May 2, 9 AM.  Bird walk
		9 AM; Botany Hike 1 PM, lead by Arthur Christ.
May. 48		General Field Trip jointly with Missouri Walkways, Sunday, May 9,
		10 AM.  Bring lunch and stay all day.
Jun. 48	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Ozark Field Trip - Report on General Field Trip to the cottage of
Jun. 48		Dr. & Mrs. F. E. McKillop in Ste. Genevieve County
Jun. 48		General Field Trip to Pere Marquette State Park, Illinois, Sunday,
		June 6, 10 AM.  Bring Lunch
Jul. 48		General Field Trip to Silver Mines on the St. Francis River in the
		Clark National Forest, Sunday, July 18.  Geology, Botany, and
		Fresh Water Biology will be the items of particular interest.
Aug. 48		See article about Dikes in the Geology Section.
Aug. 48		General Field Trip to the new St. Louis County Park in Tyson
		Valley, Ranken, Sunday, Aug. 22, 9 AM
Sep. 48		Fall General Meeting and Picnic, Friday, Sept. 20, 6:30 PM, at
		the home of Miss Frances Pickel, 130 E. Washington Ave.,
		Kirkwood.  Bring basket supper and stay for the progam.  Mr.
		George Moore, Resident Naturalist at Rockwoods, will entertain
		with slides of Missouri wildlife.
Sep. 48		General Field Trip at the farm of Mr. John Howe, near Pacific, Mo.,
		Sunday, Sept. 19.  Of special interest is the great variety of
		trees to be seen, and birds are abundant in the area.  2:30 PM.
Oct. 48		WGNSS General Meeting at the home of Mr.& Mrs. W. A. Palm,
		354 E. Bodley, Kirkwood, Friday, Oct. 1, at 8 PM. Program by
		Mr. R. Morrison, "Native snakes, their behavior and habits in the
		wild and in captivity".
Oct. 48		General Field Trip, Rockwoods Reservation, Sunday, Oct. 3, 8 PM.
		House warming and official welcome for Mr.& Mrs. George
		Moore, new resident Naturalist.
Nov. 48		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Nov. 5, at the home of
		Mrs. Wm.Pickens, 72 Marshall Place, Webster Groves.  Mr.
		Waldemar Palm will present "A Trip to Glacier National Park,with
		Side Lights on the Flora and Fauna of the Area".