NATURE NOTES - 1954
ASTRONOMY
Sep. 54	Jackson, Jim	The Total Eclipse (of the sun) - As viewed while on the return from a
		canoeing trip, in Spooner, Wisconsin.
BOTANY
May. 54	Peterson, Oscar	Spring Observance - Concludes with a poem: "The Wandering
	(The Vagabond Dreamer)	Jew - Commelina Communis"
Jun. 54	Vogt, Charlotte	Pickel Springs - Report on the Botany Group's annual trip to this
		spot.
Sep. 54	Comfort, Mrs. H. B.	Plant Myths and Legends (Pt. 1)
Oct. 54	Comfort, Mrs. H. B.	Plant Myths and Legends (Pt. 2)
CONSERVATION
Apr. 54	Barbee, Willard	Conservation by Legislation - Mr. Barbee is Supervisor of the
		August A.  Busch Wildlife Area at Weldon Springs
Apr. 54	Wason, Dick	Let's Do Something About Dinosaur - Proposed dams threaten
		areas in and around the Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado/
		Utah.  Write today!
Dec. 54	Jackson, Jim	Our Changing Forest - Essay on forest management.  Extensive.
Dec. 54		On the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 12, delegates from organizations
		interested in conservation will meet at Busch Wildlife (following
		monthly census) to organize to coordinate their work in conservation.
GEOLOGY
Jan. 54	Dreyer, Adolph W.	Lithostrotion Proliferum - This coral is found in strata exposed
		when the Mississippi River is at low level just east of Jefferson
		Barracks.
Feb. 54	Dreyer, Adolph W.	Glacial Action Near St. Louis - Isolated spots of gravel and erratic
		boulders are found along the Mississippi River from the City of
		St. Louis to near Cape Girardeau, and to a distance of eight miles
		west of the river.
Sep. 54	Dreyer, Adolph W.	Geology Notes - More about glacial signs in the rocky bottom of
		the Mississippi by low water level.  Grooves in the rock are
		visible, all running in the same direction;.
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 54	Atkins, Elisha	Birds - Migration and Evolution of Species - Expanded radio
		presentation sponsored by the St. Louis Audubon Society.
		Original presentation by Dr. Atkins was on Station KFUO.
		(To be continued)
Jan. 54	Haven, Stoner	The Prairie Falcon in St. Charles County - Found on Dec. 27, 1953
		on a Christmas census birding triip by Dr. Elisha Atkins and Haven.
		Apparently a first record for the St. Louis area.
Jan. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	December Birding
Jan. 54	Magner, J. Marshall	Christmas Census at Ranken - Report on.  Eighteen members
		formed into five parties.  35 species and 797 individuals were
		reported.
Feb.  54	Jones, David	Birding in the Southeastern United States (Continued)
Feb. 54		Christmas Census - At Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs.
		Total:  58 species and two subspecies; 3138 individuals.  Twelve
		observers named.  Jan. 2, 1954
Feb. 54		Christmas Census, 7-1/2 mile radius centering on Black Walnut,
		St. Charles County.  Jan. 1, 1954.  67 species, including 2 sub-
		species; 17,209 individuals.  Twelve observers named.
Feb. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area 1953 Birds in Review.
Feb. 54	Atkins, Elisha	Birds - Migration and Evolution of Species.  Second installment
		(first in Jan. 54)
Mar. 54	Heinze, Dorothy Boyer	Observations from Horseback (including quail census)
Mar. 54	Hath, Earl	My Favorite Sparrow - Extensive discourse about Harris's Sparrow.
Mar. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	January Bird Notes
Mar. 54	Atkins, Elisha	Birds - Migration and Evolution of Species (Pt. 3)
Mar. 54	Jones, David M.	The Cassiar Junco;  A New Identifiable Bird Form in Missouri -
		Extensive
Apr. 54	Atkins, Elisha	The Subspecies Problem - Again - Report on a roundtable
		discussion on the subject at the home of David Jones.  Includes a
		letter from Ludlow Griscom, the indubitable "Horse's Mouth" on the
		subject.
Apr. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	February Birds
Apr. 54	Dowling, Bruce	Proposed Breeding Bird Census for the Busch Area
Ap. 54	Jones, David	Birding in the Southeastern United States (Pt. 4)
May. 54	Jones, David	Birding in the Southeastern United States (Pt. 5)
May. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	Birding in Our Area
Jun. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birding
Jun. 54	Jones, David	Birding in the Southeastern United States (Pt. 6)
Jul. 54	Comfort, James Earl	Herons of the St. Louis Area - Pt.1
Jul. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birding
Aug. 54	Haven, Stoner	Birding in Southern Illinois and Tennessee - With Dr. Elisha Atkins
		and others.  Pt. 1
Aug. 54	Comfort, James Earl	Herons of the St. Louis Area - Pt. 2
Sep. 54	Haven, Stoner	Birding in Southern Illinois and Tennessee - Pt. 2
Sep. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	Bird Notes of the St. Louis Area
Oct. 54	Comfort, J. EArl	St. Louis Area Birds
Nov. 54	Cunningham, Richard L.	Florida Bird Adventures
Nov. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birds
Dec. 54	Dowling, Paul Bruce	Breeding Bird Census-1954 - Covering extreme eastern part of the
		Busch Wildlife area; size, 75 acres (rectangular)
Dec. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Fall Birds
Dec. 54	Comfort, James F.	Christmas Bird Census, Weldon Springs, Jan. 2
Dec. 54	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Bird Observations
PEOPLE
Jan. 54		Bruce and Rusty Dowling spent Christmas week visiting and birding
		in their former home state, Pennsylvania.
Jan. 54		George and Polly Moore are again spending the months of Jan.,
		Feb., and part of March fishing and nature browsing in Florida.
Mar. 54		Eddie Hick is back after three years in the Army.
May. 54		Miss Clara Beerman married Grant Kirstead on March 19.
May. 54		Congratulations are due to Dr. and Mrs. Elisha Atkins and Mr. &
		Mrs. Kurt Wessling on the arrival of daughters.
Jun. 54		Dr. Edgar Anderson, professor of botany at Washington University,
		is new director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, replacing
		George T. Moore, who has retired.  Dr. Anderson is an Honorary
		Member of WGNSS.
Jul. 54	Kierstead, Clara B.	Note of thanks for bowl presented to her at the watermelon picnic.
		on June 11.
Oct. 54		Mr. A. F. Satterthwait Dies - Word has been received of the
		death of Mr. Satterthwait in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Burial was in
		Media, Pennsylvania.  It is understood that Mrs. Satterthwait will
		spend some time in Media before returning to Florida.  Her
		address there is 24 West Street, Media, Pa.  In St. Petersburg
		it is 775 19 Ave., St. Petersburg, Fla.
Oct. 54		The Magners have done it again.  Another boy, David Thro Magner
		was born Sept. 21
Nov. 54	Massie, Joel	Dr. Zola K. Cooper Dies - Dr. Cooper died Saturday, Oct. 23, 1954
		A WGNSS member and prominent in the medical profession as a
		teacher, she will be missed.
Dec. 54		J. Earl Comfort received the Conservation Citation by the St. Louis
		Audubon Society at its meeting on Nov. 29.  This is an annual
		award.
Dec. 54		Mr. Wayne Short, Assist. Executive of the National Audubon
		Society, has been nominated by the Missouri 4-H Club Hdqtrs.
		as one of the Missouri candidates under the National 4-H
		Alumni Recognition program for former members who achieve
		success.
MISCELLANEOUS
May. 54		Oil in St. Louis County - A small amount in the ground along the
		Dupo anticline.
Jun. 54	Massie, Joel	New "Midwest" Audubon Camp (1955 opening) near Spooner and
		Saroua, Wisconsin.  It's on a 300 acre site with two lakes and a
		ridge affording a view for 30 miles.  The Camp Committee hopes
		WGNSS can assist.  If you assist, send your check to our
		Treasurer, Margaret Self.
Jul. 54	Boente, Ted	Diamond - A comprehensive article about the gem stone.
Aug. 54	Heinze, Dorothy	Nature Notes Around the Country - A trip log.
Oct. 54	Hofsommer, Aphrodite	Of Western Birds, Animals and Flowers
Oct. 54	Moore, Polly	Shell Collecting
Nov. 54	Friton, May	Fresh Water Jellyfish
Nov. 54	Blackwelder, Betsy	Dinosaur Foot Prints - Near South Hadley and Amherst, Mass.
Nov. 54	Nat. Audubon Assn.	The Audubon Camp of Wisconsin will open next June.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Mar. 54		Nominating Committee appointed:  Beulah Bedell, Chairman;
		Members, Aphrodite Hofsommer and Mae O'Byrne. Committee
		would welcome suggestions.
May. 54		The following officers were elected at the Annual Meeting:
		President:  Joel Massie
		1st VP - Earl Hath
		2nd VP - Beulah Bedell
		Secretary - Mrs. Earl Hath
		Treasurer -Margaret Self
		Editor - Helen Hill
		Curator of Properties - James F. Comfort
MEETINGS
Jan. 54		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Jan. 8, at Wilson Hall,
		Washington University.  Dr. Courtney Werner, Geology Professor,
		will talk on the Olympic Peninsula.
Jan. 54		Monthly Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Sunday, Jan. 10.  Meet at
		the main gate at 8 AM.
Feb. 54		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Feb. 12 - Same as
		previously announced for Jan. 8; rescheduled because of weather
		problem??
Mar. 54		The Annual Meeting will be held at the Webster Groves Public
		Library on April 9.  Charles Schwartz, photographer, artist
		with the Conservation Commission and producer of the films
		"Bobwhite the Year Around" and "Sunrise Serenade" will be the
		guest speaker
Mar. 54		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday March 12, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. David Jones.  Mr. Willard Barbee, Supervisor of the
		Busch Wildlife Area, will speak.
Apr. 54		WGNSS Annual Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, April 9, Webster Groves
		Public Library.  All officers and group chairmen have annual reports
		on hand.  Officers for the coming year will be elected.  The speaker
		will be Mr. Charles Schwartz of the editorial staff of the Conser-
		vationist.  He will speak on "Ecological Reconnaissance of the
		Hawaiian Islands, a Possible 49th State".  Invite your friends.
May. 54		Report on the Schwatz speech at the Annual Banquet.  He
		dwelled on some of the unusual ecological factors of the Hawaiian
		Islands, such as a 8-400 inch variation in rainfall, high mountains,
		deep valleys, extinct volcanoes and sandy beaches, many different
		habitats.
May. 54		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, May 14, at the home of
		Miss Frances Pickel, 133 E. Washington Ave., Kirkwood, Mo.
		Your Kodachrome evening.  Make your selections (12 limit) and
		share them with us.
May. 54		Camping Field Trip at Cuivre River State Park.  Saturday and
		Sunday, May 22 and 23.  Meet there at 10:30 AM.
Jun. 54		WGNSS General Meeting, 6:30 PM, Friday June 11.  Picnic
		supper at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hill, 32 Sunset Drive,
		Sappington.  Come and meet the newly weds, Clare and Grant
		Kirstead.  There will be watermelon for all.
Sept. 54		State Audubon Meeting, Lake of the Ozark State Park, Oct. 9 and
		10.  The program is being prepared under the direction of Jim
		Jackson.
Sep. 54		WGNSS General Meeting, 6:30 PM, Friday, Sept. 10, at the home
		of Dr. and Mrs. Hofsommer, 630 Lee Ave., Webster Groves.  Bring
		our supper.  There will be coffee for all.  Come tell us about your
		vacation.
Sep. 54		Camping Field Trip at Pere Marquette State Park, Illinois.  Saturday
		and Sunday, Sept. 18 and 19.  Meet at the public camp grounds.
Oct. 54	Comfort, James F.	State Audubon Meeting - Oct. 9 and 10.  More information about.
		Over 50 adults and a number of youngsters, all members of WGNSS,
		have already reserved a place at the meeting, which will be held
		in the Lake of the Ozarks State Park.
Oct. 54		Reserve the 8th of November free for our November general
		meeting.  A very interesting program of national park movies has
		been arranged by the Massies.
Oct. 54		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Oct. 15, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. George Moore at Rockwoods Reservation.  Polly Moore
		will talk on shell collecting and beach combing.
Oct. 54		General Field Trip, Sunday, Oct. 17.  8 AM at Weldon Springs.
		Meet at the main gate.
Nov. 54		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Nov. 12, at Wilson Hall,
		Washington University.  The program will be a Dinosaur National
		Monument Film "Wilderness River Trail", a scenic presentation of
		the great Yampa and Green canyons.
Nov. 54		General Field Trip, Sunday, 8 AM, Nov. 14, at Weldon Springs.
		Help work on the bird census.  Meet at the main gate.
Dec. 54		Monthly Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Sunday, Dec. 12.  Meet
		at main gate at 8 AM.
Dec. 54		Christmas Party, Friday, Dec. 17, 8 PM at the Massie's new
		home, #6 Indian Hill (near Ladue Chapel)