Nature Course

ATHIRTEEN-LECTURE, popularized natural history course is being given during the second semester by eleven Dartmouth professors under the aegis of Dr. Richard Weaver, College Naturalist.

The weekly lectures to be given until May are the following: Minerals and Their Uses, by Harold M. Bannerman, Professor of Zoology; Mammals That Hunt and Are Hunted, by Leland Griggs 'O2, Professor of Zoology; Astronomy for the Amateur, Harold H. Lane '3l, Instructor in Astronomy; Bird Study as a Hobby, Dr. Weaver; Trees and Shrubs of Hanover, by Frederick S. Page 'l3, Professor of Botany; Turtles, Snakes, Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders, by William W. Ballard '2B, Assistant Professor of Zoology; Surface Geology of New Hampshire and Vermont, by James W. Goldthwait, Hall Professor of Geology; Animals without Backbones, by Charles E. Moritz '32, Instructor in Zoology; Wildflowers and How to Know Them, by Charles J. Lyon, Professor of Botany; The World of Insects, by Wildrid W. Bowen, Assistant Professor of Zoology; Ferns as a Hobby, by Harold G. Rugg 'O6, Assistant Librarian and Lecturer in Art; The Animal Kingdom, by Robert H. Denison, Instructor in Zoology; and Seasonal Change, by Dr. Weaver.

No text books are being used but field trips will be taken and moving pictures, slides and specimens from the college museums utilized. Although organized primarily for Dartmouth undergraduates, the nature recreation course is also open to interested residents of the Hanover area at a nominal fee. No credit is being given for the course but anyone satisfying the requirements, including attendance at eleven of the lectures, will receive a certificate from E. Gordon Bill, Dean of the Faculty, which has incidental value to wouldbe camp counselors.