. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. A BUILDING FOR YOU, BY YOU ! You are respectfully anc/ earnestly requested to contrib- ute to the cost and construc- tion of this building—it and its surrounding^s known as Arca- dia—the Home of The Agassiz Association. Theeditorof this magazine believes in the worth- iness of this Cause, and has contributed thisspace wherein this appeal may be made to you. You also are in sympathy with it because you love na- ture, the great outdoors, recre- ation, inspiration, health, hap- piness and humanity. The Aassiz Association es- tablished in 1802 (Massachu-
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. A BUILDING FOR YOU, BY YOU ! You are respectfully anc/ earnestly requested to contrib- ute to the cost and construc- tion of this building—it and its surrounding^s known as Arca- dia—the Home of The Agassiz Association. Theeditorof this magazine believes in the worth- iness of this Cause, and has contributed thisspace wherein this appeal may be made to you. You also are in sympathy with it because you love na- ture, the great outdoors, recre- ation, inspiration, health, hap- piness and humanity. The Aassiz Association es- tablished in 1802 (Massachu- setts .and in igio Connecticut), is world-wide in its work. It was recently made homeless by a wealthy man who owned the property it occupied which had been promised permanent- ly. He claimed his sole reason was out of friendship to the m a n a g e r w h o w a s mik- ing too great personal sacrihce in behalf of humanity, and be- cause he and his family were working without money re- muneration. It is an interest- ing and surprising story. We will tell it to you. if you will let us. The Charter of the AA says: " The purposes for which said corporation is formed are the following', to-wit: the promotion of scientific education: the ad- vancement of science: the col- lection in museums of natural and scientific specimens: the employment of obser^'ers and teachers tn the different depart- ments of science, and the gen- eral diffusion of ; We believe in those pur- poses. That is whv we ask your aid and wish to be of ser* vice to you. No officer of the Association has or will receive a salary. Its altruism in all its purposes and the height of its ideals are excelled by no other organization. The full story is told in a beautifully illustrated magazine. " The Guide to ; its official organ. A copy will be mailed free to you upon request. Contributors of less than ten dollars will receive the magazine the number of years there are dollars in th
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