St Nicholas [serial] . Youth, Richard, my King, etc., etc. FUN AND NONSENSE St. Nicholas would not be St. Nicholas without its funny pictures, its jolly nonsense rhymes, and the manycontributions in prose and verse that appeal to the rollicking sense of humor in boys and girls. Contributions ofthis sort will abound in the new volume-one of the most delightful comicalities being a charming poem, TheFamily Noah, by Guy Wetmore Carryl, which will appear, with illustrations, in the Christmas number. Laura E. Richards will contribute several pieces of nonsense verse. And a very catchy and amusing C


St Nicholas [serial] . Youth, Richard, my King, etc., etc. FUN AND NONSENSE St. Nicholas would not be St. Nicholas without its funny pictures, its jolly nonsense rhymes, and the manycontributions in prose and verse that appeal to the rollicking sense of humor in boys and girls. Contributions ofthis sort will abound in the new volume-one of the most delightful comicalities being a charming poem, TheFamily Noah, by Guy Wetmore Carryl, which will appear, with illustrations, in the Christmas number. Laura E. Richards will contribute several pieces of nonsense verse. And a very catchy and amusing Calendar, comprising one page of the magazine each month, will be contributed by Miss Carolyn Wells, whoseclever rhymes have so often delighted the readers of the magazine. There will be, also, a rich supply of funny pictures by such favorite artists as Miss Fanny Cory, Reginald Birch,E. Warde Blaisdell, and others. \&222222SZ3Z222SS322Ztfm?£?r&S22S222Z22223^^ I ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1903 continued DEPARTMENTS &. :^; •AT REST IN AN OLD BIRDS Nature and Science. The Departments of Nature and Sci-ence and the St. Nicholas League,which have proved so popular during thelast few years, will be continued through-out 1903. The Nature and Science pages of themagazine have received the warmest com-mendation from teachers and scientistseverywhere — for they are not only ofincalculable benefit to the boys and girls,but also of great assistance in the school-room. In one large city, indeed, a courseof Saturday morning lectures for childrenhas been successfully conducted during thepast few months, based entirely upon theNature and Science Department ofSt. Nicholas. The St. Nicholas League is constantlygrowing in membership and popularity, andwas never so prosperous as now. The workof the young folk in the various competi-tions instituted by the League has at-tracted the attention and aroused theadmiration of parents and teachers all overthe land, and the enthusiastic interest ofthe


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