be written; material for
this will be found in any good reference library, for it is a subject
which has interested several musicians. A delightful discussion could
easily be arranged by the chairman of the day on "Personal Experiences
with Birds," with brief talks by members on what they have actually
observed in the way of nest building or feeding of young birds, or how
they have tamed some bird.

IX--THE MODERN SCIENCE OF HOUSEHOLD SANITATION AND HYGIENE

Paper on Our Grandmothers' Ways (disregard of what is to-day considered
as essential).

The Sanitary Nursery; carpets or rugs; cribs; ventilation; the
preparation of foods for children; the care of milk; the baby's bottle;
disinfection.

The Sanitary Kitchen; sinks and floor corners; mops and dish-cloths;
refrigerators.

The Butcher and Grocer; pure food.

The Family Table; discussion on new ideas; vegetarianism; the use and
abuse of cereals; how to meet the high cost of living sensibly.

X--THE PHYSICAL SIDE OF THE CHILD

_Paper_: A Child's Right to a Perfect Body.

_Paper_: The Child's Sleep. Arrangements for Perfect Sleep; Hours for
Sleep.

_Discussion_: Shall the Baby Sleep Out of Doors?

_Paper_: The Child's Dress; Healthfulness; Simplicity; the Plague of
Clothes.

_Paper_: The Child's Food. The Education of Mothers on This Line; the
Milk-Supply in Town and Country.

_Discussion_: A Child's Health as Affected by Its Surroundings.

_Paper or Talk_: The City Child and the Country Child.

Should music be made a feature of these meetings, there are settings of
Stevenson's, Eugene Field's and Riley's child verses which would be
especially appropriate.

XI--AN AMERICAN POET AND HIS FRIENDS

_Paper_ on Longfellow's Early Home and Life.

_Talk_: His Married Life; His Children.

_Reading_: The Children's Hour.

_Paper_ on Longfellow as Harvard Professor.

_Readings_ from His American Poems: "Hiawatha," "Evangeline," "Courtship
of Miles Standish."

_Paper_: Foreign Honors; Westminster Abbey.

_His Translations_: Norwegian, "The Saga of King Olaf"; Swedish, "King
Christian"; German, "The Happiest Land"; French, "A Quiet Life";
Spanish, "Coplas de Marigue."

_Talk_: At Mount Auburn.

XII--AN EDUCATIONAL MEETING

Paper or talk on Froebel and the Kindergarten. The Kindergarten in the
Public School. The Sanitation of Our Public Schools. Discipline in the
School. The Relations of Teacher and Parent. Beautifying the
School-Building