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     NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NEWSLETTER 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Newsletter No. 13 February 1976 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     NEXT MEETING 
     
    
   
   
    
     Date: Tuesday, February 3, 1976 
     
     Time: 8:00 p.m. 
     
     Place: Provincial Health Building, 3rd Floor, Room 47 and 48. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Enter through garage on west side of Provincial 
     
     Administrative Building. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Program: Mr. Mike Butler of the Marine and Fisheries Training 
     
     Centre will talk about his research on the bluefin 
     
     Tuna. For the past few years he has been tagging fish 
     
     in the Gulf. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     ANNOUNCEMENTS 
     
    
   
   
    
     MEMBERSHIP DUES have been coming in well; several new members have 
     
     joined. Let's get most of them paid in February. If mailing, 
     
     please send $2 per member; make cheques payable to the Natural 
     
     History Society of P.E.I., c/o Margaret Mallett, 53 Fitzroy St. 
     
     Charlottetown, P.E.I. ClA 1R4. 
     
    
   
   
    
     "WINDS OF SEA AND WOOD", the Society's book, has received many 
     
     favorable comments. It retails for $1.35 and is available from 
     
     the Heritage Foundation, the Book Mark, and the Card Shop, Ch'town. 
     
     It can be ordered PREPAID for $1.50 (postage included) from 
     
     Margaret Mallett, 53 Fitzroy St., Charlottetown, P.E.I. ClA 1R4. 
     
    
   
   
    
     MAGAZINES: "Nature Canada", "Ontario Naturalist", "National Wild- 
     
     life" — there are a number of these out among the members. We 
     
     suggest you round them up now and place them where you will 
     
     remember to bring them to the meeting. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     THE ANNUAL MEETING 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     The annual meeting was held in January. Diane Griffin was elected 
     
     president succeeding Eleanor Lowe. Miss Lowe had been president 
     
     in 1974 and 1975, and vice-president since 1969 when the present 
     
     society was organized. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Diane observed, "It will be a big pair of shoes to fill." And the 
     
     members agreed heartily; but they also believe her feet will grow 
     
     fast, so, no problem there. Diane is Supervisor of Interpretation 
     
     with the Provincial Dept. of Parks and Conservation and has been a 
     
     sessional lecturer in biology at the University of Prince Edward 
     
     Island. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The full slate of officers is: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Immediate past president Eleanor Lowe 
     
    

    
     President Diane Griffin 
     
    

    
     Vice-president Dr. Winston Johnston 
     
     Secretary-treasurer Margaret Mallett (re-elected) 
     
     Assistant secretary-treasurer Helen Duffey (re-elected) 
     
     Director Wendall MacKay (re-elected) 
     
     Director Mrs. L. H. Simmons 
     
    
   
   
    
     Rosemary Curley will be acting newsletter editor while Kathy 
     
     Martin is travelling in Africa during the next few months. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1975 there were 84 paid-up members, by far the largest member— 
     
     ship to date.