THE 
     
     .JRAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NEWSLETTER 
     
     Newsletter No. ll December I975 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     The First Snow 
     
    
   
   
    
     Yesterday the road was brown, 
     
    

    
     The grass was green all over town. 
     
     Yesterday there was no snow 
     
    

    
     But as you know the colors must go. 
     
     Today the earth is covered white, 
     
    

    
     The sun still shines but not as bright. 
     
     I shall miss the autumn colors 
     
    

    
     But soon again there shall be flowers. 
     
    
   
   
    
     - Janice Wood 
     
     Grade 6 
     
     Marshfield School 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     NEXT MEETING 
     
    
   
   
    
     Date: Tuesday, December 2, l975 
     
    

    
     Time: 8 p.m. 
     
    

    
     Place: Provincial Health Building, 3rd Floor, Room #7 and #8. (Enter through 
     
     the garage on west side of the Provincial Administrative Building). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Program: Rosemary Curley from the P.E.|. Fish and Wildlife Division has been con- 
     
     ducting research on red foxes on P.E.|. for the last two years. Rosemary 
     
     is interested in a wide variety of topics related to the natural environ- 
     
     ment. She has written discourses on the status of walruses, black rabbits 
     
     and Chinese geese on P.E.|. and has made preliminary investigations in 
     
     building a mountain on P.E.|. However, for the December meeting, she 
     
     plans to confine her talk to her research on foxes. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     ANNOUNCEMENTS 
     
    
   
   
    
     Winds of Sea and Wood 
     
    
   
   
    
     The first publication of our Society's, “Winds of Sea and Wood", is at the press. 
     
     This no page book was written and illustrated by Natural History Society members 
     
     and edited by Kathy Martin. The book ls dedicated to Harvey Moore from Milltown 
     
     Cross who spent most of his life observing and caring for wildlife. The Natural 
     
     History Society is pleased to have the opportunity to honor this great naturalist. 
     
    
   
   
    
     There is a possibility the book will be completed by the December 2 meeting. If 
     
     50, Dorothy Neilson, widow of the late Harvey Moore, will be present to receive 
     
     the first official copy. All those who submitted illustrations for “Winds of Sea 
     
     and Wood” will receive a complimentary copy and the book will be on sale for the 
     
     general membership. Members are urged to take as many copies on consignment as 
     
     they feel they could sell. It will make a great Christmas gift! 
     
    
   
   
    
     Natural History Display 
     
    
   
   
    
     We plan to have a display of available literature on natural history for P.E.|. 
     
     at the Royalty and Charlottetown Malls on December 12 - l3 and 19 - 20. We would 
     
     be selling “Winds of Sea and Wood” and memberships to the Society as well as "Our 
     
     Adventures at Warren Grove“. If you can spare a morning, afternoon or evening, 
     
    
   
   
    
     please volunteer at the December meeting or c0ntact one of the executive. Hopefully 
     
     some of our young naturalists will help us as well. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Committees 
     
    
   
   
    
     Two committees must be appointed at the December meeting: 
     
    
   
   
    
     I. A nominating committee to bring in a slate of officers for l976; 
     
     2. An auditing committee. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Please consider this and come with nominations.