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1953 Cape May Geographic Society Seventh Annual Bulletin — JuneDescription
The Annual Bulletin published the activity from the previous year. Topics include:
BIRD WATCHING
TIDAL WAVES" IN NEW JERSEY
THE BATTLE AT TURTLE GUT INLET
NOT A SHIPWRECK
THE TAMARISKS
NOTEWORTHY TREES
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
"Peter Rabbit"
The New Jersey Audubon Society
ACTIVITIES OF LAST SUMMER
During the 1952 summer season the Society sponsored ten nature walks which took place every Saturday morning from June 28 to August 30 inclusive. Three were to observe the birds of Cape May Point and the salt marshes between Cape May and Wildwood led by Dr. Ernest A. Choate; two to study the plants of Bennett Bog, the first led by Mr. Richard B. Chillas, Jr., and the second by Mr. Louis E. Hand; one to observe noteworthy trees of the vicinity, led by Mr. Robert C. Alexander; one to study the shells and marine life on the beach and one the fossil shells along the Canal Bank, led by Dr. Horace G. Richards; a general trip to Higbee's Beach to observe plants, trees, and marine life, led by Dr. Choate, Mr. Alexander, and Dr. Richards; and a trip to the oyster grounds at Pierce's Point where Dr. Thurlow C. Nelson described the scientific investigations carried out at the Oyster Research Laboratory there.
The following series of lectures was presented on Friday evenings, all at the Cape May High School Auditorium with the exception of the second which was held at the Cape May Point Fire Hall.
July 18. Richard B. Chillas, Jr. "From Beach to Bog in Cape May
County"
Horace G. Richards. "Grand Cayman—The Island Time Forgot"
August 1. George Woodruff. "lndians Of South Jersey"
F. Russell Lyons. "Old Architecture of Cape May"
August 8. I. M. Levitt. "Adventures in Space Travel"
August 22. Horace G. Richards, Ernest A. Choate, and Robert C. Alexander. "Nature's Round Table"
August 29. Ernest A. Choate. "More About Birds of Cape May"
The New Jersey Audubon Society
At the request of the New Jersey Audubon Society, the Cape May Geographic Society appointed a committee, consisting of Dr. Ernest A. Choate and Mr. Alexander arranged the program of activities on that occasion.and Mr. Robert C. Alexander, to cooperate in the preservation of Bennett Bog which was purchased by the Audubon Society several years ago.
In further cooperation with the New Jersey Audubon Society, the Cape May Geographic Society, together with the Witmer Stone Club, of Stone Harbor, assisted in making plans for their annual Cape May Weekend, October 10-11, 1952.Mr. Alexander arranged the program of activities on that occasion.
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Some Recent Publications Dealing with New Jersey
Record of the Rocks. By Horace G. Richards. N. Y., Ronald Press. 1953. 413 pp., 294 figs. $6.00.
This new book by Our president is a coherent, readable account for laymen and advanced students of the fascinating story Of our planet, its origin, its inhabitants and development through geologic ages to the present time. Particular emphasis is given to eastern North America. Nearly 300 unusually satisfactory maps and illustrations supplement the text.
"A List of the Fishes of New Jersey, with Off-shore Species." By Henry W. Fowler. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philo. Vol. 104, pp 89-151, Oct. 1952. $1.80.
This article by the Curator of Fishes at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia records and gives notes on some 491 species Of fresh and salt water fish from the waters of New Jersey.
"The Pine Barrens of New Jersey." Bartonia, No. 26, pp. 19-60, Dec. 1952. $1.00 (Phila. Botanical Soc., care of Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.)
A symposium of eight papers presented at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement Of Science in Philadelphia in December, 1951. The papers cover such subjects as the ecology, geology, water resources, soils, and controlled burning Of the Pine Barrens.
"Barnea truncatc at South Cape May, New Jersey."
"Check List of New Jersey Land Snails." By Robert C. Alexander. Nautilus, vol. 65, pp. 73-74; vol. 66, pp. 54-59, 1952
The first of these two articles deals with the presence of the Truncated Angel Wing shell in the peat along the beach at South Cape May. The second paper discusses the distribution of various species of land snails from the State of New Jersey. Various Cape May County records are mentioned. Down the Long-a—coming Trail. By Kathryn H. Chalmers. 1951. 206 pp., 39 figs. $3.75. (Distributed by M. Ethel Chalmers, R.3, Hammonton, N. J.)
An interesting book containing information on the history, natural history and folk lore of Southern New Jersey, especially along the Old trail from Camden to Somers Point. One chapter discusses Cape May.
