Please plan to attend our first meeting of our year, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016.  We have special guests from Baton Rouge, who will review a new book of special interest because of the effects of the environment on man’s behavior and also the effects of man’s behavior on the environment.  This is in keeping with our theme for the year, which is “Knowing and Using Our Resources in a Positive Way”, which is our way of carrying out the emphasis in AAUW for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math).  We will meet at the Hule-Dellmon House, which is a part of the Rapides Parish Library system now (across from the Main Library).  The address is 430 St. James in the downtown area.  We will arrive by 10a for coffee and visitation, with a short tour of the place with Jonathan as our guide.  Dr. Darlyne Nemeth and Dr. Thomas Hamilton will present the program beginning at 10:30 and conclude with a Q&A session.  They are not charging us for this, so we think it is appropriate for us to take them to lunch at the Cottage Restaurant.  Any of our members are welcome to be a part of this lunch so we can have a bit of fun along the way.

Dr. Nemeth is a prominent psychologist, who will be the keynote speaker for the World Health Organization when they meet in Russia next spring.  Dr. Hamilton is retired from LSU where he was the major professor of Orinthology and continues his service in the area for birdwatchers.  If you have friends who are birdwatchers, feel free to invite them to this special presentation.