I430 Rural School Leaflet 



American birds, accompanied by leaflets containing a concise accoimt, in 

 popular language, of the latest known facts regarding the feeding habits 

 and the general acti\'ities of the birds described. 



lo. Through the magazine Bird-Lore and by correspondence, the home 

 ofhcc serves as a clearing house for ever^'thing pertaining to methods of 

 attracting and preserving birds. 



JUNIOR AUDUBON CLASSES 



Special contributions amounting in 191 5 to about $25,000 have been 

 subscribed to the association to be used in aiding teachers and pupils 

 during the school year 1915-1916. 



Any teacher or other person who will interest not less than ten children 

 in contributing a fee of ten cents each to become junior members, and will 

 send the money to the oflfice of the national association, will receive for 

 each child ten colored pictures of wild birds. With each one of these ten 

 pictures there is an outline drawing intended to be used by the child for 

 filling in the proper colors with crayons. Each picture is also accompanied 

 by a four-page leaflet discussing the habits and the general activities 

 of the bird treated. Every child receives also an Audubon button. The 

 cost of publishing and mailing this m.aterial is a little more than twice 

 as much as the child's fee, the excess being defrayed from the contribution 

 of $25,000 already mentioned. During the school year ending June 15, 

 191 5, more than one hundred and fifty thousand children were enrolled 

 in Junior Audubon classes. 



The teacher who forms such a class receives, without cost to herself, 

 one full year's subscription to the beautiful illustrated magazine Bird-Lore. 

 This is the leading publication in the world for bird study. To the teacher 

 there are sent, also, other free publications containing many hints on 

 methods of putting up bird boxes and of feeding birds in winter, and 

 descriptions of methods of attracting birds. 



The accompanying illustration will give some idea of the character 

 of these pictures, which are in natural colors, printed on cards of sufficient 

 size to make attractive schoolroom decorations. 



The ten subjects to be supplied to children during the coming year will 

 be passenger pigeon, mourning dove, chickadee, cuckoo, screech owl, 

 tree sparrow, pin-tailed duck, robin, herring gull, and crow. 



Endorsing this work. Dr. P. P. Claxton, United States Commissioner of 

 Education, says: "I consider the work of the Junior Audubon classes 

 very important for both educational and economic results, and I con- 

 gratulate you upon the opportunity of extending it. The bird clause in 

 the Mosaic Law ends with the words ' That it may be well with thee, and 

 that thou may est prolong thy days.' The principle stiU holds. I hope 



