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that through your efforts the American people may soon be better informed 

 in regard to our wild birds and their value." 

 For further information address 



T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary 

 National Association of Audubon Societies, 



1974 Broadway, New York City 



THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CORNELL RURAL SCHOOL 



LEAFLET 



The Editors 



As the demand for the Cornell Rural School Leaflet constantly increases 

 and many persons are newly added to the lists each year, it may be well 

 to describe briefly the methods employed in distributing the publication. 



The first number of the leaflet for each school year is published in 

 September and is known as the September, or subject-matter, leaflet. 

 It reaches all teachers of elementary grades without individual request 

 on their part. The names of all teachers under rural supervision are 

 obtained at the earliest possible date from the district superintendents, 

 and a copy of the September leaflet is sent directly to each teacher. Grade 

 teachers in cities and villages having a superintendent of schools receive 

 the leaflet from their superintendent, to whom copies are sent in bulk 

 for distribution. • 



Every teacher in New York State below the high school is entitled 

 to a copy of the September leaflet. In the case of teachers under city 

 or village supervision, this in the only leaflet available to them during 

 the year. In the case of teachers under rural supervision, additional 

 copies of the Cornell Rural School Leaflet are available. They may be 

 obtained as follows: 



Accompanying the September teachers' leaflet will be found a blank 

 form for the names of pupils. This blank should be filled out immediately 

 and returned to Miss Alice G. McCloskey, College of Agriculture, Ithaca, 

 New York. The pupils' names will then be placed on file, and each 

 teacher will be sent a siiificient niimber of copies of the leaflets for boys 

 and girls to supply the school. The editors hope to send three leaflets 

 for children — one in November, one in January, and one in March. 

 These are distributed to the pupils by the teacher. 



To summarize: In order to perfect the method of distribution, teachers 

 in elementary schools under rural supervision should remember the 

 following : 



1. A copy of the September number of the Cornell Rural School Leaflet 

 for teachers will be received through the mail early in the school year. 



2. A blank accompanies the teachers' leaflet, which is to be used only 



