BIRD-PROTECTION IN THE SCHOOLS 295 



Building bird-houses to put up in school-yard. 



Exhibition of bird-houses open to the public. 



Members of clubs give talks to children in other build- 

 ings. 



Talks given to club by various members about some 

 birds shown by the radiopticon. 



Demonstration of tying suet to branches of trees. 



Debates on such questions as, "Should the crow be 

 protected?" 



Providing Christmas tree for the birds. 



Field trips. 



Publication of a paper containing articles about birds. 



Playing bird games. 



Spring migration records of birds kept by club. 



Attending illustrated lecture given by some one who 

 has lantern slides. 



The following are the suggestions for meetings as 

 given in the "Guide of the Liberty Bell Bird Club " : 



First : Repeat in concert the pledge of the Liberty Bell 

 Bird Club. 



Second: Members report all the different varieties of 

 birds seen since the last meeting. This report to be writ- 

 ten, read, and given to the teacher or director and to be 

 filed. 



Third : Recitation or reading — a bird poem or a bird 

 story. Many good ones appear from time to time in the 

 "Farm Journal's" Bird Club column and elsewhere in 

 the paper. 



Fourth : Members report what they have observed and 

 all special bird work done by them. 



Fifth: Composition on one of the articles in the Bird 

 Club page of the "Farm Journal." Subject to be given 

 by the teacher or director. 



Sixth: Question box. 



