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The idea which was formed last year of extending the work in a systematic 

 manner throughout each county of the state is meeting with marked success 

 in the schools. Through the teachers' institutes, and by securing the coopera- 

 tion of the county superintendents of schools, every teacher in a county 

 may be reached. This method is particularly desirable with so extensive a 

 ground to cover as is the state of New York, and in several counties is achieving 

 excellent results. In one instance a recently appointed local secretary, an 

 enthusiast in bird- and animal-protection is district superintendent with 

 seventy-two schools under her charge. 



The Buffalo Society is now fully organized, with a very able governing 

 board, the members of which are working upon various standing committees 

 and are pushing the cause of bird-protection vigorously in western New York. 

 All of the members of the Buffalo Society have recently joined the State 

 Society. 



With the reopening of the schools, the requests from teachers for supplies 

 of Audubon material are very numerous and there is every indication of a 

 very active campaign for the coming year. — Emma H. Lockwood, Secretary. 



North Dakota. — The Audubon work in North Dakota was reorganized 

 early in May, 191 2. At that time new officers were elected, including a new 

 Board of Directors, and the place of business was transferred from Grand 

 Forks to Fargo. We have been proceeding steadily with the work of reorgan- 

 izing the Association and securing a substantial membership. The work has 

 progressed somewhat slowly because we began the reorganization just as the 

 summer season was approaching and many of our people have been out of 

 the city. Likewise the school men of the state have been on their vacations, 

 and it was not possible to make progress through the schools. A substantial 

 beginning, however, has been made. The plans for future work are pretty 

 well outlined so that we feel from now on we ought to make good progress. 

 There appears to be a very good spirit among the members; in fact, we are 

 looking only for live members who are interested in the work of the Society. 



The membership is not large as yet, being about thirty paid-up members. 

 That, however, is a larger membership than the total previous enrollment 

 of members. Most of these are new members and therefore represent prac- 

 tically new work done. Thus far we have not attempted to form local organiza- 

 tions but have confined ourselves to building up the state membership. We 

 expect, however, to begin organizing local societies before long. There are 

 two or three local societies already formed, but they are not to my knowledge 

 in active working condition. The society at Devils Lake is in the best con- 

 dition, due to the interest and activity of Mrs. William Folger of that place. 



Our plan of offering Bird-Lore or Reed's 'Guide to Water-Birds' or Reed's 

 'Guide to the Land-Birds' as premiums given with each membership seems 

 to be working nicely. It makes an attractive feature in securing memberships, 



