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of the four plume-hunters now being tried for raiding Alligator Bay Colony 

 and firing on our warden, Charles Allen, is still pending in the coiurts. 



JUNIOR AUDUBON WORK 



For future effect, perhaps the most important work in which this Asso- 

 ciation is engaged today is the organizing of Audubon Classes among the 

 children of the country, and giving them systematic instruction in bird-study 

 and bird-protection. 



This effort began three yeais ago with the first large contribution from 

 Mrs. Russell Sage for bird work in the southern states. In this endeavor, 

 we today have the active cooperation of a number of the state societies, par- 

 ticularly Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Ohio, Connecticut, New Jersey, 

 Pennsylvania and Florida. 



The splendid financial support received from Mrs. Sage, and from one 

 other member whose name we are not permitted to divulge, has permitted 

 us to continue and greatly increase this work the past year. As the classes 

 are furnished with material which costs us two dollars for every dollar received 

 from the children's fees, it would have been utterly impossible to accompUsh 

 the results we have to record but for this help. Mrs. Sage gave $5,000 again 

 this year, and we enrolled over 1,200 Junior members in the southern schools. 

 There is more interest in bird-study in the northern states, and less effort 

 is required to interest teachers and pupils. For this reason, by means of $7,000 

 contributed by our unnamed friend, over 40,000 Junior members were added 

 the past twelve months in the North. I beUeve the number will be even greater 

 the coming year, as our benefactor has provided a fund of $10,000 for this work. 



The preparing of special material for educational work in Alaska 

 has gone forward this year nearly to completion. Six leaflets, with colored 

 plates and outline drawings, have been issued on Alaska bird subjects. These, 

 together with a special article on the general bird life of Alaska, prepared 

 by Mr. E. W. Nelson, and other material, will shortly be embodied in book 

 form, and will be supplied to every one of the 8,000 school children of that 

 territory. 



It will be remembered that this entire undertaking is being financed by 

 one of our loyal and liberal members, whose name we regret to say the donor 

 insists on withholding for the present. Out of the fund furnished from the same 

 source. Dr. Harold Heath, of California, was employed the past summer, 

 to represent the Association as warden and special investigator to the Forester 

 Island Government Bird Reservation off the southern coast of Alaska. 



