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and erecting bird-houses, the feeding of l)irds in winter, and somewhat of the 

 great part birds have played in Uterature. 



It should ever be borne gratefully in mind that this work has been possible 

 only because of the $5,000 annual contribution of Mrs. Russell Sage and the 

 magnilicent gifts, now $20,000 annually, by a patron of the Association whose 

 modesty is as great as his generosity, and who provides this substantial support 

 with the understanding that the donor's name be not mentioned. 



MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 20.5,196 CHILDREN WHO DURING THE 

 PAST SCHOOL-YEAR BECAME JUNIOR AUDUBON MEMBERS 



SUMMER SCHOOLS 



For the second season we have tried the experiment of arranging for courses 

 in bird-study in summer schools for teachers. Most interesting and satisfac- 

 tory results have attended these efforts. The work was given as follows: 



Mr. Ludlow Griscom, an instructor at Cornell, provided two courses, each six weeks 

 in length, at the University of Virginia. He also delivered several public lectures. 



Prof. R. J. H. DeLoach conducted a course in bird-study at the University of Georgia, 

 and gave a well-attended evening lecture. 



Dr. G. Clyde Fisher, of the American Museum of Natural History, conducted a four- 

 weeks' course at the University of Florida. In addition he gave four illustrated public 

 lectures. 



Miss Gladys Gordon-Smith did Chautauqua work, giving lectures in cooperation 

 with the University of Wisconsin. Her work was confined principally to Sheboygan and 

 vicinity, where she had adult and children's classes in bird-study the last week in July. 



Miss Belle Williams instructed a class in bird-study at Winthrop College, South 

 Carolina, for four weeks. During this time she led many bird-walks for identification 

 of species. 



