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various state summer schools. In this advance we were materially aided finan- 

 cially by one of our most loyal members, who has through the years assisted 

 in many phases of the work. The following is a brief summary of what was 

 accomplished : 



Dr. C. Hart Merriam gave four splendid illustrated lectures at the summer-school 

 held at the University of California, in Berkeley. 



Prof. A. .\. Saunders taught a class in bird-study at the Biological Laboratory of the 

 University of Montana, and also gave an illustrated address before the entire summer- 

 school at the University in Missoida. He was instrumental in securing the creation of a 

 bird-sanctuary on the island in the lake near the Laboratory. 



Dr. H. F. Perkins, of the University of Vermont, gave a six weeks' course in bird- 

 study there, the influence of which was felt in the entire summer-school. 



Mr. Ludlow Griscom, an instructor at Cornell, gave two courses, each si.x weeks in 

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



Dr. Eugene Swope gave illustrated lectures and conducted bird-walks daily for a 

 week at the summer-school of South Carolina. 



Prof. R. J. H. DeLoach and Prof. C. F. Hodge lectured for two weeks, and conducted 

 bird-walks, at the University of Georgia, at Athens. The public lectures given by Pro- 

 fessor Hodge created great interest. 



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

 month's course and gave public lectures at the University of Florida. 



Mrs. Alice Hall Walter and Professor Ehringer taught bird-study for six weeks at 

 the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor, New York. In addition to this we 

 were able to arrange for Dr. Chapman, ]\Ir. Forbush, and Mr. Job, to give illustrated 

 addresses to the summer-school at Cold Spring Harbor, which consisted of a colony of 

 somewhat over one hundred science students and instructors. 



In order to see how the work was progressing, and to look into the 

 advisabihty of continuing it, the Secretary visited the summer-schools at 

 the University of Vermont, University of Virginia, South Carolina State 

 Normal College, University of Georgia, and University of Florida. At all 

 of these places he gave illustrated addresses, and had the fullest oppor- 

 tunity of presenting the whole subject of the Audubon work, and the 

 scope of its various activities, to the students and faculties. 



He was able to organize the Georgia Audubon Society with a notable 

 selection of officers and directors. 



LEGISLATION 



As usual during a legislative year Audubon Society workers have been 

 active, either in opposing harmful measures for wild-bird-and-animal protec- 

 tion, or striving with others to secure the enactment of further shooting restric- 

 tion. A partial list of the bills in which we were interested is as follows: In 

 California the question of taking protection from Meadowlarks and Robins 

 was again raised by the fruit-growers, but the measure was defeated. The state 

 law on wading-birds was changed so as to conform with the Federal regula- 

 tions for the protection of migratory birds. Part of the Angeles Forest Reserve 



