6 Proceedings of the 



meet again at 2:30 p.m. On reassembling the following program 

 was enjoyed : 



President's Address, "Birds and Man" J. AI. Bates 



"Educational Value of Bird Study" Mrs. C. S. Lobingier 



"Devices for Interesting Children in Bird Study". .Anna Caldwell 

 "Observations of the Number of Birds to the Square Mile in 



Custer County" J. M. Bates 



"Birds of the Niobrara Valley" Myron H. Swenk 



"Birds of Cherry County" R. H. Wolcott 



Each of these papers was thoroughly discussed by the members 

 after presentation. 



The matter of forming an Audubon Auxiliary was presented 

 by the Recording Secretary, and a scheme, with a proposed con- 

 stitution, for its organization presented. He then moved the 

 appointment of a committee to control this organization. H. B. 

 Ward moved as a substitute motion that a committee of five be 

 appointed by the President to take in charge the bird protection 

 work in this state, and that the matter be referred to this com- 

 mittee for action. Carried. The President appointed Wilson 

 Tout, chairman, and Anna Caldwell, Mrs. C. S. Lobingier, Law- 

 rence Bruner, and R. H. Wolcott as this committee. 



The proposed amendments to the constitution were read, and, 

 on motion of Lawrence Bruner, were adopted. A motion by 

 Lawrence Bruner that with the sanction of the Executive Com- 

 mittee the secretaries be empowered to accept for publication 

 articles on birds not found in Nebraska was carried. A motion 

 by Lawrence Bruner that a committee of five be appomted to 

 take in charge the execution of a proposition to make the fifth 

 annual meeting one devoted especially to game birds was carried. 

 The President appointed as the committee R. H. Wolcott, chair- 

 man; Lawrence Bruner, G. B. Simpkins, L S. Trostler, J. M. 

 Bates. A motion by R. H. Wolcott that the Secretary be em- 

 powered to prepare the published volumes of the proceedings in 

 bound form, provided any member authorized by the President 

 would care to take the matter in charge, was carried. F. H. Shoe- 

 maker moved that the business transactions carried on at the 

 morning session be ratified. After reading of minutes they were 



