NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY 



member of the Society, has, during the past few years, created 

 an ideal Bird Sanctuary out of his beautiful ten acre estate at 

 Rumson, and has enjoyed many gratifying, tangible results of 

 his efforts. This is a line of activity in which the members 

 of the Society will find the liveliest interest and to which the 

 Societv desires to lend every possible encouragement and as- 

 sistance. 



Junior Audubon Class Work: The new office and assist- 

 ant have enabled us to devote even more attention and effort to 

 our important work in the schools during the past year than 

 heretofore. As a result our record was the best for this period 

 that has been secured in the five years that it has been carried 

 on. 579 Junior Audubon Classes were organized in New Jersey, 

 with a total membership of 14,382. This has meant a very- 

 great expenditure of time and effort, as well as no small outlay 

 of money, but the results are fully worthy of the activity thus 

 devoted. The growing interest of teachers and pupils has been 

 evidenced in many ways. Calls for bird talks in the schools are 

 constantly increasing. Pupils are showing greatly increased in- 

 terest in competing for prizes for bird drawings and essays. 

 Some examples of growing enthusiasm in the work are con- 

 tained in the following extracts from teachers' letters, a few out 

 of the many we receive : 



"I have formed classes the past two years under this plan and 

 the boys and girls were enthusiastic over the work. They fed 

 the birds in winter, and as spring came on built a great many bird 

 houses and enjoyed immensely watching birds 'rent' them and es- 

 tablish homes." A. IMargaret'Speidel, North Plainfield. 



"Your leaflets and buttons have given the children of Millstone 

 great pleasure, and have aided them to receive further knowledge 

 of the birds we have been watching continually." Magdalena 

 Mayer, East Millstone. 



"Enclosed are the names and dues of five more children who 

 desire to become members of the Seventh Grade Junior Audubon 

 Society of Manasquan. They were so pleased with the leaflets 

 that the others received that they wished to become members also." 

 Octavia E. Sparkles, Manasquan. 



"The buttons and literature for our Junior Audubon Club were 

 received and greatly appreciated by the children. I am enclosing 

 the nam.es of other children who have been inspired to join after 

 seeing the enthusiasm of the members of the Club. 



"I think your organization is doing a great good, and _we 

 expect to derive much pleasure from being affiliated with it." 

 Katherine Jamison, Pennington. 



