TWENTY-SEVENTH BIENNIAL REPORT. 87 



REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF EDUCATION, PUHLIdl V 



AND RESEARCH. 



Tlie llonorabk Board of Fish and (Jaine Coinini.ssioncr.s of the Slate of 

 California. •' '•''■-';•■'- 



Sirs: AVe have tlie liuiior to subinit luTt'witii a i'c|)()rt on the work 

 and aecomplislmients of the Dei)artiiient of Ediieatioii. I'lihlicity and 

 Research, covering- the period from July ], 1!)2(), to June ;^0, 1!)22, 

 this being- the fourth report of this kind since the inauguration of the 

 department. 



The following brief outline of aims wliieh iias ])een followed by the 

 department since its inception gives an idea of the character of the 

 work : 



I. Ediicatiou of the youth especially but also of all to an understanding of the 

 nature and extent of the state's natural resources and the need and value of 

 conserving them. 

 A. To be attained by means of : 



1. School and public lectures. 



2. Bulletins and leaflets. 



3. Magazine articles and the press. 



II. Wide publicity concerning the work and accomplishments of the California 

 Fish and Game Commission. 



III. Backing of the educational and publicity campaign by exact and dependable 

 data secured by painstaking and scientific research. 



There is seldom anything spectacular to report in the obvious results 

 of an educational campaign, nor can current results be depended upon 

 to furnish evidence of the effectiveness of the plan. Fruition of the 

 project to instruct the youth of our state regarding the conservation 

 of natural resources is to be looked for far in the future and then 

 only can a fair measure be made of the actual success attained. 

 Pending the time when the actual results are more apparent, your 

 attention is called to the outstanding accomplishments of the biennium. 



LECTURES. 



Increasing demand has been made on our services for conservation 

 lectures and displays of motion pictures. ]\Iany more people have 

 been reached in this way than in any similar period since the beginning 

 of the work. As heretofore, the attempt has been made to distribute 

 the lecture work as nearly as possible over the entire state. When a 

 request comes in for a lecture, it is filed and as soon as convenient 

 lectures at nearby places are arranged for certain dates, thus making 

 the trip of the lecturer most worth while. 



In many instances all of the school children in a town have been dis- 

 missed in order to attend the lecture given. In one instance every 

 high school in the county having- pi-oper facilities was given an 

 illustrated lecture at the recpiest of the county superintendent of 

 school^. An endeavor to reach fish and game protective associations 

 of the state has resulted in five splendid meetings with such organiza- 

 tions. Illustrated lectures are always one feature of the Counnissiou's 

 exhibit at the State Fair during September. 



