76 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



REPORT OF BUREAU OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 



By H. C. Bryant, in charge 

 PERSONNEL 



The staff of the Bureau of Education and Research at the end of 

 June, 1930, numhered eleven. Following the resignation of Roy 

 Ludnum on November 20, 1928, the Bureau of Research, which tem- 

 porarily had been operated separately, was reallocated to the Bureau 

 of Education, and from this date onward all game research work has 

 been supervised and the word "research" added to the name of the 

 bureau. 



George Holmes, who had been employed as lecturer in the schools, 

 resigned on September 15, 1928. His place was not filled. 



In the fall of 1928, it seemed advisable to change the method of 

 securing motion pictures, Avhich had been on a footage basis. E. S. 

 Cheney, an experienced photographer, was employed on half time, and 

 he has furnished a continual increment of both stills and motion picture 

 films. 



Dr. Henry Van Roekel was secured as a pathologist on June 1, 1928, 

 and served capably until July 31, 1929, when he resigned to take a 

 responsible position at the State College of Agriculture, Amherst, 

 Massachusetts. 



Dr. E. C. O'Roke acted as parasitologist for more than a year, sever- 

 ing his connection on August 31, 1929, to accept a position as assistant 

 professor at the University of Michigan, College of Forestry and Con- 

 servation. Beginning in late February, 1930, Gordon H. True, Jr., was 

 employed to carry on parasitological research and in particular to 

 determine some means of preventing damage by deer to orchards. 



Paul A. Shaw was employed beginning November 1, 1928, and was 

 given the important work of finding the cause of duck disease. For a 

 short period in the spring of 1930 he was furnished a technical assistant. 



A continuing problem through the years has been that of the preda- 

 tory animal. E. L. Sumner, Jr., w^as employed on January 1, 1930, to 

 undertake researches on the status, depredations and interrelations of 

 predatory animals. 



The Bureau of Public Relations was merged with this bureau on 

 December 10, 1929, at which time Leo K. Wilson was employed on part- 

 time to care for this important work. June 13, 1930, Earl Soto suc- 

 ceeded Mr, Wilson in handling this work on a full-time basis, and Mr. 

 Wilson assisted in other capacities. 



Owing to the size and scattered activities within the bureau it was 

 found desirable to hold staff meetings. This gave opportunity for staff 

 members to become personally acquainted and to understand the aims 

 of the bureau and its interrelations. 



EDUCATION 



Lectures. There has been continued effort to emphasize educa- 

 tional work in the schools. As indicated by the table which follows, a 



