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instruction given. They Mere stimulated to inaugurate worth while 

 conservation work with their own troop and with their community. 

 The influence for good which they will exert can not be measured. 



Conventions. It has been the policy to make the annual spring 

 convention of division employees educational in natui'e. As a conse- 

 quence, it has been the duty of this bureau to provide suitable programs. 



Fig. 24. Blind from which first photographic evidence was made of nesting of long- 

 billed curlew in California, scene from "Shorebirds" 125— A. 



A slight change in emphasis was made in 1930. when, instead of formal 

 talks, subjects were simply presented by a chairman and were discussed 

 from the floor. In each instance, a display of the more recent educa- 

 tional motion pictures was given. 



VISUAL EDUCATION 



Motion Pictures. During the biennium, it has been possible for 

 official ])liotograplier E. S. Cheney to greatly increase the library of 

 films. Fine new material allowed the making of new reels covering the 

 following subjects: shorebirds, antelope, cranes, game refuges, com- 

 mercial fisheries, Pismo clams, spiny lobster and striped bass fishing. 

 For some time, need has been felt for a feature reel showing the activi- 

 ties of the division. This was finally completed in the sj^ring of 1930. 

 With a simple scenario it visualizes the Avide activities in the interest 

 of game conservation : law enforcement, fish propagation, game propa- 

 gation, commercial fisheries, screens and ladders, education and 

 research. 



When an endeavor was made to furnish news reels for showing 

 throughout the state, it was discovered that talking pictures are now 

 in vogue and that silent pictures are not utilized on the larger circuits. 

 As a consequence, a news reel on ducks and other game birds has been 

 utilized in connection with lectures rather than released on a circuit. 



