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Stamps or seals were first used to get money for the anti-tu- 

 berculosis crusade in Norway and Sweden in 1904. After being 

 used in these countries for three years, as a direct result of the in- 

 terest of Jacob Riis in this movement, the Delaware Anti-Tuber- 

 culosis Association, headed by Miss Emily P. Bissell, and the Red 

 Cross Society of Delaware, combined in issuing a Tuberculosis 

 Stamps So successful was this campaign that nearly $3,000 was 

 realized, and the next year, in 1908, the American Red Cross was 

 induced to issue a National Red Cross Tuberculosis Stamp. From 

 this sale, $135,000 was realized, that amount being almost doubled 

 in 1909. Last year, for the first time, the sale was organized on 

 a comprehensive basis, taking in all parts of the United States, 

 and $310,000 worth were sold. In 1911, the slogan for the cam- 

 paign is, "A Million for Tuberculosis from Red Cross Seals." 

 Have you done your share ? 



Recommendations of State Country Life Committee. 

 To the Rural Education Conference, California : 



Elementary Schools. 



I. Immediate recognition of nature-study and agriculture by 

 County Boards of Education in three ways, as follows: 



(a) During the years 1912 and 1913, adoption in all 

 agricultural counties of a well organized course in na- 

 ture-study and agriculture for all grades below the 

 high school; the work of the grammar grades to be 

 closely correlated with the leading agricultural indus- 

 tries of the region and vocational in nature. 



(b) The provision of county or district supervisors 

 of nature-study and agriculture, who are to be paid by 

 setting aside a certain percentage of the income of 

 each school district. Until a new state law makes it 

 possible these supervisors cannot be paid by counties 

 out of unappropriated funds. They must be employed 

 by agreement among the trustees of the several school 

 districts interested. 



(c) Provision for proper presentation of agricul- 

 ture to teachers' institutes and county trustee conven- 

 tions. 



II. Increased attention to be paid to the preparation of teachers 

 and supervisors of nature-study and agriculture by the 

 state normal schools and the University of California. 



