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fungus, could be planted along the Pacific Coast. In this way 

 the species might be saved to the continent. 



The study of the moulds, rusts, rots, smuts and blights of 

 vegetables, flowers, grains and fruits leads naturally to the general 

 theory of prevention of human disease by intelligent cleanliness. 

 These topics also afford excellent opportunities for impressing 

 the need of organized co-operation in dealing with these powerful 

 and destructive enemies. 



In the grade plan omit from consideration any bird, flower, 

 tree or type of any kind that does not occur in your own section 

 of Oregon. Possibly, in another year, grade plans in nature-study 

 may be worked out which shall fit all the different sections of the 

 State more perfectly. Schools organized on the plan of eight 

 grades can select topics from grade IX at discretion of teachers. 



Agriculture 

 A course in Agriculture is issued in a separate pamphlet and 

 may be secured from the County Superintendent or the Super- 

 intendent of Public Instruction. 



News and Notes 



The Rockford, 111., Branch of the American Nature-Study 

 Society is active. Witness the following: 



It has long been the desire of the Nature-Study Society of Rock- 

 ford to take part in a state or country-wide campaign for closer 

 protection of our native birds, such as has not been touched upon 

 by the Weeks-McLane Bill. To this end an educational campaign 

 is now on foot to interest our city fathers to license the cat in order 

 to diminish loss among birds in that direction, this being but one 

 phase of conservation. Our cat license campaign has been started 

 for some time. The Society has appointed a "Cat License Public- 

 ity Committee" to take care of the educational side of the ques- 

 tion. At present we are inserting one article a week in the evening 

 papers, (each Saturday evening). Each article goes to make up a 

 part of a "continued story," as it might be called, having the 

 general title "The Status of the Cat in Rockford." We do not 

 plan to bring the question to a vote in the city council before March 

 of next year. 



