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in the outlying districts have watched the great flocks of sea-gulls, 

 following the farmers plowing their fields. We have found these 

 friends of the rancher, feeding upon the upturned grubs and worms, 

 twenty miles and more inland. 



In other places, the abundant rains of the winter have given us 

 breeding ponds, where the children love to gather the polliwogs for 

 school-room jars. 



From some schools a teacher has accompanied us with her entire 

 class. For some of the foreign children, carfare has been provided; 



With the Wild Flowers 



and it has been a joy to see them let loose in the mustard fields, 

 and come home, to the crowded section of the city, laden with wild 

 flowers. Our only regret is that all can't have the "Joy of the 

 Hills." 



Those going on the field trips are, of course, the chosen few, 

 buc they are expected to report to their classes what they observed, 

 bringing back specimens to make their lesson clearer. In not a few 

 cases, reports have come to the office of excellent lessons given 

 by these young naturalists. 



There have been several Saturday excursions, when classes have 

 been taken to parks. Twice we have gone for a week-end into the 

 mountains. This has one disadvantage, the expense of a night's 

 lodging; but we hope, in time, to have a Nature Cabin in some 

 canyon within easy access. 



