A GROUP OF THE HUNTERS AND SOME OF THEIR SPOILS 



Some of the school children of DubuQUe, Iowa, whose good work, inspired by the Rotary Club of that city, resulted in the collection of sixty pounds 

 of cocoons of the tussock moth. It was a competitive campaign, and the little girl whose collar is marked with a cross was the winner. 



THE VALIANT HUNTERS OF THE MOTH EGG COCOONS 



THE following from the Newark Evening News is 

 reproduced with congratulations to the Rotary 

 Club of Dubuque for inspiring the work in that 

 city and to the school children of Dubuque for the fine 

 showing they made in collecting the cocoons: 



"At first glance one might easily suppose the cut is 

 illustrative of some phase of the food campaign which 

 is now sweeping this country. In truth it is but several 

 stages removed, for these school children are among 

 those in Dubuque, Iowa, whose efforts were enlisted in 

 fighting the tussock moth. 



"When the Rotary Club of that city realized the 

 danger that was threatening their trees because of the 

 ravages of the tussock moth, a campaign was started to 

 collect the egg cocoons before thev had the opportunity 

 to hatch out this spring. Members of the club visited 

 the various schools and succeeded in interesting the teach- 

 ers and pupils in the undertaking. The club offered 

 prizes for the school children who would turn in the 

 largest number of egg cocoons. Captains were appointed 

 in each school and the work was soon organized. 



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The individual and school prizes approximated $50. 



"One hundred children brought in about five bushels 

 of cocoons, weighing over sixty pounds, and the picture 

 shows some of the boys and girls who were prize-winners. 

 Little Barbara Alesch, aged twelve (whose picture bears 

 a cross), was the winner, not only of the girls' first prize, 

 but of the second general prize in competition with the 

 boys. When asked how she did it, she replied, T just 

 took all the boys overlooked.' 



"The Rotary Club has decided, if next year another 

 similar campaign is necessary, to give each pupil twenty- 

 five cents for each pound of cocoons gathered, in addi- 

 tion to the special prizes. In this way every pupil par- 

 ticipating will receive something for his or her work. 

 By adopting this method the expenditure of $75 or $100 

 will accomplish wonders. This year publicity through 

 the newspapers stimulated interest, and, aside from the 

 egg cocoons gathered, scores of -people cleared up their 

 own trees and banded them. The ten days of energetic 

 work certainly has proved a saving of countless trees to 

 this wide-awake city." 



