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starting of a nature-study movement for a State 

 or other large territory, buy a small quantity 

 of one of the best leaflets you can find. If you 

 do not have the money, borrow it. Send a note 

 to the newspapers to the effect that any teachers 

 who wish to take up nature-study work may 

 write you for literature and advice. All the 

 rest will work itself out. Money will come 

 from some source. Soon you will be publish- 

 ing leaflets of your own; but be careful who 

 writes them. 



Beware of putting your trust in leaflets alone. 

 Follow them up with correspondence and other 

 personal work. The leaflet will not work of 

 itself. It will soon be forgotten unless you 

 keep the spirit and the enthusiasm alive. 

 Organize your teachers and your children. 

 Keep at it. 



How may I secure permission from my prin- 

 cipal to teach nature-study? 



This inquiry I cannot answer, for it is a ques- 

 tion of the personal point of view of the super- 

 vising officer, and possibly also of your own 



