TWENTY-NINTH BIENNIAL REPORT. 



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Attendance Record Lectures, Bureau of Education and Research, 

 July 1, 1924, to June 30, 1926. 



Number of I ttend- 



Organization lectures once 



High schools — 47 21,295 



Grammar schools 10 3,850 



Universities and colleges II 2,160 



Civic and public 21 6,065 



Service clubs 17 1,090 



Fish and game protective associations 1" 914 



Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls, etc 15 1,694 



Radio : > 



Miscellaneous 27 2,29S 



Motion picture film only 5 3,000 



Totals 106 42,:^t; 



Fig. 14. A group of Boy Scouts from Oakland who received field instruction 

 on game and game conditions while visiting Yosemite National Park, summer 

 of 1926. Photograph by B. C. Cain. 



Nature Education. 



Attempts have been made to stimulate the teaching of nature study 

 and conservation in the public schools. Through a committee at the 

 University of California, nature study work has been actively espoused. 

 Emphasis is especially needed now since the law, making nature study 

 compulsory in the public schools, was repealed at the 1925 session of 

 the legislature. Thousands of helpful publications have been furnished 

 school teachers at their request. Every opportunity has been taken 

 through interviews to encourage teachers to emphasize nature study 

 and conservation. A large number of donations of birds' eggs and 

 other specimens have been made to various schools and museums for 

 use in objective teaching. Many loans of lantern slides have also been 

 made to teachers. 



Aid to various boy scout organizations was also furnished through 

 activities in supervising the passing of bird study and conservation 

 tests. At least three employees of the Commission have been actively 



