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animals, particularly viewing this problem from the standpoint of inter- 

 relation of predatory species with California quail. 



Gordon II. True, Jr., is with the bureau in the capacity of economic 

 bird and animal zoologist, working on parasitism in game species, 

 but is spending most of his time during the last two years on the 

 problem of crop damage from game species. 



Mrs. Bessie W. Kibbe has continued to be in charge of the library 

 of the division and Miss Madeleine Monell has continued to be the secre- 

 tary for the bureau. 



EDUCATION 



The educational work in the schools was carried on mainly through 

 the efforts of Rodney S. Ellsworth. Realizing that at the most, the 

 Division of Fish and Game can but contribute to the knowledge of 

 teachers and in a small way give them a source from which they may 

 draw information for the conducting of their classes, Ellsworth's work 

 was devoted to developing a technique of handling the educational 

 work in the schools. 



To achieve this end, elaborate programs were planned in the school 

 systems of three of the larger populated centers of the State. In this 

 manner, a workable plan was evolved which should be of great value 

 in the future handling of the school program. 



A considerable number of lectures were given before conservation 

 bodies, sportsmen's clubs and interested audiences throughout the 

 width and breadth of California. The work before the service clubs 

 and fraternal organizations brought conservation teachings before a 

 field very receptive to the programs involved and it is felt that much 

 good can be accomplished by further contact with this group. 



This is the type of work which has been handled by Jack Boaz in 

 southern California where, during the time he has been with the divi- 

 sion, 91 lectures have been given representing a total audience of 8311 

 listeners. 



Realizing that the educational work of the division should not be 

 confined to those only casually interested in conservation work, the 

 bureau has aided materially the other bureaus of the division in the 

 accumulation and dissemination of knowledge. Because of the facili- 

 ties of the bureau, it has been desirable from time to time to use the 

 organization as a supply source for information of various sorts. 



Summer Resort Educational Work. The summer of 1931 was 

 the last in which the Division of Fish and Game did any active summer 

 resort educational work. It was decreed desirable to culminate the 

 program to the extent of evolving a complete method of handling the 

 work in the California State Redwood Park. This work was handled 

 by Ellsworth. Conservation was taught to the adult audiences in this 

 well populated camp through evening lectures dealing with fish and 

 game conservation and daily field trips where the work could be dem- 

 onstrated first hand. At the evening gatherings, the subject matter 

 was illustrated by stereopticon slides and motion pictures. 



VISUAL EDUCATION 



During the biennium, rapid strides were made toward bringing to 

 a culmination many of the projects set aside for motion picture work. 



