FORTIETH BIENNIAL REPORT 11 



REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER 



With the start of the new biennium, the Bureau of Game Farms 

 was abolished, following the retirement of its Chief, August Bade. The 

 supervision and management of the farm was assigned as a function of 

 the Bureau of Game Conservation. 



The plan of reorganization of the functions and activities of the 

 various bureaus of the division, prepared during the previous biennium, 

 has been effected, with such additional changes as developed, for greater 

 efficiency in administration and management. 



The following personnel changes are worthy of note : 



Bureau of Patrol : 



L. F. Chappell appointed Chief, May 10, 1948 



A. A. Jordan appointed Assistant Chief, August 1, 1947 



S. K. Gilloon appointed Assistant Chief, April 1, 1948 



0. P. Brownlow retired, December 31, 1946 



Walter Engelke retired October 31, 1947 



Walter Emerick retired April 1, 1948 



Walter R. Krukow, deceased, April 20, 1947 



Bureau of Marine Fisheries : 



Richard S. Croker appointed Chief, September 1, 1946 

 S. H. Dado, retired, June 30, 1948 



Bureau of Fish Conservation : 



Earl Leitritz, appointed Supervisor of Fish Hatcheries, October 

 16, 1947, vice A. E. Burghduff, retired, October 15, 1947 



Bureau of Game Conservation : 



Ben Glading appointed Assistant Chief, August 25, 1947, vice 

 Gordon H. True, Jr., retired, August 1, 1946 



CONSERVATION EDUCATION 



During the biennium, several of our silent motion pictures were 

 reedited into shorter versions, and sounded. "More Trout for the Creel," 

 showing a few typical fish hatcheries, methods of propagation and plant- 

 ing in lakes and streams became very popular and continues as a most 

 interesting and educational project. Picturing and describing the con- 

 struction and use of the watering devices, "More Quail for the Deserts" 

 is a very fine film for instructional purposes. "Game Farms and Ring- 

 necks" shows the production program of our game farms and the release 

 of pheasants. "Sardines for Supper" well illustrates the commercial 

 fishing, canning, and processing industries. 



The sounding of our pictures enabled loaning of these films without 

 the necessity of our personnel taking projection equipment, thus effect- 

 ing considerable saving in travel expense, and at the same time providing 

 greater distribution and use, by adult groups, and in school assemblies. 



