ing regulations. The efficiency in which these 

 can be handled has a side benefit of good 

 public relations. 



Special requests and inquiries that require 

 unusual information or demand unusual ex- 

 planations must be given individual attention. 

 No piece of mail goes unanswered regardless 

 of how trivial it may seem or despite the ve- 

 hemence of some complaints. These letters, 

 time-consuming as they are, are a very impor- 

 tant part of public contact. 



Each year there are a few complaints of 

 letters not having been answered. This is en- 

 tirely possible, for some letters ore not ad- 

 dressed legibly and a number are received 

 with no return address at all. 



Wildlife Exhibit 



The I and E Division is also in charge of a 

 live animal exhibit which attends as many of 

 the county fairs each summer as is practicable. 

 Animals for the exhibit are collected each year 

 and mainly comprise pets which persons pick 

 up and eventually wish to dispose of. At the 

 end of each fair season, early September, the 

 animals are relatively domesticated and would 

 hove difficulty fending for themselves in the 

 wilds. As a means of disposing of them, they 

 are given to better municipal zoos in the U. S. 



The live animal exhibit has always been 

 one of the most popular features of county 

 fairs. Because of the manner in which the ani- 

 mals are collected and the facilities required 

 for maintaining and transporting them, it is not 

 possible to display at all fairs. Any expansion 

 of this service would be extremely costly, espe- 

 cially in view of the short fair season and the 

 difficulty in obtaining enough animals for va- 

 ried and adequate exhibits. 



District Information Officers 



During the past biennium, district informa- 

 tion officers were assigned to six of the de- 

 partment's seven administrative districts. Be- 

 cause of their knowledge of local situations 

 and local availability, these men can provide 

 better services within their respective areas 

 than could be offered from central state officers. 



The District 1 and E programs are coordi- 

 nated on important projects that are statewide 

 in nature. An example would be the recrea- 

 tional water system which is of such impor- 

 tance and extent that a coordinated effort is 

 necessary to accomplish established goals. 

 News services and other information media 

 are served by district I and E personnel, work 

 with youth programs and schools, and fill many 

 other information and educational needs. As- 

 sistance is also given to other divisions in 



ity of boating results in a need for more water safety knowhow 



