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destroys the fish in the streams of the State is an enemy of the com- 

 munity and of the State. I do not know. 



We need an educational campaign all along the lines that I have 

 mentioned, and it will require the active co-operation of every man 

 who loves birds, Avho enjoys fishing, and who recognizes the eco- 

 nomic value of the birds and fish, to accomplish anything in a cam- 

 paign of education. The children in our public schools ought to 

 be taught the value of wild life. I believe that one way to start this 

 campaign is to ask that we have a Bird Day in every school in this 

 State, and that on that day some prominent citizen in the district 

 read the law, others tell stories about the birds, and others give an 

 outline of the work the birds do for man, and thus, by getting the 

 boys and girls interested in the birds, create a sentiment that will 

 compel obedience to the Game Laws of the State. 



I believe that it would be a good idea for this society to send a 

 committee to the Board of Education of this State, asking that one 

 day in each school year be set aside as Bird Day. 



The Middle Tennessee Teachers' Association is now in session in 

 this city. Would it not be a good beginning for us to take this mat- 

 ter up at this meeting of the teachers of Middle Tennessee and get 

 their co-operation? If we could do so, and I could prevail upon 

 the members of this society to give me their assistance at this time, 

 I would feel that I had done some material work as the head of the 

 Department of Game, Fish and Forestry of Tennessee. 



