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bird clubs. The teachers have gone into the woods and found the haunts 

 of the birds and, by getting a closer insight into the lives of these tenants of 

 the wood, have learned their habits and peculiarities, and, becoming more 

 familiar with them, have learned the localities in which they abound. 

 Through this contact with nature, the teachers have been enabled to make 

 bird books and charts of their own. The instruction given to children 

 begins in the kindergarten department. There, and in the primary grades, 

 the perfect outlines of the different birds are given to the children, and, 

 under the supervision of the teachers, they put in the correct coloring. In 

 this way they become familiar with the birds and also more interested in 

 them. The teachers then tell the story of the lives of the birds, showing 

 them the pictures of the eggs and their homes. Of course one bird will be 

 the subject of two or three lessons. Thus they learn where to look for the 

 little creatures. As the work is carried on in the higher grades it broadens 

 out. The laws regarding birds are taught and the children grow rather to 

 protect than to destroy them. This, with the other nature study, is con- 

 tinued until very much is done for the plants, trees and animals, as well as 

 the birds.' 



"Both Dr. Margaret Clark, chairman of the executive committee, and 

 the secretary have gladly responded to several invitations to attend district 

 meetings of the federal clubs, Arbor Day exercises, in our schools and 

 gatherings, in public libraries, reading papers and giving talks regarding our 

 birds and nature. 



" Much literature was distributed throughout the state before and after 

 the passage of the Model Law, in all amounting to about 5,000 leaflets, 

 circulars, newspapers, etc., the farmers' institutes receiving a goodly share 

 of the same. 



" State Deputy Game Warden H. H. Yordy, of Waterloo, has rendered 

 valuable service to the society by enforcing the new law. Several arrests 

 have been made, the offenders not only being fined but in some cases the 

 firearms being confiscated. 



" Mrs. Rosa Reiniger Wilson, superintendent of the Jenkin Lloyd Jones 

 Band of Mercy, at Mason City, is doing good work among the children of 

 that place and is not only trying to interest them in the birds but is waging 

 war against cruelty in all its forms. 



'The Audubon work in our state might be generally advanced if 

 leaders for junior societies could be more easily obtained, and if all bird - 

 lovers who have not the time to become active in this work would volun- 

 tarily become either regular, associate or life members of the State Organi- 

 zation." — Mrs. William F. Parrott, Secretary. 



Louisiana. — "Since the organization of the Audubon Society of 

 Louisiana, and in consequence of the active work carried on by us, a very 



