43° Bird - Lore 



tion as guest, at Franklin Park, Virginia. I proposed that the women offer 

 prizes for a bird-box contest. It was taken up at once and the children through- 

 out Montgomery competed for the prizes. 



In October, 1915, I was directed by the Secretary of the National Asso- 

 ciation to undertake work as Field Agent in Maryland. I went at once to 

 Baltimore and sought permission of the School Board to talk to the schools 

 in the city, and form Junior Audubon Classes. This privilege was denied me. 

 I then went to Annapolis, and learned from the State Superintendent that the 

 request must be made to the State School Board. This was done by letter in 

 December, but it was not until February that permission to proceed was 

 given me; and even then I had to get the consent of the state superintendents 

 and often of school principals. So much time was thus lost that only about two 

 months were left before the schools would close. I then presented the work to 

 schools in six counties: Montgomery, Garrett, Allegany, Baltimore, Frederick, 

 Prince George, and Ann Arundel; and I was very much helped by Miss Starr 

 and Mrs. Edward Bouton, who gave me names and many suggestions. I 

 began the work in Annapolis under the Superintendent, Dr. Samuel Garner, 

 who went with me and gave a short address in each one of his splendid schools ; 

 and he planned a delightful ten-days work in Ann Arundel County, where I 

 visited all tne public shcools and many of the private schools, and had the rare 

 privilege of speaking to the young men of St. John's College, and to the large 

 and flourishing Catholic Academy, St. Mary's; also to the schools of West 

 Annapolis, Odenton, Eastport, Brooklyn, and Curtis Bay, near Baltimore. 

 During my stay in the capital I had the pleasure of an interview with Governor 

 Harrington, who promised his help in the work that I was doing in the state, 

 and also his help for the game bills then pending. 



My second trip was to Frederick County under Superintendent Palmer. 

 Miss Virginia Craig, head of the primary department, was detailed to assist 

 me, but Mr. Palmer went with us to most of the schools, giving a short and 

 inspiring talk, and urging children and teachers to take up this work. In two 

 weeks we visited all the grades of the schools of Frederick, Myersville, Middle- 

 town, Thurmount, Catoctin, Lewiston, Jefferson, Brunswick, Newmarket, 

 Mount Carmel, New Midway, Woodsboro, Walker sville. Point of Rocks, Doub, 

 Adamtown, Emmitsburg, and Franklinville, and closed in Frederick with an 

 illustrated lecture at Hood College under Dr. Apple. The Frederick papers 

 gave good accounts each day of my talks, and were most helpful. Montgomery 

 County under Superintendent Burdett was next visited. The itinerary for 

 the two weeks included the schools of Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Montrose, 

 Germantown, Middlebrook, Gaithersburg, Washington Grove, Kensington, 

 Forest Glen, Woodside, Takoma Park, and Rockville. 



The work in Cumberland was especially delightful under Prof. John E. 

 Edwards, and Mr. George Purdew, his assistant, was detailed to visit the 

 schools with me. I found a great deal of bird-work being done there, but not 



