The Audubon Societies 89 



The Audubon Society of Connecticut is about to try a new plan for stimulating 

 the work in schools and keeping the local secretaries in touch also. 



As all the work in this state, as in many others, is done by those who work 

 for the love of it, and who are not able to devote more than a small portion of 

 their time to it, a new office has been created, that of School Secretary. 



This position will be filled by a young lady who has not only been a teacher 

 of teachers, and therefore knows the limitations as well as the requirements for 

 bird work in the public schools, but has had success in speaking to children 

 and teachers as well in the interest of the Audubon work. 



There are often people who would be willing to become local secretaries and 

 organize branch work if they knew exactly how to proceed, but it is not always 

 easy to impart this information by either printed directions or letter. To meet 

 these prospective workers half way, the School Secretary is prepared during the 

 spring to visit central places in each county of the state, where a sufficient group 

 of those interested desire to talk over the various branches of the work, and 

 receive directions by word of mouth, with the added inspiration that comes from 

 personal contact with one fitted to explain, as well as fired by enthusiasm. 



Any one living in the state, interested either in introducing protective bird 

 study into a school, or of forming a local circle of the Audubon Society, may 

 address Miss Hurd, 43 West avenue, South Norwalk, Connecticut. 



FLORIDA SCREECH OWL 



Photographed by George Shiras, 3d 



