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material about birds, the secretary was almost overwhelmed in the spring with 

 letters from teachers and pupils all over the state, and from other states as well. 

 As there is an unusual demand for Leaflets at the date of writing (October 1 , 

 the interest bids fair to increase steadily this year. 



A sketch of Audubon's life, by Mr. E. B. Clark, was published in School 

 5, which this Society expects to issue as a Leaflet. 



We have for the first time published a short report to be sent to mem 

 covering the first decade of our work. 



We have added to our plant two new traveling libraries (known as the '"Nancy 

 Lawrence Memorial' and the 'Directors' libraries 1 , and five sets of pictures, 

 100 in each set. with descriptions of the birds under each picture. The:-- 

 are boxed, and form a loan collection for schools; they have proved a popular 

 addition to our working force, and they — the lecture and the libraries — have been 

 in demand almost constantly. 



We have heard from about eight}" of our 102 counties, but are doing no better 

 in the matter of local secretaries. 



We wish to claim a share with Florida in the honor due Mr I Ik rge X. Cham- 

 berlin, of Illinois and Florida, in the setting apart of the Mosquito Inlet 1 

 vation, as Mr. Chamberlin is one of our vice-presidents. 



We have expended during the year I303 oo, and have received $404. oq. 

 As we started the year with a balance of $196.05, our balance in May was | . ~ 

 — Mary Dri~mmo>." try. 



Indiana. — It used to be said. " When you are in Rome, do as the Ror 

 do"; a later bit of advice is "When vou are in Rome, tell the Romans how you 

 do it. " In reporting for this year. I shall be guided by the latter. 



The routine Audubon work has gone on about as usual this year, but we did 

 hit our 'high-water mark' in our annual meeting and that I propose to tell about. 

 For vears we have held our annual meetings at various cities out in the - 

 always having the cooperation of the school authorities, the local Audubon people 

 and usuallv the club women. The meeting consists of four sessions and the 

 programs are so planned that we have two evening meetings, popular in char- 

 acter, for the general public. In the early part of Friday morning bird talks 



given in even - school in the city — not a child in school but hears about the 

 birds. Later in the morning is held a meeting for Audubon workers for the 

 reading and discussion of special papers, plans, etc. In the afternoon ther. - 

 meeting designed to be especially helpful to teachers and the older pupils of the 

 schools, and in the evening the popular m 



The meeting this year was held at Fort Wayne, the largest city we have yet 

 attempted, because of the cUfficulty of getting enough attractive speakers to give 

 bird talks in all the schools Friday morning. Fort Wayne has a strong local 

 Society and promised help on the school bird talks and they supplied more 

 than half of the speakers for their seventeen schools. 



