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Bird - Lore 



means of bringing birds and all nature into 

 the schools, in their proper guise of recrea- 

 tive uplifters. 



Begin by compiling some simple pamph- 

 let that, starting with the autumnal migra- 

 tion, shall follow the bird year to its spring 

 climax Print it either by private subscrip- 

 tion or state cooperation, and see that a copy 

 is in the hand of every teacher in a public 

 school by October first. Next procure as 

 many sets of the colored pictures (twenty- 

 five to a portfolio ) as you can beg or borrow 

 the money to procure, and distribute them, 

 while following in the wake of these must 

 come the more serious ammunition of bom- 

 bardment — the well -chosen libraries of 

 nature books. 



Thus, having gained admittance to the 

 stronghold, its complete conquest is a matter 

 of tact combined with the knowledge of 

 human nature, without v^hich no man or 

 woman is qualified to be called a citizen of 

 the world or aspire to teach or lead others. 

 — M. O.W. 



Notes and News 

 Apropos to Mrs. Wright's suggestion of 

 a method to secure the interest of the chil- 

 dren of the country, through the medium of 

 the school and the teacher, it is a pleasure to 

 mention the excellent work of the Glendora, 

 California, public school, which is doing 

 fine work both in bird study and protection. 

 Recently the scholars gave an entertainment 

 in the interest of birds, with a good pro- 

 gram and an invitation so unique and sug- 

 gestive that it is reproduced for the benefit 

 of other juniors. 



ENTB\TAlNt4£NT. 

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of 



CLEWDOIM SCHOOL 

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TO THE FRIENDS OF Bll?M 

 FRIDAY MAV Jii'-\H5. 



The children of the Kenwood School, in 

 Minneapolis, are even more ambitious than 

 the young Californians, for they have com- 

 menced the publication of a magazine, 

 'Wood Folk.' Their Audubon Society 

 was organized three years since. It speaks 

 well of the continued interest, which must 

 be largely fostered and guided by the teach- 

 ers, that the children started an organ on 

 the birthday of the great artist-naturalist, 

 Audubon. Miss Marian Conner, editor, in 

 her introductory editorial says: " The Au- 

 dubon Society was started to encourage birds 

 to make Kenwood their home. The oldest 

 residents claim that birds in unusual num- 

 bers and varieties have been observed in the 

 summers since the organization of the so- 

 ciety. Many of the children have established 

 lunch-counters for the birds. The work of 

 the Audubon Society has extended beyond 

 the school to the home. Many of the 

 mothers have taken up the study of birds 

 with their children, and accompany them 

 into the woods to study the habits of the 

 feathered songsters." 'Wood Folk' is a 

 magazine of sixteen pages of original mat- 

 ter, all of which is bright and entertaining, 

 and will serve as a model for other junior 

 Audubons. Unfortunately, there are other 

 sections where the Audubon spirit does not 

 yet exist. One of the Humane officers in 

 Kansas City recently found some boys who 

 were trying to make little Indians of them- 

 selves They had made a wigwam, and from 

 this headquarters they sallied forth and shot 

 all the birds they could find; these they 

 hung from their belts in lieu of scalps and 

 on returning to the wigwam would compare 

 notes, the most successful hunter being the 

 big chief. Perhaps the boys were not so 

 much to blame as were their parents. Cer- 

 tainly the children of the Glendora and 

 Kenwood schools will make the better citi- 

 zens. 



Michigan. — Michigan adopted the model 

 law June ar, under an "Act to revise and 

 amend the laws for the protection of game 

 and birds." It is an admirable statute in 

 that it materialh^ shortens seasons, prevents 

 sale and transportation, and permits spring 

 shooting for only a few days. In addition, 

 it permits the Audubon Society to name 



