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iTUicl.. l-iisl week wo wcnl for ;., walk in ^^^ Ycik Hi., I .-,.,,1 Oamn I.«w 

 IIk^ woods and scrurcd a, luimbcr of la.sl 



year's ncsis for our coilcclion. Wo aro On April !<;, (iovomor l)i\- signod I lie 



also sUidyiiiK I lu- ways of ( ho Rohiii, lUiio Now York ( 'ons(-rval ion l,a.w, wliioli 



Jay, Song Sparrow and Wroii." carric-d willi il a. ro oodirical ion of I lio 



Mr. Rodorick 15. Tlia.w wrilcs fron) N(^w slalo's gaiiio la.ws. This n- rodihcalion is 



(iormanl.own, N. J.: "My pupils arc very caloula.lcd lo cloar away I he (onfusion 



niiich iiTl(^roslod in (Ik; work, and llu and oha.olic condilion rosiilling from an 



iuov(Miionl niccls wilh I Ik; approval and a((iiinula I ion of laws wlii( li had Ikmmi 



JK-arl.y ((xlporal ion of I Ik; paronls." a.ddod from ycai' lo year and many of 



Mrs. I,. S. (iillonlino, Murfr(;(;sl)or(), which wore more or loss i onlli, I ini';. 



'r(;nn., says: "Our JurK)r (Mass is growing Om- of I ho provisions of I ho now law is 



in nnnd)(;rs, is very miioh inloroslod, Ihal any (ili/,(;n may (omplain of insnf- 



and is doing Ix-auliful work. I have never fu ion! prolo(lion lo li:;h or i^'uno, a.rKl Ix: 



so(;n more onlluisiasm disphiyod in my a,((()r(lod a, hearing on sin h oomplaini, 



tcarliing cxpcrionco of sixtoon years." wilhin Iwonly days. 



I'rof. ('. I'',. Honder, priru;ipa.I of I Ik- ArK)l her provision pornu'ls I he ( 'ommis- 



high school of OaklaiKl, Md., ha,:; wrillon: sion lo g;ranl relief lo I ho owikt of any 



"Yeslorday wc; organized wilh a. mond)or' properly on which prolo(lod speiies be- 



sliip of forly nine sindenls. Ilerowilh I com(; deslruclive; birds or (piadriipeds 



en(;i()se (;lK;ck for $4.90 for mondx-rship in (pn-slion being disposed of by a, Sla.lo 



fe(;S, in excliangc; forlit.era.l,tire and bullous. I'roleclor nnd(;r (ho dire(;lion of I ho Coiri- 



I think I he AiKhdx)n Sociely is a, great, mission. The Commission l)oli(;v(;s (ha,t 



Associalion." f(;wor laws ami an ever incr(;a,sing vigila,iK(; 



Miss l.aura, I-. l''a.ucoU., of Lenoir, N. ('., in Ihoir onforicmoni will result in uKiro 



reports: "TIk; uK-mbors of the class a,r(; ganie, 



delighted wilh their l(;a,tlets and bill tons. The now nn-asuro provides for I Ik; in- 



'I'hey arc going to giv(; a, bird day program < roasc; of game prole, tors from ninoly- 



l)(;forc l,h(; school loiiK)rrow, whi( h will, live; to oik; hundred and Iwonly livo. 'I'Ik; 



I am sure, increa.so the inler(;st. in bird stale is d(;( tared lo Ix; the owner of all 



Study." wild tish and gann; for t Ik; (»urpos(; of 



Miss Salli<; (). h'.wing, who condtK:ts an (onl rolling I lie ca.|)tiiro or killing of satno. 

 Audubon Class in the RoatK)ko, Va., Prohibition of sale of hsli, birds or quad- 

 schools, sa.ys: '"('he birds arc all coming rupeds is an important |)arl of I Ik; |>roseiit 

 back from the; South, and IIk; children law. 



Iiav(; b(;en busy g(;tting roa.dy for them 'I"Ik; laws lia,v<; now boon madi; more 

 by nailing up chalk boxes and ol her ro(C|) uniform, and will d()iibtloss lend lo be 

 lacl(;s for iK;sl ing pla,ces. Their little more; generally |)opula,r beans,; nK)r,; lib- 

 faces boain with delight as they l(;ll itk- oral, whih; lendini'; at t h,; sani,; tim,; to 

 each day of new arrivals, sw(;et songs, (;tc., afford gr,ator prote,li,>n lo birds and 

 and they arc eager to car,; for tin; birds game. 



and protect them. I am sending a. list In the p,)rli,)n of t Ik; slat ut(; that, deals 



of teachers who arc interested in birds, with birds, llK;rc arc .several distinct 



and who will be glad to rec(;ivc sample gains. (Jo, -so, lirant and Ducks still have 



i(;a,ll,;ls I'ind learn ,)f y,)ur plan of organi the same open season, i. (;., Sept,(;ird)er r^ 



/.ation." to ja.nua.ry 10, but I her,; is a. perma.iK;nt 



The or(ic(;rs of a. number of th(; Sla.lo close sca,son established for .Swans and 



Audubon Societies arc coiiiicrating with WchxI Ducks. The total bag limit for 



the National As.sociation in i)ushing (his a.ll speiies (ombined is twenty-five to 



highly important phase o£ our work and each hunter, and forty for two or more 



we hope eventually to extend it through i)ersons in (he same boat, battery or blind 



out the country. — T. (i. F'. in one day. Rails, (!oots an, I Miul ffens 



