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was given space in the county institute program books for a short article on 

 "Practical Bird-Study in the Schools." Following this up, a letter was addressed 

 to each county institute instructor, asking him to make this subject a point 

 during nature-study discussion before his institute. The suggestion was met 

 with a hearty response. The result is that requests for literature are steadily 

 coming in from all parts of the state from teachers desiring to start bird study 

 in their schools. We are supplying them with such literature as "Announce- 

 ment to Southern Teachers," Traf ton's "How to Organize a School Audubon 

 Bird Club," "Winter Feeding of Wild Birds," and "Putting up Bird-Boxes." 



According to last reports, there were 51 Junior Audubon Societies in this 

 state, and we trust that during the coming year this number will show a goodly 

 increase. 



On March 7, 1913, a Branch Society was formed at Fairmont, W. Va. r 

 with the following officers: C. C. Meyer, President; Miss Blanche Henry, 

 Vice-President; Miss Eva M. Fling, Secretary; and Miss Gertrude Creel, 

 Treasurer. The Fairmont Branch has been doing excellent work in that vicin- 

 ity, and the outlook is very bright for the propagation of the work there. 



The regular monthly meetings were held during the winter months. Our 

 outdoor meetings began in the early spring and were devoted entirely to 

 observation. 



In February we were fortunate enough to secure Dr. Oldys to give an 

 interesting stereopticon lecture and one field trip. Twenty- three persons took 

 advantage of this tramp, and eleven species of birds were seen. 



Dr. Swope also conducted an early morning (4.00 a. m.) field trip, when 

 he was with us in June. This time the attendance numbered sixteen, and 

 thirty-one different birds were seen or heard. Dr. Swope also met in con- 

 ference with the Society, presenting suggestions as to work and methods. 



Our members have been much interested in the plumage proviso in Sched- 

 ule "N" of the Tariff Bill. A number have sent personal letters to our Rep- 

 resentatives and Senators in behalf of the original bill, and night letters were 

 also sent by the Society to each member of the Conference Committee. 



Our annual meeting was held Tuesday evening, October 7, and the following 

 officers were elected for the coming year: Miss Hattie M. Alleman, President; 

 Miss Bertha White, Treasurer; Mrs. W. W. George, Vice-President; and Miss 

 Clara Marsh, Secretary.— Hattie M. Alleman, Retiring Secretary. 



Wisconsin. — For the past year, the Wisconsin Audubon Society has 

 endeavored to carry on, as successfully as possible, the work for which it was 

 organized — namely, the spread of interest in bird life and in natural history. 



The year was not marked by any signal achievement, though of course 

 we had a hand along with the host of others in support of the plumage amend- 

 ment in the Tariff Bill. 



Experience has shown, so we at least believe, that, unless there are very 



