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APPENDIX B. 



CIRCULATING NATURE STUDY COLLECTIONS IN THE 

 PUBLIC SCHOOLS 



Schools Supplied: 



Manhattan 113 



Brooklyn 121 



Queens 61 



Richmond 24 



Bronx 37 



Private Schools 16 



Independent Schools 13 



Total Number of Schools 385 



Pupils Studying Collections: 



Collections Studied by 



Robin Set 97,792 



Bluebird 90,571 



Tanager 95,807 



Owl 103,352 



Blue Jay 94,915 



Special Insects 44,600 



Insect Set 48,500 



Economic Insects 10,265 



Woods 50,316 



Minerals and Rocks 19,337 



Sponges and Corals 26,143 



Mollusks 37,792 



Echinoderms and Worms 15,985 



Crabs 3,210 



Small Mammals 27,187 



Public Health Charts 26,100 



Special Collections 69,120 



Total Number of Pupils 860,992 



Comparative Table for Five Years: 



1915 



No. of Collections 671 



No. of Schools Supplied. . 473 



No. of Pupils Using 

 Collections 1,238,581 1,118,322 1,075,076 790,346 860,992 



.916 



1917 



1918 



1919 



704 



712 



629 



668 



439 



446 



419 



385 



