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advantage of being able to combine both these purposes of pub- 

 Hcity, namely, education and securing favorable public opinion 

 for the Commission. 



Of perhaps more direct educational benefit is the issuance of 

 bulletins on the life history and means of eradication of the mos- 

 quito pest, particularly v^hen a Commission is working in a new 

 field just starting in a county. A widespread issuance of bul- 

 letins of this sort is advantageous, as it should result in cutting 

 down considerably the amount of work which the inspectors of 

 the Commission have to do in keeping back yards free of breed- 

 ing places, as the residents themselves can usually be depended 

 on to take care of their own premises after a little educational 

 work of this sort. 



Siuch widespread educational work as was done during the last 

 so-called "Mosquito Week" in May, of last year, comprising 

 exhibits of live wrigglers in all classrooms and approipriate litera- 

 ture should have most beneficial results in any county in keeping 

 the surroundings of their own homes free of breeding places, 

 and in securing the favorable attention of what, in a few years, 

 will be the voters and citizens of the county. 



I wish to mention in connection with securing the co-operation 

 of school children, the suggestion which has already been partly 

 carried out in Bergen County, that is, the co-operation which 

 has been worked out with the various troops of boy scouts of 

 that county. The Mosquito Extermination Commission there 

 will give a small badge or button to any boy scout who reports 

 an undiscovered mosquito breeding place. The recipient of the 

 button is also credited with a certain number of points of merit, ' 

 toward scout honors, and this is a further incentive tO' a close 

 examination of surrounding territory to find mosquito breeding 

 places. The aid of these volunteer inspectors is also a check on 

 the activity of the regular local inspectors of the Commission, 

 and the whole matter is worth looking into by practically all the 

 Commissions in the State. 



In connection with the publicity work in mosquito control, 

 there is now available the aid of a trained publicity expert, con- 

 nected with the Department of Conservation and Development. 



