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much to study — animal tracks, birds’ nests, tree recognition, cocoons, and 
the making of nesting boxes and feeding stations. He advised getting the 
child to want to learn and to choose his own spheres of interest. 
Robert Rulison of Evanston discussed some of the organizational pro- 
cedures of the Evanston Bird Club. Its constitution calls for maximum 
terms of 4 years for officers; each year some of the older, experienced 
members are retained with new officers added. The club, like others, seeks 
100 per cent participation in club activities. Mrs. Anne Bayless of Gary, 
Ind. discussed methods of getting more publicity for clubs, especially in 
newspapers, through turning in written releases of the clubs’ activities, 
obtaining feature stories and interviews, etc. Mr. Mostek, discussing how 
to disseminate the conservation news that comes in constantly from many 
sources, suggested each club should have a conservation chairman. Elizabeth 
McClelland of Pittsburgh, Pa., told of her work as a science resource 
teacher, conducting 22 classes of 600 children. They take hikes, study birds, 
fossils, rocks, stars, visit museums, raise flowers, prepare exhibits for 
flower shows, and enter into many community activities. 
Jane Tester of Rockford told of the numerous youngsters in the North 
Central Illinois Natural History Society there. Sixteen are teen or college 
age. The youngest, 9, won a hobby show award for a collection of birds’ 
nests. Two are going to Horicon Marsh, Wis., to study the heron rookeries 
for two months. Another made a model map of a good birding area and 
reported on the 95 birds found in the area. Another is working on the 
birds of Winnebago county,.and another is studying hawks’ nests. Keith 
Martin of Wheaton showed color slides he took last year at the Audubon 
Camp of Wisconsin, and slides also were shown of the 1955 annual meet- 
ing at Princeton. 
Mrs. Russell told how to start a small sanctuary. Some of her sugges- 
tions: Don’t make it too manicured; provide varied habitat, including grass, 
brush piles, and dead trees; balance plantings for winter and summer 
food and shelter. She asserted it is never too late to start a bird sanctuary, 
no matter what the starter’s age. Some sanctuary work done by members 
of the Princeton club was outlined by Carl Kramer of Princeton. Its 
latest project is sponsoring group plantings in Princeton park as memorials. 
Elton Fawks of Moline, talking on the planning of field trips, told of 
the Tri-City Club’s May Dawn bird hikes, attracting 100-300 persons; the 
Christmas bird count, for which they got 41 people in 8 cars last year and 
broke all records for Iowa and also compiled the largest list in Illinois 
(72 species). He told about the camp-outs held in Michigan, and suggested 
they would be interesting here; field trips throughout the state would give 
many groups chances to get together. Mrs. Stenmark, of Polo, naturalist 
at White Pines State Park, told of leading nature walks. Try to arouse 
people’s curiosity, she advised, and don’t be “high hat” among those who 
know little about nature. Mrs. Mildred Rulison of Evanston gave pointers 
on planning indoor meetings, and showed a display of programs of numerous 
clubs. A playlet, “When Audubon Comes Home,” was presented under the 
direction of Leroy Tunstall of Wheaton. The scene was laid in Audi 
home in the 1820’s. 
After an intermission, the annual business meeting began with an an- 
