. Bird lore . ffortwas made to destroy its usefulness. In this, however, they were only partlysuccessful, while, on the other hand, the Society and its friends were able tosecure the passage of a number of local laws providing for much-needed restric-tions on hunting. Our receipts for the year weix $12,, and our expenditures $12,,leaving a balance on hand of $—T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary. State Audubon Reports 325 Ohio.—The past year has been the banner year in the history of the AudubonSociety of Ohio, at least as regards the educational work. We saw what could,be done by
. Bird lore . ffortwas made to destroy its usefulness. In this, however, they were only partlysuccessful, while, on the other hand, the Society and its friends were able tosecure the passage of a number of local laws providing for much-needed restric-tions on hunting. Our receipts for the year weix $12,, and our expenditures $12,,leaving a balance on hand of $—T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary. State Audubon Reports 325 Ohio.—The past year has been the banner year in the history of the AudubonSociety of Ohio, at least as regards the educational work. We saw what could,be done by a systematic and well-directed effort on the part of a corps of enthusi-astic, capable members of our Society, and we feel assured that the work has notbeen without its definite effect upon the thousands of school children who so thor-oughly enjoyed the series of lectures on Birds whch were given in every partof Cincinnati last year. The plan was as follows: We had as many as half a dozen lectures (mostly. SAND-BAR IN NORTH CAROLINA OCCUPIED BY ROYAL TERNSIt is only a few inches above sea-level and storm-tides often sweep over it, destroying all theyoung birds and eggs. Note grouping of birds about Audubon warning notice. Photographed byP. B. Philipp. lantern-slide talks) in the various branch libraries, on the same afternoon,for which tickets of admission were issued only to those students who were inter-ested enough to attend. We divided the pubHc schools into sections, allowingabout six schools to each library, and sending only enough tickets not to exceedthe capacity of each auditorium. By rotating the lecturers, we managed to givea series of three lectures in each branch library; and the way in which the childrenresponded is sufficient evidence that the subject is one that appeals to a childs-imagination. This was the second year that the bird lectures were given, but ona more extended scale, and we feel gratified with the result. 326 Bird - Lore Not only did we have
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