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Identifier: birdlore161914nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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a part of the fund be expended thanin instructing the children of the Southon the beauty of bird-study and the valueof bird-protection. Hence, it was arrangedto give the children this carefully pre- BIRD-HOUSE TOWN He thereforeproceeded toarrange for afund of $5,000, to pay the expense of the proposed experi-ment. The office-force of the Associationwas at once increased, and the plan pre-sented to northern and western teachers.The results were even better than in theSouth, for, when the schools closed in June,1912, it was found that 19,365 Juniors hadbeen enrolled. For the work the nextyear this good patron of the childrenincreased his gift to $7,000, and 40,342Juniors were added to the ranks. Duringthe past year this same interested friendhas provided $12,000 for this work, andthe total number of Juniors enrolled thisyear, up to May i, is 79,823. Statistics of Junior Classes and theirmembers, from June 15, 1913, to May i,1914, arranged by states, North andSouth, follows on page 221.
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The Auduboa Societies Southern States (Mrs. RussellSage Fund) Summary ending May i, 1914. 1913- States Classes Members Members Alabama 29 461 203 Arkansas 8 113 99 District of Co-lumbia 5 91 Florida 162 3,426 2,202 Georgia 66 1,151 763 Kentucky 66 1,414 1,081 Louisiana 24 424 124 Maryland 113 2,270 344 Mississippi 37 646 269 North Carolina.. 54 889 607 Panama i 31 92 South Carolina.. 2>2> 43^ 168 Tennessee 77 1,501 2,027 Texas 46 872 646 Virginia 155 2,252 1,647 West Virginia.. . 97 i,975 ^>i2>^ Totals 973 17,947 11,610 Northern States (ChildrensEducational Fund) Summary ending May i, 1914. 1913- States Classes Members Members Arizona i 16 California 45 915 136 Canada 154 2,586 249 Colorado 25 418 245 Connecticut.... 83 1,666 606 Idaho 10 160 28 Delaware 6 64 Carried forwd. 324 5,825 1,264 States Classes Members Members Brought forwd 324 5,825 1,264 Illinois 358 6,274 2,524 Indiana no i,934 2,649 Iowa 155 2,755 905 Kansas 26 406 143 Maine 51 834 225 Massachusetts. 268 6,50

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