The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-22
BIRD. BIZ VALUE Al II TO }
B, TAUGHT !. H ]
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY PLANNED
6 az AUDUBON WORKERS TO
sTEAcHfTHElR VALUE. $'.95

la NEW YORK, Sept. II TO save Lae
natural wealth OF America BY educat-
ing its people regading the value 7a!ll7' OF o.
wild bird life, as the only sure check
to the insect pests that are rapidly de-
vastating the cops and woods OF the
country,5i is the object OF a movement
that was set on foot in this city today.
Head by the National Association Of
Audubon Societies, cam paign is to
tbe begun in every section OF the c tll
nent which it Is intended shall result
IN tho .establis flment OF a national uni
yersitys devoted to the conservation Of
American resources through the pre-
servation OF the pest-killlns birds:
uitable, endowment for; an educational
institution Of such vital Importance is
to be at once scugt by. officers OF the
association.
n To geatly extend the educational
work taht is now being pushed with all
the funds at the command OF the iA.l-
dubon, workers is designed to be the
main arm of the proposed national uni
yersity. Skilled ornithologists are to
be employed In investigating comptl,
ing and analyzing scientific data show:
ing the. capacity OF various species 9of
wild birds for destroying such pests
rs the Gypsy Moth. the Boil IVeeyll
and the Brown Tail Moth. whose raw
ages have been proven to cost the
country one billion dollars in its CROP
yield each year: Men and women lee:
turers trained at the proposed univer:
sity will be stationed In every section
OF the continent to present to the peo-
pie proofs OF their enormous loss in
agricultural wealth due solely to lack
CT knowledge of the work done by the
feathered insect-eaters, that nature
intended to check crop spla CUES. h 4;
On the children Of the land. who will
face this most pressing problem when
bird destruction has brought on m
even; more appalling spread Of crop
killing insects, the Audubon Off class
declare they must base their hopes
for the spead of tho gospel OF aconser-
vation though the bird resources OF
the nation Trained teachers ae to pc
assigned to conduct summer schools
among the teachers Of every region.
and through them to extensive circula-
ton OF Illustrated, educational pam
phlets on the economic uses OF will
bird life is designed to be one OF the.
chief activities OF the new natl onal In;
stituticn,f as tbs OF the National $Asso-
clatlon OF Audubon Socities at present.
Text books treating OF all the local
wild birds will be published and Is
sued to every school. 81 Il. /. .
Noting but the educatio on OF the
American people on the value of The
Wild birds as crop and forest pFesers
vers can now avail to ward of the i'm.
pending educational devastatlono az the
land n said William butcher, president
OF the National ASSOCIATE ton of Aud'll
bon Societies. at Its headqnarterss 141
Broadway. today. '.If some one gto i.
more persons of wealth desire to he:
stow III pom their country the greatest
possible benefacti on n ows and for all
time. no better way could be devised
I than to endow such a ational ;uniyer.
sity ton conservation through bird life,
as wes have prof cted We shall exert
our best efforts to procure Us extern
sion tof educat ional work chat we have
been pushing for YEAR, \.
You 1 see it In: the West Nirglnian
to-day and H. the ether Papers to,ni1r-s
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