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Ninth oldest magazine in the U. S., forerunner of all other U. S. sporting magazines, Forest and Stream was founded in 1873 by the late Charles Hallock. It was dedicated to the conservation of wild life, induced the birth of the National Association of Audubon Societies, sponsored the National Park Movement, the U. S.-Canada treaty on migratory birds, lately the Migratory Bird Sanctuary Bill in Congress. For 35 years George Bird Grinnell, naturalist-author, was editor. Famed contributors included Theodore Roosevelt, James Alexander Henshall, Martin Elmer Johnson, James L. Clarke...
...lifetime all other Roosevelts were lost in it. During his lifetime, however, Theodore Roosevelt was ever conscious of one of these obscured Roosevelts, a cousin and friend, and his financial adviser. The public learned of this other Roosevelt in 1923 when he gave to the National Association of Audubon Societies a bird sanctuary to surround the grave of the late President. He was heard of again last week when Death found him peacefully asleep in his Manhattan home. He was William Emlen Roosevelt, 73, head of Roosevelt & Sons, Manhattan bankers...
...week (Feb. 9-22) campaign for funds will be directed by Herbert H. Blizzard of Audubon, N. J., active American Legionary, prime proponent of the Chapel scheme. Estimated requirement: $150,000. Let donors address: Bayard R. Kraft, 525 Cooper St., Camden...
...Department of Agriculture becomes increasingly alarmed at the high mortality rate of wild fowl (TIME, Dec. 16); Its advisory council of sportsmen persistently urge a lowering of the bag limit, more game preserves. Last week impetus was given to their cause by an announcement from the National Association of Audubon societies that great numbers of water fowl are being destroyed by oil on coastal waters. The oil residue, which comes from coastwise ships, gathers in the bays and inlets where the ducks rest. Once it reaches a duck, the oil glues his feathers together and, unable to swim, he dies...
Another example of the ideals of fine printing from a distinctly commercial press is provided by the "Journal of John James Audubon made during his trip to New Orleans in 1820-1821." This was edited by Howard Corning '90, of the School of Business Administration staff, and was produced at the Plimpton Press in Norwood under the oversight of William Dana Orcutt '92, with the imprimatur of the Club of Odd Volumes, which is largely dominated by its Harvard members...