Herpetology: Jack Raymon

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HERPETOLOGY
JACK RAYMON



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JACK RAYMON
has had over fifteen years experience in the out-of-doors.  He is a speaker well fitted to present in a most interesting and entertaining manner the fascinating subject of Herpetology, covering reptile life in this country.

Mr. Raymon has been actively connected with camp life as a Director and in other capacities.  He has had personal contact with the various species of reptiles from the state of Maine to the mountains of the Far West and the Coast of California and from the Southern point of Florida to the woods of Minnesota and Canada.  From the folklore of every section he has developed many interesting and amusing stories relative to man's belief concerning snakes and their habits.

He has had six years active military duty in Mexico and France; is a member of the

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 Ad Men's Post of the American Legion, Adventurers' Club of Chicago, Camp Directors Association of America and the Academy of Science of St. Louis.

He is an Examiner for the American Red Cross Life Saving Corps, an Instructor in the National Rifle Association, and has been active in Rotary.

Mr. Raymon has traveled more than 300,000 miles through every State in the Union in presenting HERPETOLOGY (Reptiles of North America) before every type of audience.

Jack Raymon's presentation of this interesting subject, handled in an entirely different manner, leaves the audience with a far better understanding of man's most misunderstood form of animal life.  Fifteen various live specimens are exhibited, Rattle-snakes from the far west, the Coral snake of Florida, the Copperhead from the mid-west, and the Cottonmouth Moccasin from the southern states, while many of the non-poisonous snakes are also displayed and handled in an entertaining manner.



RECENT APPEARANCES

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Austin, Texas
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Edinboro, Pennsylvania
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI University, Mississippi
THE HOWE SCHOOL Howe, Indiana
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY Kent, Ohio
WINNETKA COMMUNITY HOUSE Winnetka, Illinois


STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
BLIND INSTITUTION Batavia, New York
ACADEMY FOR BOYS Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
MUSKINGUM COLLEGE New Concord, Ohio
S. W. MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Springfield, Missouri
MORGAN PARK MILITARY ACADEMY Chicago, Illinois


ARKANSAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Conway, Arkansas
TEXAS LUTHERAN COLLEGE Seguin, Texas
MILWAUKEE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Milwaukee, Wisconsin
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WASATCH ACADEMY, Mt. Pleasant, Utah
JUNIOR COLLEGE Santa Rosa, California


JUNIOR COLLEGE Modesta, California
HOLLYWOOD LION'S CLUB Hollywood, California
RICKS COLLEGE Rexburg, Idaho
STATE COLLEGE, Santa Barbara, California
YAKIMA JUNIOR COLLEGE Washington


CENTRAL STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Mount Pleasant, Michigan
TEXAS AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE College Station, Texas
EASTERN NEW MEXICO JUNIOR COLLEGE Portales, New Mexico
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
GARDEN CLUB, HUMBLE OIL CO. Overton, Texas
WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY Hudson, Ohio


TEXAS STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Denton, Texas
S. E. MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Cape Girardeau, Missouri
NORTH TEXAS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Arlington, Texas
OUACHITA COLLEGE Arkadelphia, Arkansas
NORMAL SCHOOL Brockport, New York
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE New Wilmington, Pennsylvania


S. W. TEXAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE San Marcos, Texas
MEN'S CLUB Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
FREE ACADEMY Rome, New York
CALIFORNIA PREP SCHOOL Covena, California
RIVERSIDE JUNIOR COLLEGE California
SANTA MONICA JUNIOR COLLEGE California


S. W. MILITARY ACADEMY California
JUNIOR COLLEGE Reedley, California
NORMAL SCHOOL Ashland, Oregon
NORMAL SCHOOL Ellensburg, Washington
ARIZONA STATE COLLEGE Tempe, Arizona

AND OVER ONE THOUSAND HIGH SCHOOLS



FABLES

The Hoop Snake
Snakes Milking Cows
The Glass Snake
Swallowing Their Young
Chasing People
Stinging Snakes
The Horse Hair Rope
The Horned Snakes



ODD AS IT MAY SOUND:

• There are over 2,000 different kinds of snakes in the World.
• Man has to fear less than two hundred of this number.
• Snakes can swallow animals five times the size of their head.
• Some snakes give birth to their young alive, while others lay eggs.
• Morphine is being made from snake venom.
• Snake bite is fatal less than half the time.
• There are only four poisonous snakes in the United States.
• Plant growth is retarded by snake venom.
• Snakes do not strike faster than the eye can see.
• A litter of snakes numbering twenty-five is common.
• Approximately 2,000 persons are bitten annually.
• Rattle-snake meat is delicious.
• We are not born with fear of snakes.
• A Rattle-snake can be tamed.
• Snake venom is worth $ 25.00 an ounce.
• Frozen snakes can be thawed out and live.


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Herpetology —
REPTILES OF NORTH AMERICA
Endorsed and Recommended by
COLLEGES — UNIVERSITIES — SCHOOLS — CLUBS

THE ARMY & NAVY CLUB of Chicago
All of us, parents, boys and directors of the Young Adventurers are unanimous in the opinion that your entertainment given last Friday evening was the best show that we have ever had in the several years experience with this Boys group.  When the young and the old combine their plaudits you can be sure that your program which you showed in the Grand Ball Room is of real and universal appeal.

Faithfully yours,
Major H. D. Bargelt, Secretary,

For a program that is different there is no hesitancy in recommending Jack Raymon.  He has a very interesting talk and his personality as a speaker is agreeable.

The way members came around and asked questions afterward also indicates how interested they were.  After his talk it was evident that the fear of the members decreased considerably and resulted in no fear in handling the snakes.

Sincerely yours,
Charles Reynolds, Managing Editor,
The Kiwanis Magazine

May I acknowledge, on behalf of the Officers and Board of Directors of the Adventurers Club, our appreciation of the very fine talk which you gave the club last night on Reptiles of North America.  The very close attention which was paid to every bit of your talk and the manner in which everyone stayed afterwards to continue the discussion with you and ask questions and to actually handle your specimens, was concrete evidence of the way your talk went over.

Very truly yours,
A. T. Huizinga, Secretary



UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING COUNCIL, Chicago, Illinois
When you gave your most entertaining and instructive lecture on North American reptiles I couldn't resist the opportunity of writing to you at my first opportunity and telling you how much I enjoyed it.

I have been in the show business for twenty years, have done some lecturing myself and without exception I believe your lecture is the most showmanlike I have ever heard. It is the happiest combination of instruction and entertainment that I have ever heard.

Ever good luck for your success.

Most sincerely,
James Whipple, Dramatic Director,

I am very happy to advise that the pupils of the New York State School for the Blind almost without exception appreciated and enjoyed very much your recent lecture on Reptiles of North America.  I was myself quite surprised to observe the fearless and even interested manner which most of our pupils showed toward your live exhibits.

Yours respectfully,
C. O. Hamilton, Superintendent

It was a real pleasure to have Jack Raymon present his program to our Student Body.  Not only did he present some very valuable and useful information, but his pleasing personality and excellent stage presence completely captivated the students.

Jack Raymon's program is one of the best we have had this year.

Very truly yours,
Paul A. Manegent, The Dalles, Oregon



By special arrangement, if time permits, Mr. Raymon will be glad to meet with a smaller private group interested more fully in Herpetology, discuss and display over two hundred actual photographs, articles and interesting material on this subject, a collection that has been completed during the past five years, covering every subject possible on snake life, their curious ways and habits.

ANDERSON PRTG. CO. STREATOR, ILL.