The Rain Yesterday's rain from official Weather Bureau reports in this morning's papers actually was "unusual". It was the ninth August rain in Oakland in 61 years. " " " second heaviest in " " 40 " It is expected to exceed the total rain- fall in any month of August in S.F. in....85 " Last 24 hrs. precipitation in S.F. ....... 0.25 inches Total normal for month of August ..... 0.03 Max. total for entire month of Aug. in 85 yrs years.(by any any aug.) ......... 0.29 August 28th. 11 A.M. Cloudy,threatening rain again! The usual ealry morning thrasher songs wandering about; B one of the performers. Effect of the Voices of Children While in the road-runner cage shortly before 10 A.M., it was noticed that A and T were beginning to get restless, flying back and forth, up and down and leap-frogging off of me, T being the more dis- turbed. A would take worms offered but T would not. I was puzzled, since there was no visible cause. The atmospheric conditions made distant sounds more distinct than usual, and I listened intently. Soon I was able to hear the voices of children at play(in the school-yards presumably). There is no school nearer this place than perhaps 500 yards or even more. By walking about the grounds I was able to determine the approximate sources of the sounds. On returning to the cage, conditions there were found even more aggra- vated. Soon children's voices were heard about 200 yards to the N.W. playing about a house under construction. When the distant voices were no longer heard (the children probably having gone into their school-rooms) restlessness declined, even though the nearer children could be heard at intervals. (Not being at school?). When these voices ceased, Terry began to accept w orms and sit comfort- ably on my hand. During the period of excitement I wondered where