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all public schools, private schools, colleges, and other 

 institutions by the planting of trees, the adornment of 

 school and public grounds, and by suitable exercises, 

 having for their object the advancement of arboricul- 

 ture, the promotion of a spirit of protection to Birds 

 and Trees, and the cultivation of an appreciative senti- 

 ment concerning them." 



The following states have passed a Bird and Arbor 

 Day law : 



Massachusetts, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana. 



Islands, Groves, Parks, and Woods Commemorative 

 of Noted Ornithologists. If the spirit of Audubon 

 could come back to earth, he would be but little 

 pleased with bronze or marble statues erected to his 

 memory in a country where men and boys slaughter 

 birds and where women wear the corpses on hats. An 

 island, a grove, or any other convenient place made 

 especially attractive to birds, and named Audubon 

 Island, Nuttall Grove, or Wilson Park would be the 

 best tribute to these bird-lore pioneers. In a similar 

 way we could truly and fittingly honor many of our 

 nature poets, writers, and scientists. It is very desir- 

 able to attract coots, blackbirds, snipes, swamp wrens, 

 and other birds to our park lakes. In order to do that, 

 we must allow rushes, weeds, and sedges to grow in 

 corners and bays, which would also make good spawn- 

 ing places for some kinds of fish. These rushes, cat- 

 tails, and floating plants have also an aesthetic value, 

 and a lake or pond without them is about as interest- 

 ing as a piece of window glass. 



