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place over the roots a little shovel of earth, till the tree 

 was planted ; and in that way each child feels that he had 

 something to do with planting that tree in that year, and 

 that he had individual ownership in it. Well, now, that 

 resulted in the planting of a good many trees and a good 

 many shrubs in the school yards throughout the city. 



There Avas a sequel to that, and it was this, that years 

 later, as we were called upon under the direction of the 

 Park Commission to plant shade trees in the city, near the 

 edge of one of the parks we planted a few ornamental 

 shrubs ; and this year we have planted them in a section of 

 the city where a few years ago you would sa}^ it was a 

 waste of money, they would all be destroyed ; and not a 

 plant has been injured in that portion that would otherwise 

 be called the hoodlum section. They have been taught to 

 appreciate the plant and love it ; and so I might say they 

 respect the trees and the shrubs and the parks all over our 

 city in a surprising degree, and if mischief is done, it does 

 not come from the bad boy and those in the poorer sections, 

 but from those who ought to know better when they steal 

 the flowers from the more beautiful parks of our city. 



The Chair. I want to express my gratification at the 

 manner in which the doctor has handled this subject to-night. 

 I confess I was not prepared for an address from a gentle- 

 man from a university that would accord with my opinions 

 in regard to nature study to such a decree, but I am very 

 happily disappointed. The doctor has given us a lot of 

 common-sense and a good deal of instruction. 



