The baby elephant is ringing the bell for dinner 



A Trip to the Zoo 



Fortunately for the relaxation of our tense race, a circus occa- 

 sionally comes to town. The grown-ups must take the children to 

 see the animals. So there is a day of jollification for both big and 

 little, as they laugh at the pranks of the monkey or feed peanuts to 

 the elephants. But there is always a many ringed circus, that calls 

 us all too soon from these most interesting creatures. 



More fortunate is the city possessing a large Zoo, where as far as 

 possible, the animals live, as in their natural haunts, rearing their 

 young. Most fortunate of all is the adult, who can go with the 

 kiddies day after day to such a zoo. 



It is the aim of Dr. C. L. Edwards, Nature-Study Director of the 

 Lcs Angeles City Schools, to give each of the one hundred fifty- 

 two schools of the city, an opportunity for a day with the Zoo 

 animals. Including the third through the eighth grades, a group 

 of twenty representatives, of those most interested in Nature- 

 Study is chosen. One of the assistant supervisors has charge of 

 these for the day. Off with their lunches, it is a happy group that 

 boards the street car. 



A most happy condition exists in our city, for, within two blocks 

 are found the entrances to the Ostrich, Alligator and Selig Animal 

 Farms; while across the street is a City Park. The two former 

 ones are visited in the forenoon, the lunch hour spent in the park 

 and the afternoon in the Zoo. 



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