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“Were ye born to be 
An hour or half’ ight, 
And so to bid good-night? 
was pity 
Merely to show your worth, 
And lose you quite. 
If a child earnestly loves flowers, then let him remember when 
the year me. He s 
aaa eae it ty afford. Let him not take the roots 
r they are of no use in a bunch of flowers and taking them 
means the — extinction of ever so many flower families. 
There are some flower that are in need of protection more than 
ter: 
cups, dandelions and clover are so plentiful and spread so rapidly 
that they may be gathered without harm. 
It would be a good plan for children in New York to unite and 
form a league to preserve our wild flowers. To those who wish 
to become members we might put the poet’s question, — 
“Hast thou 
then 
“ Be my friend and teach me to be thine." 
JuLt1a Gopson—6B? 
P. S. No. 76, Manhattan, 
MIss Mary A. MAGOVERN, Principal 
THE PROTECTION OF THE PARKS 
Everybody should try to do something to celebrate Arbor Day 
e all know that in a crowded city like New York it is impossible 
for everybody to plant a tree. But it is possible for everybody 
dow box. 
Our city contains many large and beautiful parks. Everybody 
