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was purchased. How little was gained by its momentary posses- 
sion may be told by the speed with which the child discards it. 
Could he be made to feel this and the price of his fleeting sense 
of satisfaction, the safety of many of our threatened plants would 
be assured. Children are devoid of the higher appreciation of the 
beautiful. A little girl from New York looked long into the cup 
of a dainty, pink orchid, and then asked, ‘‘ Why did He turn 
pink, Auntie ?.” Cannot this finer sense be used to advantage ? 
It will not be difficult as we ignorantly assume. This desired 
preservation will mean unselfishness and forbearance or self- 
restraint. What higher individual aim than the first? What 
greater test of character than the second? Here temptation 
takes a a. form and the results are no less tangible. hat 
better material is there for the work educators are striving to 
accomplish? The psychological values of these claims can but 
appeal to educational leaders and their co-workers. Is it too 
much to ask for concerted, definite action, leading ultimately to 
the development of the high, noble character described ey Emer- 
son when he wrote the following lines on forbearance 
Hast thou named all the birds without a gun? 
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In man or maid, that thou from speech refrained, 
Nobility more nobly to repa 
be my friend and teach me to be thine. 
Jean BROADHURST. 
STATE NoRMAL SCHOOL, TRENTON, N. J. 
RECEPTION DAYS AND LECTURES. 
The Director-in-Chief and other members of the staff will be 
pleased to receive members and their friends at the gardens at 
Bronx Park on every Saturday in April, May and June. 
Train leaves Grand Central Station, Harlem Division, N. Y. 
R. R., at 2:35 P. M., for Bronx Park. Returning trains 
leave Bronx Park at 5:32 P. M. Excursion fare 25 cents 
