EDUCATION AND THE BIRDS 95 
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 esthetic value, 
and a lake or pond without them is about as interest- 
ing as a piece of window glass. 
