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Indian collections. For class use the bird collections are prime 

 favorites. All our teachers tell me of the pleasure it gives their child- 

 ren to be permitted to touch these specimens carefully and tenderly. 

 "The members of one class of 4B boys were very enthusiastic over 

 the skeleton of Jumbo. This enthusiasm, as usual, found expression 

 in greater love for the living animal, for we learned while a class was 

 planting seed that one little boy had gone to the park during his 

 luncheon hour and planted some seed near the elephants' house." 



Children Remember What They Learn at The Museum 

 Public School No. 25, Manhattan 



"The knowledge obtained both from the collections sent us and 

 the lectures given at the Museum means much more to the children 

 than that obtained from books. The information is so definite and 

 interesting that it creates a strong and lasting impression upon the 

 minds of the children, and they are thus able to retain it very ef- 

 fectually." 



A Letter to Make The Museum Desire to do Still More for 

 The Schools 



Public School No. 84, Brooklyn 



"Many of our pupils are children who never see the country and 

 who are totally unacquainted with any birds or insects found outside 

 of the crowded city streets. The specimens enable these children to 

 form correct conceptions of otherwise fabulous creatures. 



"In their own way the children show quite as much appreciation 

 as their teachers. The first question they invariably ask is, 'Is it 

 real?' When assured upon this point they are always deeply in- 

 terested, and very anxious to 'feel how soft the bird's coat is !' Each 

 new interest endures as a helpful foundation for further work. Allu- 

 sions to any subject studied with the help of Museum specimens bring 

 an immediate and intelligent response." 



Thirty-six Museum Lectures Attended 

 Public School No. 184, Manhattan 



"Our higher classes have attended thirty-six lectures which helped 

 to fix the grade work, were an entertainment and brought out a 

 pleasant attitude toward their work. Among the favorite lectures 

 were 'From Pole to Pole,' 'Early Days in New York,' 'Natural 

 Resources of the United States,' and 'Life Among the Indians.' 

 These afforded material for geography, history, nature study and 

 language work." 



