Appreciation from the Schools 59 



quence for study, it was a good thing for the children of 'Little Italy 

 of the West Side," who live so far down town, near Sullivan, Mac- 

 Dougal and West Houston Streets, that they have little opportunity 

 to go to the Museum. 



"The children like the birds especially and it is remarkable the 

 aptitude with which they learn to know them. The humming bird 

 is a great delight and the solemn owls are studied with round-eyed 

 wonder. Three classes were taken to the Museum last term. Their 

 experiences are always related at home to the other members of the 

 family, and in this way the benefit is far reaching." 



The School Children of New York Help The Museum to a. 



Greater Usefulness 



Public School No. 10, Manhattan 



"Many of the children know not even of the existence of such a 

 place until they have accompanied their teacher to view some exhibit. 

 Their delight then sends them home to tell parents and friends of 

 their wonderful 'find,' and again and again they visit the enchanted 

 ground with varying groups of acquaintances So in their childish 

 way, by making the Museum known to the greater mass of the citi- 

 zens of New York, they help it to a greater and ever widening reali- 

 zation of its usefulness." 



The Museum Has Justified All It Cost by What It Does For 



Children of Elementary Schools 



Public School No. 50, Manhattan 



"I have not seen equalled in any European country the hospi- 

 tality with which the Museum has opened its doors to the children, 

 providing guides to escort them through the building. The children 

 have been intelligent and eager listeners to the lectures, and have 

 always returned to school the following day enthusiastic over their 

 experience, which provided an outing for many whose lives are not 

 often gladdened, while affording instruction as well as rare pleasure. 



"It has been the good fortune of Public School No. 50 to have 

 lecturers like Mr. Sherwood and Mrs. Roesler come to the children 

 in their own school and show them, from specimens sent by the 

 Museum, the characteristics of many birds whose notes they re- 

 produced to the great pleasure of the children. It is a 'red-letter 

 day' in Public School No. 50 when a new case of specimens arrives 

 and is exhibited to the children. 



"We feel that the Museum would have justified all that it has 

 cost if it were only for what it does for the children of the elementary 

 schools." 



