. Bird-lore . WILLIAM DUTCHEROn the veranda of his residence at Plainfield, New Jersey, June, 1916 (276) The Audubon Societies 277 THE EDUCATION OF THE SHARP-EYES By MISS FAY A. USTICK. SOME OF THE SHARP-EYES IX COLUMBUS The first part of this little history mayprove of interest to anyone who thinkschildren of three and four years too youngto be taught to know birds, for the nucleusof this flourishing little Audubon Societywas a class of six little kindergartners;and let me say that, from the first, theirinterest and enthusiasm have kept pacewith that of the older children. For a number of jea
. Bird-lore . WILLIAM DUTCHEROn the veranda of his residence at Plainfield, New Jersey, June, 1916 (276) The Audubon Societies 277 THE EDUCATION OF THE SHARP-EYES By MISS FAY A. USTICK. SOME OF THE SHARP-EYES IX COLUMBUS The first part of this little history mayprove of interest to anyone who thinkschildren of three and four years too youngto be taught to know birds, for the nucleusof this flourishing little Audubon Societywas a class of six little kindergartners;and let me say that, from the first, theirinterest and enthusiasm have kept pacewith that of the older children. For a number of jears our study ofbirds was language work. We studiedflowers, insects, animals, and in fact alllife, but the children loved the birdiesbest. We have an advantage over citychildren, for we live in a very beautifulsuburb where there are a great many foresttrees. The birds call back and forth allday long. Through the winter of 1914-15 we hadbeen making birds of stiff paper. Wemade the wings and tails separately. Afterthe birds were colored as naturally aspossible the wings and tails were pastedon, and then the birds were suspendedfrom a hair-like wire that was stretchedacross the room
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