The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-26
rnrErDs Amp BIRDS.
Delightful Instrsctisn I'm the Friends
School and to Ten Thousand Chill
dren Who Read This Paper.


dren who Read This Paper.
Children cut this out. Paste 1t in
your lecture, note or scrap book.
Learn how TO take notes, report, classi-
fy and logically stow away knowledge
and use Ii ct will all your life to enter
tain and enlighten others.
You ought to have seen the students
of the Friends School at Professor
Theodore A. Schurr's lecture on
Birds" Every one our reporter saw
had paper and pencil to take notes.
After they heard one delightful lecture
they were, told by their Principal.
Isaac Il. johnson, who supposed they
were wearfed, that they might go.
But nearly all OF that great school
voluntarily stayed and listened to the
professor for three fourths of an hour
longer and then. after being dismissed,
they stayed long time to examine
the cases of beautiful specimens and
the charts. Such lectures give zest to
all studies, inspire teachers and pupils
with the spirit of intelligence, with
new zeal, and with inquiring minds.
| The Friends are thorough going in
| education. Instead of teaching you
list Of hard words for one or two
terms, thus making you think you can
spell your native language, they carry
4 -.
Instead OF teaching you one or two
branches they have a thorough course
in reading, spelling, grammar, geog-
raphy, arithmetic, history, penman-
ship and other branches, SO you can
transact the business and affairs OF
life safely aud intelligently.
We feel sure therefore that the men,
bers OF the Friends School will appre-
ciate and profit by q few hints and
an example indicating how to best
profit by course of instruction, and
we hope all the school children will
When you hear that q lecture is GO
ing to lie delivered on certain sub
ject, get books and read up. Write
down the topic and leading divisions
OF the lecture when you hear it. DO
not stop to write the stories, for you
can remember the whole story by ono
word noted down.
After the lecture, take your notes
and write out tho whole lecture in full
Then continue your readings at points
where most Interested. Now, for ex-
ample, Toxic. as a topic OH which you
Will make a thousand observations on
your journey through life, Natural
History" and give it's analysis SO YOU
Will put. at this lecture. the subject of
birds" In the right place In your minds,
and then ut other lectures readings,
etc, locate where the other topics will
also be placed.
ALL NATURAL SCIENCE
is divided into four kingdoms:
!, Zoology. ii, Botany. Ill, Geology.
Nv, Astronomy.
Zoology includes all animal life and
is divided into: /. Mammals or verta-
bite, which include all warm blooded
animals; III. Birds: III. Insects; w.
Reptiles OF amphibite which include
all cold blooded animals.
Mammals are divided into: 1, Human
beings; 2, Monkeys; Domesticated
that chew their cud; 4, Cats, tigers,
lions, etc; s. Knawing animals, ouch
as mice, woodchucks, squirrels and
beavers.
BIRDS.
Birds are in seventeen orders: l.,
Pygopodes, divers, pinlSoin, auks, liv-
Ing principally in the Arctic zones. 9,
Longipennee, sea gulls, terms. ETC.; 8,
Iuhinnres, such as shearwater, alba
tross. fregaten birds; 4, Steagnopods,
such as Water turkeys, tropic birds,
pelicnnS, cormorantS.
8, auseres, such as geese. ducks,
swans; o, odontogiossn, of which fam
ingoeS are prominent; z. herodlones,
herons, storks, egrets; 8. paludicole,
, cranes, rails. whooI ing cranes, marsh
, | hens; 9. linicolie, woodcock, plovers,
| tlIldctIt ~. Oullllluf, tIllCkeIS, grouse,
pheasants; IL. ColumbB. doves, pes
| singers; l2. Raptores, eagles, yultures,
owls, hawkes.; Is. Psittaci. parrots; H.
Coccyoes; Is. Pici, woodpeckers; 10.
MacrochlreS, humming birds, whip
, poorwills, swifts; IT, pRssercs, crows,
sparrows, iiycatchers, ctc.
Insects are divided into: ]. Mem
brane winged; 2. Scale winged; $. Two
winged; 4. Sheet winged; 5. Half MEM
brane winged; 9. Straight wing ed Z.
} Nerve winged.
J Reptiles arc divided into: /. Snakes
| 2. Lizards; 3. Turtles; 4. Frogs, toads
) etc, 8. Salamanders.
. A BIRD CHART
, Professor Theodore A. Sc hurr ha.
, copyrighted his bird chart, which il
.cn-and-a- half feet long by SIX and q
: feet wide. Each classification
: shows by groups tho birds be-
!, longing TO it. Each order is displayed
: in its natural habit. There are iiy,
groups for Analysing the construction
of birds. Tho shape of the sIernum OF
breast bone determines the size OF tn,
r. muscles which measure the II wing
power of the bird.
= The flying capacity Of each order Il
shown on the chart by the shape oil
: the sternum or breast bone. This
v chart has been highly recommended
t by prominent ornithologists for edu
n cational purposes. Ii was unanimously
: recommended by a resolution of tho
national convention of the Orntholo
= glsts Union in New York City in No
veunber, 1891. The professor would not
: sell it to any publisher for less than 6
Q thousand dollars and five per cent. oil
J: net profits.
i Every family library and every insti
o tuition OF learning, from the kinder
:, garten to the university, needs it.
J, book which is a figured and letteret
y key OF instruction goes with the chart
>. Children can be easily, comprehenslve
! iy and delightfully."- taught the uee
Il fulness of birds. They become inter
ested and understand for themselves
The wonderful works of tho Creator In
the bird kingdom.
n The social and moral influence o
y the Friends school commend 1t to tn
@ confidence of patrons. Tho instruc
a ton is thorough and practical.
II Owing to the refinement and goot
home Influences OF the class of pupil
. attending, the government is able {,
70 he of the most amiable and pleasing