New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-18
ATGRETTES STILL WORN.
Desmtc Bird Lovers Petitions
Womcn Cling to Them.

Th-t tho millinery firms Of this CITY are living
% 10 the terms ~ the agreement they sEucd with
the Audu5on Society OF the State % New-Eork
relative 10 the trade i1 and use q sonEhirds'
plumage was part OF the satisfactory message
which the Audubon Society had for its members
yesterday. at its seventh annual meeting, hold in
the American Museum OF Natural History
The most utterly discouraring feature OF the
Audubon work according To- Miss Emma j. Lock
WOOL the secretary and treasure is the fact that
IN spite OF an that has been written from every
point OF Hiew-scieurifiC, asthetic and humane-the
aigrette 81 stiI worn"
II those who wear these dainty feathers" said
Miss Lockwood. could only know how often they
seem The skeleton 80 the feast md how 1ften
they suggest the picture of the bird from which they
torn till the delicate punes seem almost CORY
and repulsvoi II they could only realize the truth
that the hunter who rips the plUmes irom the Door
hair killed heron is but their instrument. and as
long as ihey viii wear them d. VIII continue 70
Do SO while there is IN alzrette left % pluck"
'since January this one travelling collection az
birds has visited and been asked for by d.e thou
sand school children. and since January 1 over
fourteen thousand school children have visited This
museum Tor lectures. etc." said Professor i. c.
bumpus. Director OF The museum, as DE displayed
black case like dress suit case, which contained
five mounted specimens of birds instead of the
customary wearing apparel This case. with its
contents was one OF the travelling collections Of
ornithology which the museum has arranged for use
in the public schools. as one means o. furthering
nature study and OF secondIur the efforts Of the
teachers along that line.
TRAVELLING BIRDS
"Nov'-York teachers have great difficulty in reach
inE nature study" said Professor Bumpus Al
though nature study is prescribed In the course.
there IS no nature 60 study. TO help little 20 far
os birds are concerned tne Audubon Society.
through the museum, has put in circulation TWEEN
~ o. these collections. We don't thrust them on
the teachers-thcy have TO make application for
them. Three men are kept busy with then all the
time
Circulation has its advantages II one big col
lection were 10 come 10 a school and be placed for
Eood In cabinet IL would soon come 10 he an old
story would c1t dusty and the labels would become
misplaced. ET0ry time one 81 these little collcc-
lions arrives DO is an event Then q helps Us %
Keep in touch with the schools 20 help with other
COLLECTIONS that teacher may have and that may
stand ln need ~ reual-. a good many teachers
have fonllc7s Tor nature study. but are not well
...-llin-a "l H. - We have prepared this little
pTN tle circulating collection. But. besides Go
tFag to help the teacher. we have selfish pur-
49,. 't az thlf-Ne want 10 nave people Know
ABOUT the museum and come and visit st.
s., mere seems 10 "a general feeling said Frank
- chapman, who presided. that the Audubon
soyleiH mas done IT'S work. that u has fought 80
10 more stop our campaign than we can stop gen
ca. education because we have educated some OF
- .aldren We must keep up a perpetual war
William butcher. ia presenting the legislative
taf az the work, showed how Necessary n was
siler good law had been passed 20 that Il
was not Immediately repealed.
TRYING TO REPEAL GAME LAW