New-York tribune., 1905-07-09

6th-ave. entrance. Here they eat their luncheon;
Newspapers spread the ground In front or
the benches to catch all crumbs. for they must not
throw papers and banana skins on the walks. 1t
While they are sitting there enjoying the hower-
scented breeze, the waving trees the sunshine on
the grass. butterfly fits past (the first butterfly
the children nave ever seen. excepting the one
room) A bold little sparrow comes and picks up
crnmbs on the newspapers The delight OF OF the the
even see spaTrOws in Grand-st. There isn't place
to y of It edh fH' So So M tSese oE little
have given 1t UP. and have retired to less crowded
"oh. Miss A, look by the SQUIRREL And sure
enough the rustling of paper bags has told the
little animal that peanuts must be near The chill
1ern nTen naSe @ never Sa6 IS seen & re % before All
have the pleasure of giving him a peanut, though
little frightened, perhaps, for fear those sharp
in a few hours tnat they cannot linger AS lunch
con is now over all the debris is rolled up in the
nuts are put in one large paper. bag to feed the
nsr %h ~ atr nos re DEBRIS foG rs Garfed M u n
right to throw dirty papers on the beautiful clean
Look Miss A." says Mary Kaufman. Jennie
Schmocker; she hides yet peanuts up her sleeves,
drstpan and brush have for her brung, 50 she
should {,S clean an up all M What dirt she msEes G
first glimpse Of the lake and the children exclam Z
be fair QeaD ducks is it!
shd Ihe ~ ar air ducks are not it baShfgl and re-
as they wade out of the water through the tall
grass to eat the crackers proffered by tiny hands
Sammy Bassowitz. come back here; do you wish
to be drowned?' Here the teacher must step over
the low railing to catch and retain the too in
quisitive Sammy by the back of his Jumper"
oh Miss A. replies Sammy, please let me TO
catch duck wants to see how he gets by the
water so If he walks in flies in or swims in!''
He is told to throw a cracker in the water and
then watch the duck in question
They see goldfish, too, and the 'rubberneck swan
boats, and a willow tree, with its long waving
branches. 1T looks like the MaypOle only il has
more strings!" says Sadie Block
They have studied a little about birds in the
kindergarten, and the robin is we'll known by song
story and picture. but the shouts of glee when the
and picking UP a fair worm, frighten MIR.
Redbreast" that he flies up in a tree. Without any
suggestion from the teacher the little group Of
children begins to sing the kindergarten song:
Little robin red breast sitting on a tree
WIN you sing pretty little song for me?
will stand and listen l keep go stiI.
III be very much obliged If you only will
1t does sound Incredible but every set Of children
that has been taken the park by the kindersyart
have been instructed beforehand by the e,ood
fairies just what to do for they have sung song
in return every time.
Still following the path around the lake to the
menagere. the children pass pretty little hill of
rocks. covered with beautiful foliage and dwarf
trees. DO those trees touch the sky and go in
bee get honey off the f1owers!" calls Louis Miss
A, can't we pick some of desc lOwCrs?' mo
child. this isn't the real country. and the police
says the Kindergarten.
But the disappointment the flowers is soon
forgotten as they come to the tunnel for the
teacher says they can play Indians and scream
as mucn as they please and as loudly they
like while they are walking through it. But all
screaming must stop sOoE they out
Soon they walking the little wooden
covered with crimson rambler roses. The children
cannot believe that they are real 1T looks like