New-York tribune., 1907-10-09
FALL FLOWER SHOW.
Women Send Gifts to East Side
Public School Erhibit.

When Miss Josephine Rogers first became prin-
cpaI Of Public School 126 in East 18th street there
nothing the children took little interest
in nature. They were sober minded Russian
Jews who learned their set lessons with COM
mendable industry. and could not why they
should be asked TO give any attention to nonessen
tials. But Miss Rogers persisted in bringing her
flowers every Monday morning and talking about
them 10 the unresponsive little creatures who sat
through II all patiently and politely, but unmoved
as bumps upon log. And at last she had her re-
ward. They began to be Interested. and now.
the teachers say. perfectly crazy over any kind
Of natural object.
Throughout the school. therefore, Joy has been
unconfined since the principal told them that an
autumn flower show be held in their school
this week by the National Plant. Flower and Fruit
Guild and Public Education Association. and that
IL would remain with them three days.
The little folk could hardly wait for the hour set
for the opening of the show yesterday afternoon
and when at last the kindergarten children were
admitted they were almost tumbling over an
other with eagerness and excitement The boys
discovered that there was a box of crickets-
'grasshoppers." they called them-at the far end of
the room, and they made such an onslaught upon
them that the little creatures, who had been singing
cheerfly up TO that time, were frightened into
silence.
The children didn't always know the names of
things, but often knew quite well what the thing
was One little girl called the burdocks ''stickers
but when she related how In the country she had
made the ''sticlers'' into balls and flung them at
the passersby. the teacher was convinced that she
and the burdock were old friends Cattails We're
pussy cats" and the thistle with its purple bios
SONS, quite naturally mistaken for clover. One
colossal fruit the pumpkin grew on such a
small vine, and with radiant countenance a small
girl hailed the golden ball ''pun1in pie"
One little boy discovered stars behind the
beautiful red berries OF the ripened asparagus and
he quite night. The tiny sepals that had
Enclosed the bud remained at back of the berry
and formed a delicate little
The show, which will remain open two days
longer. is a beautiful one. though containing few
flowers. The Park DEPARTMENT sent a wagonload
Of tree branches both green and colored. and
these make glorious display. Miss Mary T. Brice,
Of Pittsfeld. sent corn complete from the tassel
the root, she does every year. and this is
ranged very effectively around the pillars. The
children call II hot corn" Miss Annie Morgan
daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan. sent a big box OF
all sorts Of things. and Mrs W. B. Cutting sent a
tobacco plant in blossom II. B. Fullerton sent
vegetables from the Long Island Experiment Sta
tion. and the Park Department also sent vegetables
from the Childrens School Farm. One exhibit
illustrated the distribution Of seeds and included
seeds that stick. and thus secure free transporta-
tion, seeds that fly and seeds that eaten.
After the show is over the vegetables will be dis
tributed among the poor children, there is no
is a cherished school pet Will get the outside let
tuce and cabbage leaves, the seventy-f1ve rooted
geraniums will be distributed through the school
and the kindergarten will get the corn
Among those who helped 10 arrange the exhibit
yesterday were Mrs. Howard Van Sinderen, Mrs.
Horace Lee. Mrs. Emily Tuckerman. Mrs. John c.
Spencer. Mrs. Pauline kaufman and Mrs John I.
Northrop.