New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27

People going through the Museum 81
Natural History are sometimes attracted
on saturday and Wednesday afternoons 20
a Httle Enclosure just above the main en-
trance on the second floor and having
found il they usually stand q while ana
watch what is going on there. This Is the
snaoe which the museum has set apart for
the children as their very own. Here are
seen long. low tables SCI shout with kinder
Ear,en chairs. A Jug OF pussy willows has
dong been watching for spring from the win
dow SIN. AQuaria in which live water ba-
hie- OF an kinds. are stationed al intervals.
and. most delightful Of an, Brer Rabbit
"squats on he hind laies' in his house OF
Ire corner. where he lines upon carrots az
suoozes in tho public eye upon his clean
lay. lie never bites little pink fingers.
and many chances does De have. on one
table is q colored cast ~ a sralSe; GA other
tables stuffed birds and stuffed furry broth
avs ~ various KINDS. with four legs and
shiny glass eyes. Scattered over these
;abics are also Audubon pictures az birds
These are IN duplicate. half OF them being
properly colored 20 serve as models, anG
t,c rest only IN outline. 10 Re finished from
tie copies. Mithin reach are orayons and
Colored pencils IN plenty.
Tin stands az one end 0f The clld.eU's
CORNER. He has 10 stand alone. he is so
Dig. one bright eyed boy explained: Tip
was a had boy when he was alive in the
Zoo. he had 10 be poisoned because ne
killed several people, and 50 ne was a
danger 10 life" Now, as he stands on his
platform. towering over the children in
harmless might o. he does IN The picture
The children's corner and an - stands
Tor rs the Thought 81 Mrs. Agnes L.. Ress-
lcr and her personal interest and efforts
have carried the thought into reality. She
lauEhingly admits that as the museum
finance committee had no money 10 spend
bon thar way she begged II from her
friends. But hcr friends supplement- this
statement by another. Mrs Ressler Just
sets what she needs for those children. and
90 there isn't enough money on hand she
uses her own" Every "Wednesday ana
Saturday afternoon finds Mrs Resslrr Al
her post. controlling and guiding the in
terest and actions az from ten 10 Efty OF
more youngsters. ON Saturdays the public
school children have a chance 10 come All
children are made welcome and happy. all
ask innumerable questions. and Mrs Ress-
ler, wise IN her generation, Keeps the rest
less hands busy. The Audubon birds and
the colored pencils are ready, and so the
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read TO-
In order 10 stimulate attention % detan
AND carefulness of finish. the children have
competitions in modelling. A favorite sub
gect Is an Esquimau village. There is "a
wonderful model for them 10 reproduce.
When al have finished the studies are
placed IN row a. a distance apart Then
amid breathless interest Mrs. Ressler
examines and cornpares and hesf0ys her
criticisms and distinctions
But one OF the best loved pastimes OF the
industrious hand Is an Indian afternoon.
Mrs. Ressler has been great traveller.
Among the valuable collections size has
made personally IS one OF Indian cos
fumes These. like everything else obtain
able that she thinks interesting and IN
structive FOR her children. she arraures a.
place within their reach They take turns
dressing up" Mrs Resslcr's office is the
dressing room. They enter il American