The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

room adjoining the Busy Bee hall.
Half a dozen boys were there looking
over the small cases each containing
a male and female bird. These chill
dren ranged in ages from six to nine.
and there was one not over four years
old with them. This little one was
the subject Of much discussion among
the boys What 1t was all about one
could not tell. until finally a black
eyed little Italian came out to Miss
Gallup.
Miss Gallup. please, Camilli can't
have a case, can he?"
why not?" asked Miss Gallup.
"Camilli. he bambino, he break It,"
Tears were gathering In tho woebe-
gone Camilli's eyes.
Come here. Camilli," said Miss Gal
lup, and Camilli went bashfully for
| ward.
do you want a case to take to the
bird ROOM"
A vigorous nod of the head said
that he did.
We'll. now you take one, and be
very careful not to break it. Take il
in both hands and don't drop it."
Before you could say Jack Robinson
Camilli was in the room and out again
with his bird box.
| Start at an Early Age.
| You see" explained Miss Gallup,
The will not break the box, and It
would break his heart not to have 1t.
He can't begin to learn how to use
! the museum at an earlier age.
\ lyon know aopa
this is all play for the children and
a waste OF time, or they regard it as
| place where the little ones may be
kept safe from the street. II you tell
them that this place has been the
thing that has inspired several young
! boys with the desire for a college ed
ucation they laugh. Yet It is so.
Before the war we had a class in
physics conducted by Miss Mary Day
Lee. who had Just como to US from
Barnard. This included a course in
wireless OF course at the outbreak Of
the war the wireless was discontinued
| but this is what resulted from the
instruction: Several OF the boys in
that class enlisted in the signal corps,
others We're employed in Washington
and New York in special scientific re-
search work. and one OF the young
men became chief wireless engineer
| for the American army in France, He
has brought home with him a French
War Cross, so that is the extent OF
the use OF the wireless work in the
children's museum"
Walking through the museum Miss
Gallup came to halt in front of
comprehensive collection of insects.
That is the exhibit" she said, that
led boy TO go 10 college. He came
in here one day, a chap OF 10 years
old, and became very much interested
in this. Soon he Joined the league and
was studying hard. He not only made
all his credits and won his medal, but
continued TO study, making many Wis
It's to the Museum OF Natural History
and in the field. He became well
known at the museum in New York
and was engaged there to classify a
special collection OF beetles. This
same boy worked his way through the
University OF Illinois by his work in
the classification OF beetles and giving
instruction. Not long ago the State OF
| Indiana employed him to investigate
the insect destroying the wheat. This
he did, found out what il was and ex-
terminated 1t. That is one more OF
our museum boys.
Girls I'm afraid do not stay by their
work as steadily as boys; there are
too many outside influences with them,
the home and the duties they have to
attend to there, but still they have
been doing good work.
1.-THE work the children are doing
IN minerals also is interesting. They
first have trays with samples OF
minerals TO study. then they 20 into
the museum and md more interesting
specimens, and when ready for It they
do field work. This does not end with
the surface rock. for they have taken
samples from the subway excavations,
from building excavations, and when
coming home from a trip in the coun-
try they generally have various speci-
mems with them. We are equipped
with blow pipes and acids for -,ircrr7e
use in their tests and we do not use
these for them; they do It all them
selves.
There are 5000 members OF the