New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Bronx Zoo Director
Reader of Animal
Stories Of Burgess
Dr. ~Hornaday Says Authors
Works Have Been of Ben.
eft to Nation and Have
inspired Young People

Inc man who has charge of the mi.
maj Kingdom at the Bronx Zoo. and
VINO has under his care fem;lv Of
''1oo birds, mammals and reptiles. likes
TO read animal stories. He has h;s ,;l.es
ana dislikcs in such fiction. but there
.s one author he prefers to all others.
You guessed it-Thornton W. Burgess
Inc director OF the Geological Park
the Zoos official name--is DR.. Will.
lam "A. Hornaday. He has been in
charge Of the Zoo for twenty three
years. and he knows just about all
there is to know about animals. He
said yesterday he has been reading
about the doings of Happy Jack and
Keddy Fox and Billy Posaum for sev-
eral years, and he wishes to congratu-
late The Tribune upon obtaining these
ae.ghtful Bedtime Stories as an every
day feature.
Nowhere. says DR.. Hornaday, has he
been able to find little animal storics =
so richly appealing as those Mr.. Bur-
cess writes.
Appear 10 Juvenile READERS
y heartily congratulate The Tribune y
SAID pr. Hornaday. "The Burgess Bed
time Stories have their appeal for mill
IONS Of juvenile readers, and an, free
to confess that have read as MANY
as ilve hundred of Mr.. Burgess's stories.
Mr.. Burgess has been u thoroughly
consistent lover Of wild animal i;fc
At the same time he has recognized
the interest of Legitimate sport. AS
q writer of birds and mammals he
mas been Of tremendous benefit to the
nation. and has irapired young people
TO take keen interest in the person
alltleB Of birds and animals. fTe also
has been so clever in his writings "a
to make the children fairly understan i
animals and protect them nationally.
The author Of the Bedtime Stories
never fails for loss Of subject, be-
cause his field is unlimited and h:s
reading public vast. He is a very keen
naturalist and 81 very careful writer
what he writes rings true. Along with
been successful in giving human-like
personality TO his ANNA! subjects
and leading children az we'll as grown
people TO take q personal interest in
each species.
Author Champions Wild Life
'sor many years found it inposs;-
Die to take much personal interest il,
w. Snuirrel and Mr.. Jay, but when Mr
Burgess came along with Happy Jack
arc, aa:..: .:ny JAY / -ound it wus totally
different | am even Interested now
IL Jimmie Skunk. MIR Burgess has been
Of great help in the protection of Wild
life and gave practical assistance to the
Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund
in the effort TO get passed the migra-
tory bird bill. He aided on this occa-
sion by introducing Mrs. Quack in his
Bedtime Stories
The pictures that Mr.. Burgess CON
veys in mis- stories are absolutely true
to life and full OF Joy and entertain
ment for every one"
A the meeting of the New York
geological Society in January. 1918
Dr.. Hornadey, on behalf Of the perma-
neat Wild Life Protection Fund. pre-
sented Mr.. Burgess with gold media
FOR conspicuous service in the cause
of wild life protection in America.
Only nine such medals have been pre-
sented by the organizations
DR.. Hornaday is the author Of sew
eral volumes of poetry and large
number of books on animal life