Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-06
CHILDREN HELP TO
SAVE THE BIRDS
Those at No. "a School Making
Spsoial Drive in Feeding
and Housing.

aincs birds need food and shelter
lust AS human hclnss do. the pupiis
~ achocl No. "a have been trying TO
supply that nAed During the past
few weeks they have been busy max
inS fecdin. boxes FOR winter use.
IN pro,r,t has been used To cor
rebate with industrial arts and nature
study, While the actual work has
h,en done AT home. the instructions
warn slv,u in school one point espe-
,ially emphasized was the use oi ma
tr,lsl which the pupil had at hand.
i,o>.s, sceured from the grocer We're
utilized In most eases.
In the curly part of this year. the
pupils made bird bungalows. THESE
wcic put up IN many places. one
ruy reports that during the summer
fifteen wrcns occupied his box. AM
other hcN madc more bird bungalows
than a. could put up In his own yard,
but n nashhor, appreciating the boy
,nnrt, offered him the use of his yard.
Tho boys tell with much enthusiasm
of feeding the birds during the winter
menthr. one of our boys ted car
dinnl all of last wintor.
AZ tho present time the pupils are
vnrking on feeding boxes and just
a. noon as these are finished the
pupils are making their plans TO start
the bungalows again that they may be
ready Tor early spring. The construc-
ton uf these feeding boxes and bun
raiaws has been under the enthusiasts
tic direction of Miss Mary Cornell.
In addition TO making bird boxes
the boys and girls of No. "a school for
two wears have wagcd war on the
hag worms that infcst the trees OF the
rlty, IN the contest carried ON last
winter during stormy weather. when
only part Of the children could do
the work, 60 $40 cocoons were gath
erred aud then burned In honhres.
This vear alSA6 were destroyed, show
ing that the number is noticeably de-
croRainu,
Tho har worm ~ caterpillar pro-
tcctcd from birds by carrying cocoon
constantly over his back with his
body inside. so it becomes alarmingN
numerous unless cut down and burned
we are encouraging our birds a.
hrlp us An cur night against injurious
insects hy MAKING bird feeders % coax
the birds near % our homes one OF
the boys cSplelns.
rhc following pupils have feedins
iraps and bird boxes ready 10 put out
Na@ailne Itickards. Ethel Caufrman
Edith iIamanu, Winlfrec Rotthouse
Margaret Flllnsamo. Dcrcas Chea-
vans. t,ouro,ta Sherwood. Kathryn
Williams, Pauline Corovcr. Dorothy
floasrs, rdne larris. Marian Hay
man Dorothy nulson. Kathryn
lluuncl Pauline stevens. Hazel Hor-
ner. Sorhi. Rosin. sarah Gcldstein
Marian Bradley. Ava AGnvas. Marion
ilchhins, Alys Frysinger. Aabel Evans
Helen Crots. Ralph Reese. Laurence
Wilson. Harold Sharploss, Leon
Davidson. George Thompson. Harry
llosln. OcorGa Longacre George VIM
cent. Harry Lister iisrrus Joyce, Con-
ara Mclaughlin. soihert Nety, Gao
mer Laurence. Louis Wsidenman
stuart Horn, Harold piummer, wl-
liam Morrow. Leonard vansant. Ray
mond King. Carl Buain. George
Winter Kenneth Groh. William Cole
grove Harlan Price, William Grant,
land. Walter Schuelor, Markle Toland
Frank Johnson. Gilbert Saridso. Jchr
iiurlock. vaughn Whitrscll, Geors'
nuckmester. william Smith and AL
fred Husbands.
All these children ar. members c
the Junior Audubon society of VII
minvicn. which has now over 100
members IN less than two years worl
don. w principals. teachers an,
sch litra.