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Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Arnold Organizes
Bird Club for BOUs

A boys bird club was organized
at the boys division last week by
J. Shailer Arnold assistant BOYS
work secretary. Mr.. Arnold has
taken special work in college on
birds and nature study and is an
expert along this line. He has been
out OH many bird trips already this
spring and there are few people
better qualified for leader OF this
club than is Mr.. Arnold.
The club will be confined to Y.
NJ. c. A. members only and only
IS boys will be taken on each bird,
trip. If more boys show an inclin-
alton for this sort of work during
the spring months, another club will
be organized.
Hikes will be taken once a week
III the spring months to the deep
woods when the habits Of the birds
may be studied. Last week on one
of his bird trips. Mr.. Arnold iden-
tilted many birds on their way to
Alaska and other northern points to
make their summer home.
Boys who are interested in birds
will do well to get in touch with
Mr.. Arnold at once and sign up for
he bird club. Mr.. Arnold will also
be in charge of the nature study
work at the Omaha camp at Camp
Sheldon this summer, from June 20
o 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Why Cannot Animals
Talk?

The answer to this question de-
pends on what is really meant. We
know that many animals can express
something of what they feel to each
other, and to us. The different cries
OF baby are kind of talk; so are
the differences in the sounds a dog
makes.
But as we usually mean the word
talk" animals cannot talk. Even
If they initiate our words, their talk
is meaningless to them. The an
swer to the. question why this is so
is that, the brains of animals, even
the cleverest. and such as may have
lived all their lives in human COM
pany, and so have been educated as
much as may be, are so vastly in
terior to our brains that animals have
not mind enough to enable them pur-
posely to use special sounds with
special meanings.
The throat, voice-box, tongue and
mouth of an animal are in their way
just as good as ours. Indeed, dogs
voice takes longer to tire than most
mems voices. 1t is the nature of the
brain OF the dog that prevents him
from talking. To talk as human be-
ings talk requires at least little,
though perhaps not always very
much, of the special powers which
the human mind alone has, and
which so far as the wonderful brain
is concerned are connected with the
great size and marvellous structure of
one of its parts with which no ami
nal has anything worthy to compare.
Book Of Knowledge,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Series of SOcidLs
TO Be Held for "Y"
Boys During April

There will be series of three So
cials for "Y" boys on Saturday
nights starting Saturday night April
10. These will be in the nature of
group socials with small numbers
of boys and a program which every
one can get into and enjoy himself,
according to Z. E. Micklewright,
boys work secretary, who is in
charge of them.
THE first night we will take all
boys with last names from "A' to
III, inclusive, the second night boys
with names from 81" to "P," and the
last party will take boys with names
from %" to "Z." 1t is expected
that about $50 boys will come to
each of these parties, says E. Z.
Micklewright.
Moving pictures, games, contests
of various kinds, boxing, music and
refreshments will constitute the pro-
gram for these parties. The idea of
the parties will be to get all the boys
acquainted with each other and to
make friendships.
Older high school boys will assist
as leaders at these parties and every.
thing possible will be done to make
them the best parties of the whole
season at the boys division.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Honorable Mention.)
A Poor Girl.

There once lived a poor girl. Her
mother was widow, and of course,
the poor girl had to help her mother
with the work. One day the poor
girls mother got sick. The little
girl did not know what to do. She
sat down in a chair and began to
cry. While she was crying fairy
came to her and said: why are you
crying. poor girl:" The girl said,
my mother is sick and I don5t know
what to do" DO not cry" said
the fairy. After while the fairy
left The little girl fell asleep and
so did her mother. When they
awoke they found themselves in a
beautiful palace, and before them
they saw the king and queen sitting
on a throne. The mother was we'll
and the poor girl did not cry. The
girl and the mother did not know
where they were, but after while
the little girl said. Il know how it
comes that we live in the palace.
When you were sick l didn't know
what to do. so l sat down and began
to cry. Soon a fairy came to me
and said, Why do you cry I told
her that you were i'll and l did not
know what to do. Then the fairy
left, and l fell asleep. When 1
awoke found myself in this palace"
We'll, I guess the fairy helped u.s."
said her mother. The girl said, ooh,
wasn't that kind of her" And they
lived happily forever-Agnes Vejras-
ka, aged 10, Milligan, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Movie Show at South
Side School Raises
Money for Machine

Last Monday night the South Lin
coin school entertained over 1000
people at their moving picture enter
tainment at South High school Audi
torium. Jack Pickford in Seven
teen" was the main attraction and
two reels of comedy and travelogue
completed the program which was
run for the school by the Boys Di-
vision of the Y. M. c. A.
Miss Jessie Robson, principal of
the school, was in charge of the en-
tertalnment and great credit is due
to Miss Robeson's untiring efforts in
putting the entertainment across and
making it success.
The money from the show was to
purchase motion picture machine
for the school and enough money
was realized from the entertainment
to purchase a fine machine which
will be the property of this school.
his will be the second school i'll
the city to have moving picture ma
chine as a part OF its equipment and
the machine will be used to great
advantage in teaching the children in
many of their studies.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Plans Developing
For Camp Sheldon
Summer Program

Plans are about complete ior tn,
Omaha boys period at Camp SHIELD
on this summer. Last year IL;
Omaha boys attended the camp a
Columbus, which is the finest
equipped and supervised camp ii,
this part OF the country. This year
there will be special period of 1C
days for Omaha boys only and r.;
Omaha boys and 10 leaders will be
taken.
After the first rs sign up for the
camp, waiting list will be started.
Any boys dropping off the list will
be replaced from the waiting list.
Registrations will start April IS and
each boy will make a deposit to hold
his place in camp.
The dates will be June 20 to so,
Immediately after school is out. Any
boy in Omaha II years of age or
Older is eligible to attend Camp
Sheldon which is conducted by the
state Y. NJ. c. A. E. E. Mickle-
wright, boys work secretary of the
Omaha Y. M. c. A., will be in
charge of the activities and program
of the camp for this period and
Omaha leaders will be in charge of
the boys. c. Carl Weigel will be
physical director for the camp, and
J. S. Arnold will be assistant pro-
gram director
The camp this year will be better
than last year. A better program
with more interesting things than
last year is planned. Plan to sign
up April Is for the places won't last
long and there are no more when
the 125 are gone.
F.. F. Micklewright, boys work
secretary of the Omaha "Y," will be
director CT activities and program
at the camp and J. S. Arnold will
assist in this work. Carl Weigel,
assistant physical director at the "Y"
and most popular man with the
thousand "Y' boys, will be the camp
physical director. Sixteen Omaha
eaders will have charge of the boys,
light boys being in a cottage in
;harge of a leader.
Motion pictures taken last summer
Turing the Omaha camp were shown
he boys last week and many of
hem have already signified their in
ention of attending camp. Camp |
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
HE16e1H&6d76S 7 * X;
~ HWLlHl1NAEI

couldn't help me with at all. There
are signs of company for dinner al
the big house, and that always means
chicken for dinner and we always
wonder who will be the victim. l just
simply can't keep from worrying
about it."
When the egg was ready for them
the little folks rolled it out OF the
nest and paid the hen her seven
grains of corn.
Gogo and the Turk made clever
rack out of several poles and some
string, into which they rolled the
egg.
Eight of the strongest Teenie
Weenies caught up the poles, and
the little people set off for home.
III you see an old rooster on your
way home you'd better keep out of
his way" said the old hen. "Hc's
a lazy old wretch that's always
eatln' eggs, and my advice would
be to keep out of his way"
The Teenie Weenies hurried
across the yard and they had just
passed through a hole under pick
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Special Program
For Spring Vacation

A special program is being ar
ranged at the boys division of the
~" for the spring vacation which
comes next week. Hikes of various
kinds and to different places are
being planned, events of various
kinds in the building are being ar
ranged, and a complete outline of
the activities of the week starting
April q will be printed in The Bee
next Sunday morning.
J. Shailer Arnold, assistant boys
work secretary at the "Y," will be
i'll charge of the special activities of
this week and he is working on a
program that will appeal to hun
dreds of the boys in the member
ship.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

ct fence when they suddenly came
lace to face with huge rooster.
Where did you get that egg?'
asked the rooster gruf1y.
We just bought it from a hen
i'll that yard" answered the General,
pointing through the fence.
We'll. clear out and drop that
egg; I'm hungry" said the rooster,
and he looked so cross and ugly the
Teenie Weenies skipped out Of his
way as he advanced towards them.
The rooster cracked the shell
with his great bill, and in a few
minutes he had gobbled up the egg
and then he devoured the she'll. In
iact there wasn't a thing left but a
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Clever Costumes at
"" st. Pats Purfu

There were % boys in the costume
contest at the St. Pats party held
at the boys division of the "Y" last
Saturday night. -Four hundred boys
took part in the party and enjoyed
every moment from the time it be-
gan at I o'clock until it ended at 10
o'clock.
The party was in charge of E. E.
Micklewright, boys work secretary
at the "Y" and he was assisted by
high school boys as leaders. A five
act vaudeville show for the boys was
the main feature of the program
with four comedy moving pictures.
Sandwiches of nabisco waters with
green ice cream constituted the re-
freshments.
The prize for the classiest costume
went to Steve O'Donnell of 209
South Forty-eighth avenue and sec
end place for classy costume went
to Clifton Smith, 6l40 Florence bou-
levard.
For the most green, the prize for
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
The old hen promised to lay the

The old hen promised to lay the
egg and have it all ready at 10 o'clock
the next morning, but when the
Teenie Weenies arrived at the chick
ell yard they found the hon still sit
ting on her nest.
Sorry haven't the egg ready"
said the hen. "But I'm rather wor-
ried this morning and it's always
hard for me to lay an egg when I'm
worried"
Sorry you're worried" said the
General, bowing beautifully. Is
there anything we can do for you?"
NO." answered the hen. I'm
worried about something you
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
The Value of Decision

Can you make up your mind? I,
sounds easy but whopping big per.
centage of folks can't manage it
Once a business man told us he
would rather have boy he hired
make up his mind wrong half the
time than not to make it UP at all
You have been around with fellows
who never knew what they wanted
to do. You could never be sure OF
them one way or the other. They
were always fddling around while
you wanted, and by the time you
found out what they really intended
doing it was too late to do anything.
Now is the time for you fellows to
make up your minds to make up your
minds. If somebody asks you to do
something, start in today to form the
habit of deciding Immediately, and of
to what you decide. 1t will
show on your salary check later on.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Camp Sc}ire Girls
entertainments during the spring va
cation.

entertainments during the spring va
cation.
The Touda group is a new Camp
Fire composed of the following girls:
Misses Loretta Gill, Isabelle Dohan,
Ellen Lyman, Zeta Tate, Allingham,
Agnes O'Conner, Clara Parks, Mary
Curtin and Louise Mcdonald. They
met Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. George Macdonald.
The Witawentin group met at the
home of Miss Bernice Ferer Tuesday.
They planned to entertain the moth
ers of the members at their next
meeting, when a ceremonial will be
held and a special program given.
This meeting will be held at the
home of the groups guardian, Mrs.
Jack Bramson.
The Casiyoki group held a cere-
monial Thursday evening. Their
guardian, Miss Margaret Boggs, was
unable to be present. Miss May
Louise Guy conducted the council
fire. Miss Guy was assisted by Miss
Alice Leon, guardians assistant.
The Wohato group and their
guardian Miss Leva Swanson, hiked
along the river at East Omaha Sat
urday. They practiccd "fre build
ing" on the river bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Stories by
Little Folks
(Prize.)
The Leat From a Farm Boys Diary

Lillian was visiting her grand
parents on the farm. One day when
it was raining very hard she said to
her grandmother: May l open the
old garret door, grandmother. and
see what / can hnd?" You may, my
child said Grandma. But it is
very dirty, for we have not been up
there for years and years"
tjllian got the key and flew out
10 the garret. She opened a trunk
and found many old hoop skirts.
She put these on and also found
sweet little bonnet. Then she
thought she would clean it up (the
garrett and play like it was in the
times of George Washington.
She was dusting off some pictures
hanging on the wall when she spied
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

a piece of soiled paper between the
caves. She pulled it out and it ran
October /, 1882. Got up at E bells
and had to thresh wheat and rake
hay. Hard work but, O boy! We
will have a swell time tonight at the
barn dance.
October ?, 1882. Had swell time
last night but such cruel world.
| had to clean up the barn-such a
mess! There was popcorn, gum
candy and everything you. could
think of to clean up.
October g. 1882. l woke up feel
ing fine and had to go and gather
enough eggs to make six cakes. for
We were to have a family reunion
that day. Such jolly time we had
with Our aunts, uncleS, cousins,
nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Ru. in the morning-here the paper
was torn. "Oh," said Lillian, "and l
waited to finish it so badly. Oh,
I know" she said to herself, I'll go
ask grandpa for the rest of the
diary"
She went in the house and her
grandpa said: "Well, if here isn't
grandmother when she was 10 years
old. Lillian could hardly keep her
patience for she knew it was impo-
Site for her to talk when someone
else was talking.
At last he stopped talking and
Lillian started to tell about her treas
ure. Her grandmother told her about
what was torn off while Lillian lis
tened eagerly. Then she kissed him
and ran out to take off the clothes.
--Inez Hardy, aged IS, Columbus,
Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
The Little Folks Are Robbed of An
Easter Egg.

Easter Egg.
well, I've made arrangements for
our Easter egg," announced the gen.
eral as he drew up a chair and sat
down beside the Lady of Fashion,
who was mending pair of the
Ounces Stockings.
Did you get the egg from that
old hen we bought from last year,"
asked the Lady of Fashion.
NO" answered the General. "She
is too expensive and besides she is
such crouch. hate to have deal
ings with grouches. | made arrange
ments with that old yellow hen who
lives at the big house on the next
street. We will get the egg tomorrow
morning"
'What is the market price now for
eggs" asked the Lady of Fashion.
We'll, they're rather cheap now,"
said the General. 1--WE only have to
pay seven grains of corn, but we
have to go after the egg. The old hen
won't deliver it."
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

! he rooster was such a powerful
fellow there wasn't a thing to be
done, so the Teenie Weenies hurried
back to the old hen, where they
told her about the robbery.
The wretch" exclaimed the old
hen when she heard the story. Just
like a rooster. Strut around and
make themselves important and
then eat honest folks eggs. Well
FIX him. I'll come over to your
house early in the morning and lay
another egg for you, and it won't
cost you single grain OF corn"
Can't you lay one now?' asked
the Ounce, who wanted to be sure
OF the egg for Easter
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
The Clown.

| Dear Busy Bees: This is my frs,
letter to you and | am sending vol
poem, which I made up myself.
am II years old and in the sixth
grade at Spalding academy, which j.
tie name of the school which | at
tend.
| know little clown
That is coming into town
10 show you some of his tricks
And show you how to handle sticks
His cap is peaked tall and slim,
Red and blue around the rim.
Hear him holler. hear him scream,
| like buttermilk and cream.
| never saw a suit like his;
It's all ruffles, puffs and frizz.
Hear him holler, Hi, Hop
Dancing, skipping on his toe.
Marie krausnick, Aged II, Spauld-
ing, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
An All Day Hike
For Camp HOnOrs.

The Ikaha group held an all day
hike Friday. Starting from
Chambers Crossing at 9 o'clock
they '"hooked' a ride twice, the sec
ond ending just south of Union
church. A roaring fire was built on
the hill where they cooked a lunch
of bacon and potatoes. At 1880 the
group started south and east. They
entered Fort Crook, where many
birds and plants were identified for
honors. The group is keeping a
record of all birds seen during the
migratory season, for a nature
honor.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

Dear Busy Bees: This is my first
letter to you.
| am going to tell you of my sis
ter's little cat It's name was Spot.
They named it that because IL had a
brown and white stripe. 1t would
play hide and go seek with her, and
played like her scholar. After we
had it a year, it went down to the
depot and got poisoned. 1t came
back to our house that night. We
gave it some milk. 1t drank little
bit of it and went off and laid down
and died.-Ruth Vegg, aged 10, 616
Grant street, Holdredge, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

first place went to Boyden Hillkcr
OF 33lo Myrtle avenue. He had on
20 different green garments. Sec
ond prize went TO Edward Smell
with II garments. Charles Rice won
third place with II, Robert Davis,
fourth place, with II pieces. and
Forest Epley, fifth place with IL
garments.
The party was great success in
every way and every boy went home
feeling that the ST. Patricks party
was most worth while.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
COnundrums.

What wild animals are found in
France? Lyons Qions).
When is naughty girl like per-
turbed whale? When she is pouting
lis spouting).
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

The Easter rabbit was an early Wis
itor today at the home of Master
Patrick Anthony Pelzer. Little
Patrick was up at daybreak search
ing every ndok and corner of the
house for the eggs Bunny Rabbit
leaves for extra good little boys and
girls. Oh, so many eggs Bunny left!
Enough for Patricks little sister,
Mary Ann, and some of the eggs
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

were in a beautiful green basket.
Patrick was delighted when he found
that Bunny Rabbit had remembered
his little sister. Mary Ann is but 7
months old and little Patrick's great
est pleasure is giving her wonderful
rides on his rocking horse.
Patrick Anthony, who will be 3
years old Decoration day, is the only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Peker.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
For the Live Boys of Omaha

Sheldon is the finest equipped and
supervised camp in this section of
the country and boys who get to go
are really fortunate.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

Hardly" answered the hen
haughtily. ITS quite unusual to
lay two eggs in day, but Pm mad
enough to lay one" and the hen
glared at the rooster who came
mincing into the yard.
The hen kept her promise and
appeared at the shoe house early the
next morning, where she laid the
Teenie Weenies beautiful egg, and
the little folks had wonderful
Easter dinner.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
Group Meetings

The Lewa group gave kensington
at the home of Miss Evelyn Clifford
Tuesday afternoon. Two honor
guests were present, the Misses
Thyra Anderson and Harriet Fair.
The Nawakiva group met at Miss
Lois Spencer's home Wednesday
afternoon. They decided to have a
hike, candy sale and several other
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
My Bookshelf
The Wilderness Mine, by Harold
Bindloss.

The tale of an ambitious young
English engineer, and an abandoned
silver mine in the Canadian wilder
ness. The characters are human peo-
pie and the plot full of exciting pio-
neer adventures.-( Frederick A.
Stokes Co., Publishers.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

Grandma Grumpy
Was weak and, dumpy,
And she lived across the way.
She looked for hours
At the precious flowers
We were raising for Easter day;
But Some little silics
Can grow great lilies,
Was all that we heard her say.
And by and by
When the Easter sky
Had coaxed them to open wide,
She lay in her bed
And all she said,
When we set them down by her side,
Was, Some little slles
Are sweet as their liles'
And she kind of smiled and cried"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

VIII the winner OF last weeks prize
please send name and address to Busy
Bee editor.
Letters and stories written on both
sides of the paper will not appear In
print.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

What. does the welcome Easter bring?
Carols of joy the children sing,
Praise to One who has died to save.
Hope that springs from an empty grave.
II tells Of a prison with broken bars,
OF life and beauty beyond the stars,
And when the rays of our years are
told.
Out of the sepulchre. dark and cold
Gods lilies shall crown the Easter.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

Why is cross, crying child like
the first letter of the alphabet? Be-
cause it is in tears and out of humor,
and so is the letter A.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27
What Makes SnoWfakes
White?

A snowflake is, as you are no
doubt aware, made of water affected
in such, way by the temperature as
to change it into a crystal. Water,
OF course, as you know, is perfectly
transparent. In other Words, sun
light or other light will pass
through water without being re-
Aected. A single snowflake also is
partially transparent. That is, the
light will go through it partially, al
though some of it will be reflected
back. When a drop of water is
turned into snowflake crystal, a
great many rejecting surfaces are
produced, and the whiteness of the
snowflake is the result of practically
all of the sunlight which strikes it
being reflected back, just as a mirror
reflects practically all the light OF
color that is thrown against it. If
you turn green light on the snow
it will reflect the green light in the
same way. When the countless
snow crystals lie ON the ground
close together the ability to reflect
he light is increased and so a mass
OF snow crystals on the ground
looks even whittier than one single
snowhake.-Book of Wonders.
My School.
Dear Busy Bees: l will tell YOU
about my school. | am in the Fifth
grade at school, We had a program
the 25th of February. l was in a
flag drill and dialogue. In the
dialogue | was Mrs. Smith. | was
IN three songs, too We had our
program down in the gymnasium.
Alter our program was over our
teacher told our mothers to come in
our rooms. Then we each got some |
candy and an apple.
The Fifth grade and the Fourth
grades had their program together. |
We have nice lawn in front of our
school, We have giant stride |
three swings and two slides on our
play grounds. Yours trulv.-Marv
Hanak, age II, Gregory, S. D.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-27

tiny wet spot on the ground where
the egg had been.