PROTECTION OF BIRDS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15273, 13 October 1911, Page 5

PROTECTION OF BIRDS

EDUCATING THE CHILDREN

ADVICE TO LADIES. Trosa Association—By Tdegreph-Copyrish*. SYDNEY. October 12. Pi I'd Day, the object., of which is to inculcate tJu< need of protection for native birds, was inaugurated yesterday and largely celebrated in ihe State schools. The Hon. Mr Carmiehael, in an addms <k»;ilinjr with the value of birds to settlers, referred to the wanton mischief wrought through huhes wearing birds' plumage for the of iirtwmnent. The remedy was to wrar wtifieiaJ pittmagc--thai is, if ladies must haw this style of adornment..

Bird Day will Ik i celebrated in Victorian Stale *-h>crls to-day, Direct iocs InVe bwn issued to tochers that while school work should imnwl as u.--,ial iti the morninu. Ihe afteriium rhoilld be devoted lo u spx'i.ii programme. .'IV Edwution Department propos- s licit tliiv pruiriammp should consH of fi-liool .-ong-\ nu explanation of the. aims of the Gould I/M-iie of Bird I/'VITS, a. suitable r-.vit.-Tlion, a short, addles;-, on birds. n<l :t hastv revision of the Reh'iol bird lift., The 'department also Hint \\l:o;v tinnviiicjjt the l.if.fr portion of the afteriliK-n should be utilised for children's cxeur-ions lo some bird InuiiU Teachers an< advised to onli-l; lh"> help of bird lovers In their <listn>; = with the object cf malting the day ;li oc>-fnl as possible. Where excursions ar> tinibrhken the children :ir-> to be required to asdst. in preparing it li-t „f l,i n | s seen. Th<".> (datf-monK with ih> ordinanschool bird Ik.-. will then lie forwarded to tip department.