Show children found to respond eagerly to doctrine of kindness to animals animal by MRS 11 C PRESTON N Y state humane education corn com A special program to inculcate the humane treatment of animals by children has been launched in 35 public schools of the lower east side pine of new york city instruction on humane treatment of animals and birds became compulsory in the curriculum of the public schools of new york state by an act passed in april 1917 the special program in the 35 schools was arranged by the hoard board of education with tile the operation cooperation co of the A S P 0 A in the fall a first prize and two second prizes will be given in each school for pr the best compositions on what the writer has been atle to do to help animals during the summer the older people are absolutely irresponsible but the chi children adren ah P a different matter 1 it has been traditional that children at a certain ego ago will rob birds nests nesta torture eats cats tie cans can to dogs tails etc we hay have found that that age in childhood responds just as eagerly inquisitively productively to the opposite of the old tradition i 0 humaneness to animate instead ine tead of inhuman in humaneness enesa |