Show BIRD DAY IN THE suggestions alv THE STATE department OF EDUCATION the last friday in april this year april Is the day set apart by law in utah for tho the official observe anco ance of bird day tho the sell schola 0 Is of the state are therefore adv advised laed to remember the day with appropriate ex ses it will be well this year to consider bard life chiefly from its economic slide we should pixy pay most attention lo to tho the services service which the birds render in conserving the forests and in defending thee since the ravages of the insect hordes would othor otherwise wise destroy them saying saving the song birds in particular means increasing the of the nation our most important resource Is the food supply for its insurance against destruction by insects the food supply is directly dependent upon the abundance nt nf bird life to bring this simple but momentous tact fact cle clear ar ly to tile the of pupils Is the task that confronts tile the cli this I 1 truly a patriotic duty of the hour the following suggestions will bo be helpful to teachers how holy to aduke ready 1 take up as many of the birds as the pupils have learned about or may be able to observe in the open in the order given in tho the text book on bird life adopted for the schools of this state either the tra teachers chers or the pupils edition of the out of doors in the west A list of the best colored plats etc for tho the permanent use of tire the teacher will bo be sent to any school upon application to tile the correspond ence clice study department of tile tho university of utah 2 2 2 assign to each gratis grado jn in the school a do dodnath finate group of birds and have one or more of the pupils from that grade brailo discuss the bird assigned to him emphasize tile the food saving work and rotor refer also to the ways songs nest night flight migration etc 3 it possible have drawings made of the birds to bo be represented by each grade and it if any colored plates or bird specimens are available use these in ill illustration lot let the teacher take the pupils out olit on br brief I 1 ef held trips in III order to observe and identify fit ton afy as many of the birds as can be found near to tho the towns this in fact wit wil constitute tho the best preparation for tho the exercises off bird day |