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Show BIRD-LIKE CLIEN Fly Through the Air On Their Small . Biplanes Pittsburg, Feb. S. The pupils of the. ; sixth ward public school, north side, .re learning at one and the same time . to imitate the bird and the (ish. an rt which they uaroe "aeroplane I swimming " They have long enjoyed a fine swimming pool and their instructor. in-structor. Prof. ' Walter Shock, has I adopted tjie use of small biplanes In the course. Sarah Herzberger. a 11-year-old pupil in the school, yesterday dtiuonstrated the new game by gild ing from a high balcony by means oi the biplane and ns she reached the pool she shook ber "wings," turned j a somersault and dived into the wat- j er. Prof Shook hopes next Mimmor to j t!ke his human flsh-blrds out to the rivers and ponds lo glide from hlch boats, bridges and banks. The sport was suggested by a student at the Carnegio Technical school, and those who have tried it. say It is a thousand thous-and times more thrilling tnau the ordinary or-dinary dive. and. can ho made eafely at almost Hny rcauonublc height. : |