Public School 173 - Hudson Yearbook (New York, NY)

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PUBLIC SCHOOL 173, MANHATTAN-JUNE, 1930 The Nature Club The club started with the help of Miss Hynes who saw our interest in nature. She invited Mrs. Holtzoff of the School Nature League to pay us a weekly visit. The pur- pose of the club is to learn to appreciate nature. We have seen insects, birds and animals. We have made booklets, looked in reference books for information, made posters, brought pictures to school and hung them up on the walls. Do you know that the Baltimore Oriole makes his nest like a pouch? And that the lion hunts at night? And that fur-covered animals are called mammals? l learned all that in the nature club. Mrs. Holtzoff said that if we learned a great deal about nature we could become members of the School Nature League. You are cordially invited to visit us. Our meetings are held at 2 P. M. on every other Friday. HOWARD Povkm, 4Al. -75459669 What 1 Saw A fish in the Nature Room looks like a star. That is why they call it a star Hsh. l think it is wonderful. jiskozvuz MoRToN, ZAI. X- Bl' -79 96 The Turtle In the Nature Room there is a turtle. The turtle is found in the country. On the turtle's back there is a shell. l like to set these things in my school. STEPHEN HARRISON, ZAI. Page Twmziy-fam' Nature Scraps Did you know- That the grasshopper lays its egg an inch under the ground? That the Oriole's nest looks like a pouch? That every fur-bearing animal is a mammal? That the butterfly's caterpillar spins a chrysalis and the moth's caterpillar spins cocoons? That the dragon-fly lays its eggs in water? That the catbird builds its nest in low shrubs? That insects have three plain eyes and two compound eyes? That the Baltimore Oriole is named after Lord Baltimore on account of having the same colors as his flag? That the spider has eight legs and eight eyes? That the moth lays its eggs on the bottom of a leaf? That the flicker is called the Hhammer head because he taps on the bark with his bill? That the sea-gull has webbed feet? That an elm leaf is short on one side and long on the other? That the male lion hunts at night and cares for his babies as well as the mother? That the baby dragon-fly is called a nymph? That the nymph dragon-fly has no wings? That the butterfly's body is thin and the moth's is thick? And that the catbird's song is like the Meow of a cat? MARJORIE KANTOR, 4Al,

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PUBLIC SCHOOL 173, MAN11ATTAN--IUNE, 1930 In the ,Qibrary READING CLUB, CLASS 4Al, HOLDING A SESSION IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY, UNDER THE suI1ERvIsIoN or MISS HOURGIL Our School Library We all get a feeling of joy when we enter that precious room Called the HLibrary. We eagerly scan the Shelves for books that we think may be interesting. Soon the room is quiet and everybody is absorbed in his or her book. To Show our appreciation for this privilege we take good care of the books and put them back where we found them So that other Chil- dren can Hnd and read them without much trouble. BETTY KOPE, 6131. Page Twenty five