Charles Almanzo Babcock Explained
Charles Almanzo Babcock (1847–1922[1]) was a late-nineteenth-century superintendent of schools in Oil City, Pennsylvania.[2] [3] He is credited[3] with launching Bird Day, a day to celebrate birds in American schools, on May 4. The first Bird Day was celebrated in Oil City schools in 1894,[4] and by 1901 the practice was well established.[5] His wife was the author Emma Whitcomb Babcock.
Works
- Suggestions for Bird-Day Programs in Bird-Lore, Vol. I, (1899)
- , (1901)
External links
- C. A. Babcock at Wikisource.
Notes and References
- Web site: Charles A Babcock (1847-1922). Find A Grave. 22 September 2017.
- Doughty, Robin W. (1983) Wildlife and Man in Texas Texas A & M University Press, College Station, p. 174
- http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/eh/12.3/armitage.html Armitage, Kevin C. (2007) "Bird Day for Kids: Progressive Conservation in Theory and Practice" Environmental History 12(3): pp. 528–551
- http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/progress/birdday_1 "The First Bird Day: May 4, 1894" America's Story from America's Libraries
- https://www.nytimes.com/1901/04/21/archives/bird-day-for-children-eight-states-have-one-and-new-york-educators.html "Bird Day for Children: Eight States Have One and New York Educators Want It" New York Times 21 April 1901
