▁artist , ▁sculpt or , ▁author , ▁and ▁natural ist . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁in ▁H add on field , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁versions ▁of ▁his ▁illustr ations ▁appeared ▁in ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Virginia ▁( 1 9 1 3 ) ▁and ▁Bird ▁Studies ▁at ▁Old ▁Cape ▁May ▁( 1 9 3 7 ). ▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁high ▁school , ▁Po ole ▁attended ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Jess up ▁Sch olar ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Academy ▁of ▁Natural ▁Sciences . ▁He ▁under to ok ▁teaching ▁duties ▁at ▁the ▁Reading ▁Boy ' s ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁gu ided ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Le vi ▁M eng el ▁( Direct or ▁of ▁the ▁Reading ▁Public ▁Museum ▁at ▁the ▁time ), ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁promoted ▁to ▁Director ▁of ▁Art ▁Education . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Po ole ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Reading ▁Public ▁Museum ▁( though ▁he ▁still ▁served ▁as ▁Super visor ▁of ▁Art ▁at ▁Reading ▁Boy ' s ▁High ▁School ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 0 ) ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁Director ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Po ole ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁B air d ▁Or n ith ological ▁Club ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Haw k ▁Mountain ▁San ctu ary . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ask art