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they can make aquaria, terraria, insect and caterpillar boxes; 

 window boxes for winter plants or summer out-door decoration. 



If the "Pet Show" is an annual event, great pains will be taken 

 to make fancy boxes for this exhibit. Many leisure hours will be 

 happily spent if the interest in the making of these articles is 

 encouraged. 



A skillful architect may be discovered while a boy is designing 

 and making a model of a rural home, with all its necessary build- 

 ings; a suburban home with garage. These may be placed in the 

 garden with grounds designed by the pupils, also necessary shrub- 

 bery and plants to beautify the grounds. 



The principles of cement structure can be taught while making 

 bird-houses, baths and fountains; also concrete structures for a 

 natural effect to secure water-falls; foundation for wild flowers; 

 also water gardens surrounded by ferns and other plants that are 

 best adapted to a moist condition. Nothing is more interesting to 

 the growing child than to watch numbers of birds enjoy a daily 

 bath. 



For models of sheet metal construction sand moulds for the 

 kindergarten pupils, sprinkling cans, sand tables lined with gal- 

 vanized steel and trays for the window plants are very useful. 



The Domestic Science students enjoy their kitchen garden. 

 There they study vegetables, fruits and herbs. What girl would 

 not prefer to cook and serve a meal from the vegetables of which 

 she has sown the seed, watched them grow and with pride feel that 

 the meal which she has prepared is truly a product of her own 

 efforts. 



The classes in sewing can make pennants for school prizes, and 

 in the efforts of making the letters which names their school, the 

 loyal ty and unison of the school becomes real. 



Everyone respects a business appearance of labor. Girls enjoy 

 making a garden outfit of dress, apron, and hat as well as the 

 "cooking" dress," etc. 



Their mathematics become real problems when they estimate 

 the values of food elements, cost oi labor, cost oi material, etc., 

 also value Ol waste products. 



Interesting compositions which give real expression may be 

 secured from the subjects "Showing a Visitor Through the Gar- 

 den;" "How I Prepared Our Family Dinner" and develop civic 

 pride as well as a dignity for the labor which is woman's natural 

 vocation. 



