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ing on moistened blotting paper. One poor boy to whom was 

 given a few pennies for doing an errand wanted to buy seeds. 



"Miss W.'s class noted that hens do not fly as birds do, and 

 rabbits wash their faces in a manner similar to cats. 



"A very interesting and instructive lesson was the result 

 of transplanting our little plants to the school garden. 



"Our nature work has brought the parents into closer touch 

 with the school work, and this cannot fail to bring forth good 

 results. The children have interested their parents to the 

 extent that one hundred forty-two packages of seeds for home 

 gardens have been distributed. 



"The little ones are eager each day to report as to the progress 

 of their home gardens and we not only see what benefits they 

 derive materially but are unconsciously implanting in their 

 hearts and minds seeds that will later blossom into the best 

 kind of citizenship. 



"The children are intensely interested in caring for the school 

 pets, and every day brings forth fresh evidence that the idea is 

 well worth fostering. 



"Language and drawing have been interesting, instructive 

 and entertaining because of the intimate association with our 

 nature work. Songs, and most pleasing to state, nature thoughts 

 embodied and set forth so beautifully in poems, have been 

 studied with appreciative delight. 



"Others report greater willingness to express themselves, 

 more fluency in writing, better understanding of the uses of 

 seeds. In the home gardens it was learned that all plants do 

 not thrive under the same conditions. Real experiences were 

 gained by actual care of gardens and animals; a better humane 

 spirit. 



"5A class reports — 'Descriptions given of their observations 

 of trees were in a large measure gratifying. Distinguishing 

 between trees was quite clear.' 



There is in a number of our schools much usable material for 

 teaching science lessons. This illustrates the subjects of miner- 

 alogy, geology, botany and other sciences; but it has been stored 

 away so that no one knows just what is available. It is our wish 

 that in each building there might be a special place to be known 

 as the science room, and several have been established during the 

 last year. Such a room enables principals to gather all their 



