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should be made of this opportunity to strengthen these qualities 

 in children. 



8. Result of labor. — This can be demonstrated clearly in school- 

 gardening. Careful work is rewarded. In our school-garden at Ithaca 

 this point was very clearly demonstrated to the children in many ways, 

 but one in particular comes to. my mind. The tomato plants that 

 were used in the gardens had been grown in individual pots. The 

 children made selections for their gardens from several hundred plants, 

 and were taught which were most likely to grow into productive plants. 



Fig. 29. — A tool house 

 (Mr. Edward Mahoney, Yonkers, N. Y.) 



They were cautioned to put the plants into the ground in the most careful 

 way, not interfering with the root system any more than was necessary, 

 and firming the ground well about the plants. They followed directions 

 carefully. A few days later there was a severe frost which killed many 

 plants in the neighborhood. The children lost but twelve out of the 

 four hundred, probably because of the strength of the plants and the 

 care with which they were set out. 



9. Thoughtftdness for neighbors. — Oftentimes children are antagonistic 

 toward one another largely because they have had no one to help them 

 to a better point of view. With the right direction, it is not difficult to 

 have them develop a sense of justice. In the school-garden there is 



