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Planting the strawberry bed, April 22, 1913. At the school garden, teacher's cottage, three- 

 quarters mile north of schoolhouse. Plants brought from St. Louis county in suit case 

 by Miss Crecelius, a former pupil of Mrs. Harvey's at Clayton, Mo., who is directing 

 the work. 



building for their own children, but had not reached the point 

 where they were concerned about housing conditions for their 

 neighbor's children "across the railroad." 



As stated before, having won my own consent to undertake 

 the management of this school I submitted my general plan to 

 President Kirk of the Normal School, who gave it his hearty 

 endorsement. At that time we both expected this route to be 



Tomatoes from school garden. Ponderosa variety. Gathered August 6, 1913; weight, 

 3f pounds. Plants taken up April 18th; set out April 23d. Brought from St. ^lOuis 

 county by Miss Crecelius. Season particularly bad — no rainfall between July 24th and 

 August 11th. All planting and cultivation by younger children. Produced earliest 

 tomatoes in community. 



