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telling something of the history and preparation of the food that was 

 served. 



In the spring perhaps some one in the neighborhood is building a 

 new house or an addition to his house which will give an opportimity 

 for the study of house plans. In every home there will be house-clean- 

 ing. Let the teacher and pupils get interested in paint and paper, 

 curtains and rugs. Get paint color cards and samples of wall paper 

 and call their attention to colors that harmonize and to those which do 

 not. It is wonderful how interesting this subject becomes when brought 

 to their notice and often makes a beginning in the education of the 

 child toward harmonious shades both in house furnishing and in cloth- 

 ing. 



Plan a fishing party and give a practical lesson on camp cookery 

 on the grounds. Help the pupil help himself to have a good time. 



In this suggestive work which I have proposed I believe I have 

 answered the question, 'Is it practicable to teach Domestic Science in 

 the rural school, ' in the affirmative. I have not meant to outline a course 

 but simply to suggest a few of the many places where such work may 

 touch vitally the life and interests of the child. Lack of skill on the 

 part of the teacher would make the work very elementary in the begin- 

 ning, but in the course of a few years it would take on more definite 

 shape. 



Moreover all this work may be made to form a most stimulating 

 basis for the less interesting reading, writing, and number work of the 

 school ; and time saved, rather than lost by the introduction of these 

 home topics. 



THE TRAINING OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE HOME. 



(Elizabeth Houx Williams, (Mrs. W. S.) Columbia, Mo.) 



There are two things to be considered in the training of children : 

 First, the child. We must have a conception of the material we have 

 to work upon. AA^e must understand the child, in a measure at least. 

 Secondly, we must have a conception of what we are training him for. 

 What conditions must he meet? What ideals must he live up to? The 

 American child has different conditions to meet, and different ideals 

 to live up to, from the Chinese child or the Eskimo child. 



The dominant note in American ideals is freedom; freedom of 

 thought, freedom of action, freedom of press. Freedom is in the air. 

 Is all this freedom a good thing? Yes, if we are trained for freedom. 

 If we have more freedom in America, we have greater responsibilities. 



