ioq2 Rural School Leaflet 



leaflets over. Try to carry out at least one piece of work. We have 

 given on page 1070 a list of things to do this summer. 



Arbor Day is corning. Make it a day worth while. Plant a tree care- 

 fully so that it will surely grow. Ask some one in your neighborhood, 

 who has set out trees, for his direction and advice. There are three things 

 to do without fail: 1. Prune the roots, making sharp, clean cuts. 2. Be 

 certain that the soil is carefully packed around the roots as you fill the 

 hole. Work it down with your fingers. 3. Prune the top, leaving three 

 or four good branches. 



You will find that under the letters from girls and boys I have included 

 two that mention definite pieces of work done. Read these carefully 

 and the notes with them. Such definite work was what I had in mind 

 when in my last letter I asked you to write me fully about things of special 

 interest. It is good for you to know what other girls and boys are doing. 

 It is good for them to know what you are doing. In these days we are 

 all working together more than we used to. In business we speak of 

 this as cooperation. We should each strive for two things in life : first, 

 to develop ourselves so that we are strong, healthy, industrious, honest 

 folk; and second, to learn to live and work side by side with those about 

 us in kindness and in harmony. 



There is one very good way in which boys and girls can cooperate and 

 help the school. Some of you have written of sending a school exhibit 

 to the county fair and receiving prize money. For several years the 

 county fairs have been offering prizes for such exhibits. Often there have 

 been no entries, yet there is no reason why your school should not take 

 part in such wholesome competition. Do not go to work with the idea 

 of winning a prize. Work to have the exhibit from your school represent 

 the very best effort of each boy and girl. Every one of you from the 

 youngest to the oldest should contribute. Then your exhibit will be the 

 result of the whole school working together. If your school should receive 

 the prize, you will be glad that you helped to earn it. If not, you will 

 learn why you failed and another year the exhibit from your school will 

 be better because you will have increased ability. 



Most boys and girls living in the country know the value of money. 

 When you have money to buy something for the school, do not be in a 

 hurry to spend it. Think carefully, consult the persons best fitted to 

 advise you on any purchase, and then buy the best of its kind. One 

 good picture is worth twenty poor ones and, moreover, will last for many 

 years. A good clock, or vase, or bookcase will give more pleasure than 

 three or four cheaper articles costing a like amount. The best things, 

 however, are not always the most expensive. Suitability to the surround- 

 ings, combined with artistic lines and durability of material, are some 

 of the factors that count. 



