Rural School Leaflet 



1263 



Two cents postage should be added for every twelve packets of flower 

 seed, and three cents for every twelve packets of vegetable seed. Large 

 orders will go cheaper by express, charges to be paid by the purchaser. 

 No order is accepted for less than one dozen packets. 



One of the greatest needs in the country school to-day is that boys 

 and girls should have an opportunity to become ready readers. Interest 

 in good books will open up the world in far-reaching ways and will give 

 a resource for the future that all boys and girls in the country should 

 have. It is not necessary that there should be many books, but the rural 

 library should be well chosen and should contain a few works of history, 

 travel, poetry, and fiction. The books should be chosen according to the 



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A school exhibit of garden crops 



age of the pupils. There should be a few good reference books in nature- 

 study and agriculture, for boys and girls living in the country should have 

 intelligent knowledge of country surroundings. (See page 1303.) 



It will be well to have the pupils learn at least one good poem during 

 the year. Memorizing verse often develops appreciation of it, and poetry 

 should be a part of the education of every individual. 



A most valuable way of arousing the interest of young persons in any 

 new work is to have exhibitions. There is educational value in such 

 endeavor, as the children nearly always make their very best effort in 

 preparing the individual exhibits, and they have opportunity to compare 

 their work with that of other pupils. The small school exhibits are 

 doubtless as valuable as any, and the children should be encouraged to 



