Rural School Leaflet 



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CHILDREN'S LETTERS 

 Edward M. Tuttle 



Girls and boys like to write letters. They like to know that they are 

 writing to a real person, and that their letters will be sent through the 

 regular mails to some one who is interested to receive and read what 

 they have written. 



It is our practice to publish, in each number of the Cornell Rural School 

 Leaflet for boys and girls, a personal message in the form of a letter that 

 calls for a response. The purpose of the letter-writing is to give the 

 children an objective interest and an outlet for their thoughts, and to en- 



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courage them to consult specialists in matters relating to country life. 

 This will be most successfully accomplished when the children come to 

 feel that their letters are not to be critically read, but rather that the 

 reader will have sympathy and understanding. 



We hope that teachers will encourage children to write letters, either 

 as a collective school exercise or individually as the children desire to 

 express themselves. All letters should be addressed to Edward M. Tuttle, 

 College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York. To any child in rural districts 

 who writes three letters during the year, we send a small gift picture. 

 In order to receive credit toward the picture the letter must contain 

 clear information as to the district number and the name of the township 

 and county in which the school is located. 



The letters need not be of any particular length or on any special sub- 

 ject. The following letters are taken from among those received during 



