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to literature related to the Bubjeel under consideration. There are also appended 

 lists of general references to publications, lists of agricultural experiment station* in 

 the United States, and of publishing houses whose books are mentioned in the 

 reference lists, and a glossary. 



County normal training- classes in Michigan, I'. II. KKLLEY Mici 

 Pub. Tnstr., Count, 1 Normal Bui. /, 1905, pp. 15). The act enabling the different 

 counties to maintain normal training classes with State aid is given, together with 

 rules and suggestions relating to the conduct of Buch classes The teaching of agri- 

 culture is required in these classes and the c lucting of school gardens is recom- 

 mended. 



Agriculture in Missouri schools (Mo. Bd. Agr. Mo. Bui., ; [1903 , Xo. 12, 

 . figs. *;).— This bulletin includes information regarding facilities and methods 

 for teaching agriculture in the fust district normal school at Kirksville, the second 

 district normal school at Warrensburg, the third district normal school at Cape 

 ( rirardeau, the College of Agriculture of the University of Missouri at Columbia, the 

 Columbia High School, and the Columbia Normal Academy. Some of the courses 

 are quite fully outlined, and numerous suggestions for laboratory work are made. 



Studies suitable for elementary schools, P. Magnus 1:1 \i.. (Rpt. Brit. 

 Adv. Sri., 1904, it- 852-860). — Tins report deals mainly with nature study, which 

 the committee regards "as the sound foundation of all scientific training." 



Report of Springfield Township Schools, Clark County, Ohio, A. B. ( }raham 

 (Rpt. Springfield Township Schools, Clark Co., Ohio, 1904, pp. 47, figs. 86). — Thecourse 

 of study for the rural schools of the township is given in detail, together \\ ith sug- 

 gestions for supplementary work in nature study and elementary agriculture. 



Improvement of school buildings and grounds (Maim Ed. Dept., /.'">/'. pp. 

 52, figs. 16, dgms. 6). — In addition to suggestions for improving the architecture of 

 school buildings, this pamphlet includes a sketch of the school-garden movement, 

 and offers hints for the planting of school grounds and the location and use of school 

 gardens. 



School grounds and school gardens, R. A. Emerson (Agriculturi [Nebr.], ■} 

 . A'". 4, pp- 10-26, figs. .\ dgms. .'\. — Detailed suggestions for the planning, 

 planting, and care of school grounds ami school gardens are given. 



A study of school gardens and elementary agriculture for the schools of 

 Michigan (Mich. State Supt. /'"/>. Tnstr. />'"/. 10, pp. 44-57, dgm. t).—A brief his- 

 tory of the school-garden movement is given, together with an account of agricultural 

 schools in France and Russia, and suggestions for the care, culture, and management 

 of school gardens. 



Children's gardens, D. J. Crosby (Amer. CivicAssoc., Dept. Children' 8 Gard. 

 1. pp. 8). — This is a prospectus of the department of children's gardens, dealing with 

 the educational value of school gardens and the proposed work of the department in 

 furnishing information regarding scl 1 gardens, and in conducting an active propa- 

 ganda for their extension. A bibliography of recent school-garden publications is 



given. 



School gardens and their relation to other school work, \V. A. Baldwin 

 (Amer. Civic Assoc, Dept. Children' s Gard. Pamphlet .', }>/>. 15 , figs. 6). — Su-_ r L r e-t'on- 

 are given for correlating school-garden work with arithmetic, language, drawing, and 

 othei subjects. Additional references to school-garden publications are given. 



Cornell nature study leaflets (A'. )'. Dept. Agr., Natun Study Bui. 1, pp. 607, 

 ['his is a selection, with revision, from the Tea. her-' Leaflets, Home 

 Nature-Study Lessons, Junior Naturalist monthlies, and other publications from the 

 College of Agriculture ofOornell University, issued between L896and L904. The 

 volume includes so of these reprinted leaflets, 50 of which are grouped in part 1 

 under the title, Teachers 1 Leaflets, and 30 in part 2, undei children'- Leaflets. 



