5) 
A6. Junior Gardener’s Course.—A course for boys from 14-17 
years of age. Lessons given in the care of border and other 
flower beds, in the weeding and care of small vegetable gardens, 
in mowing and watering lawns, reporting plants, etc. This is 
planned to fit boys for summer work and to enable them to obtain 
positions. Hours to be arranged. Fee twenty cents. Practical 
work with the gardeners and foreman, under Miss Shaw’s super- 
vision. Not offered in 1917. 
Av. Nature Study for Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and 
Others.—Short courses of at least four hours each, with talks, 
demonstrations, and field trips in the Botanic Garden and Pros- 
pect Park to study trees, shrubs, etc. The instruction will be 
adapted to meet the needs of the various groups who apply. Open 
only to groups of at least six persons, at hours to be arranged. 
Mr. Stoll. 
Courses for Teachers 
A8. Greenhouse Work for Teachers.—This course is planned to 
be of assistance to teachers in garden work with children. A 
study of soils, and of the plant itself. Practical work in the 
propagation of plants, and the raising of flower and vegetable 
seedlings for the outdoor garden. A fee of fifty cents will be 
charged to cover cost of materials. Tuesday afternoons, from 
4-5, February 20-March 27. Miss Shaw. 
Ag. Nature Study for Teachers.—Intended to familiarize teach- 
ers with material suitable for class use and with easily accessible 
sources. The work given will be practical, such as may be ap- 
plied in the Nature Study teaching of the class room. A fee of 
fifty cents will be charged to cover cost of material. Mondays, 
from 4-5. March 26-June 4. Miss Cross. 
- Ato. Fall Garden Work.—Home plants; the school window 
box; indoor planting of bulbs; the outdoor bulb bed. A fee of 
fifty cents will be charged to cover cost of materials. Five Tues- 
day afternoons, from 4—5, October 2-30. Miss Shaw. 
Arr. Fall Nature Study Work.—The emphasis in this course 
will be placed on the common nature material and its use in the 
