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it, kinds of seeds to use, school garden management, etc. Fee, 
three dollars, to cover cost of materials. Tuesdays, 4 p.m., Feb- 
ruary 3 to May 12. Miss Shaw, Miss Turner. 
A23. Spring Nature Study for the Classroom.—This course of 
three lessons will acquaint the teacher with common nature study 
material which may be taken into the classroom during the spring- 
time. Demonstration materials will be given to members of this 
class. The work will be based on the syllabus of nature study for 
the schools of New York City, and will be entirely practical. Fee, 
two dollars. Mondays, 4 p.m., May 11-25. Miss Hammond. 
A24, Fall Garden Work.—Three lessons on home plants; win- 
dow boxes ; indoor planting of bulbs; the outdoor bulb bed. Fee, 
one dollar. Mondays, 4 p.m., October 6-20-27. 
Miss Shaw, Miss Hickok. 
A25. Fall Nature Study.—This course is a complement to the 
spring nature study work and the material used will be the common 
material one would use in classroom work, showing seed dispersal, 
evergreens, deciduous trees, etc. Such subjects as Nature’s prepa- 
ration for winter will be covered. Three lessons. Fee, one dol- 
lar. Thursdays, 4 p.m., October, 16-30. Miss Hammond. 
A26. Advanced Agriculture—A course of advanced work for 
those who have taken “ B 3, Principles of Agriculture and Hor- 
ticulture.” Fifteen weeks of practical work in the greenhouse. 
Limited to 15 members. Fee, eight dollars. Tuesdays, 4 p.m., 
beginning October 14. Miss Shaw. 
B. Courses for Teachers of Children’s Gardening and Nature 
Study 
The courses for teachers in. children’s gardening are planned 
not only to prepare for garden work, but for the teaching of nature 
stuly as well. The courses are so arranged that they emphasize 
not only the theory of each subject, but its actual practice, either 
in classroom, greenhouse, garden, or field. At the same time the 
work is correlated to meet the needs of each grade of the ele- 
mentary school. There is an increasing demand for good nature 
study work in our schools, and we make a special point of giving 
