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a gai'den of her own and works It herself, thus performing all 

 gardening operations to be taught later to children. 



To those who satisfactorily complete this course a certificate 

 will be given. The courses offered in children's gardening are 

 considered as a unit. 



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These courses have been accepted by the Board of Education 

 for teachers' credits as follows : " . 



1. Any of the courses will be accepted toward meeting clause 

 '*b" of the conditions of eligibility for high school license hi 

 Biology. 



2. The course in Pedagogy of Botany and Educational Prin- 

 ciples of Children's Gardening (B4) will be accepted as a satis- 

 factory 30-hour course in Pedagogy toward meeting the require- 

 ment of 60 hours' work in Pedagogy in lieu of the written test in 



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Principles and Methods of Teaching for Promotion License. 



3. This course will be accepted as a pedagogical course, and 

 either of the other four courses will be accepted as an academic 

 course toward meeting the conditions of exemption from the aca- 

 demic paper in the examination for license as assistant to prin- 

 cipal. Such exemption is granted to those who offer 120 hours 

 of satisfactory workj 60 of which must be in the Science of Edu- 

 cation and 60 in some branch of literature, science or art^ such 

 120 hours' work not being accomplished wholly within one aca- 

 demic year. 



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These courses have been accepted by the Brooklyn Teachers* 

 Association and will appear in the new syllabus of courses. 



The individual student may apply at any college for credits on 

 these courses, which will be granted according to individual merit. 



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Bi. Botany, — Thirty sessions, Mondays at 4, beginning Sep- 

 tember 26. Fee $j. Physiological and morphological principles, 

 general botany, plant families, fungous pests. This course is not 



only one of theory and principle, but one of practical everyday 

 application. . ' The Curator of Public Instruction. 



B2. Nature Study.— Thirty sessions, Tuesdays' at 4, beginning 



September 2j. Fee ^5. This course covers the plant material 



used in nature study teaching. The identification of common 



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trees, shrubs, plants, wild flowers, and weeds. Mounts^ charts, 

 and diagrams are made. The student becomes familiar with the 



