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spring nature study work and the material used will be the com- 
mon material one would use in class room work—seed dispersal, 
evergreens, deciduous trees, ete. Such subjects as Nature’s prep- 
aration for winter will be covered. Six lessons. Monday after- 
noons at 4, September 27 to October 25. Miss Shaw. 
B. Courses ror TEACHERS OF CHILDREN’S GARDENING 
The course for teachers in children’s garden work is planned 
not only to prepare for garden work, but for the teaching of 
nature study as well. Our courses are so arranged that they em- 
phasize 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 
elementary school. There is an increasing demand for good 
nature study work in our schools, and we make a special point 
of giving simple, definite, helpful work, grading it so that it ap- 
plies directly to the immediate needs of our own city schools. 
Practice is given in all this work with classes of children of 
different ages. The requirements for entrance are a certificate 
from a city training or normal school, a college diploma, or sev- 
eral years of certified successful teaching. These courses may 
be completed during one year, or, as in the case of city school 
teachers, may extend over a period of two or more years. The 
fee for the entire course is twenty-five dollars, payable in full at 
the time of registration, or course by course as they are covered. 
No money will be refunded if the student drops the work, and no 
monetary allowances will be made for courses taken at other 
institutions, although time allowances will be made. 
Special stress is put upon the outdoor garden practice. This 
practice is of two kinds: (1) Practice with children. ‘There are 
three hundred children in our outdoor garden and every oppor- 
tunity is given for the student to become accustomed to handling 
children, and for working out problems connected with this phase 
of work. (2) Practice in the teacher’s garden. Each student 
has a garden of her own and works it herself, thus performing 
all gardening operations to be taught later to children. 
