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the inherent capacity of each and do not recommend that one 
‘who has the capacity to become a first-class surveyor should en- 
deavor to become a practitioner at the bar. 
Let us analyze the word “education.” It is derived from two 
Latin words e- meaning out and duco or ducere meaning to lead 
ot to draw. Its root meaning therefore is to lead or draw out. 
It is a drawing out or a developing process. Plato, the old Greek 
philosopher, said, “Good education is that which gives to the 
body and to the soul all the perfection of which they are capable.” 
Let the body be so developed that there is not a dormant 
muscle; that every heart beat is in tune; that every organ is 
discharging its work properly; that every proportion is natural, 
that every fiber of the whole physical being is sensitive to the 
purpose for which it has been created, then, according to Plato, 
is the body educated. Add to this the soul for, the soul is all 
there is of man, besides the mere physical nature, completely per- 
fected, intellectually, morally and spiritually and according to the 
same authority we have a well educated individual. 
Let us see how school gardening fits into an educational system 
founded on Plato’s definition. We are interested in food pro- 
duction but we are not interested in the school garden as a food 
producing proposition primarily. We believe in it first as a 
means of education in the true meaning of the word, 
1. An adequate educational program must consider health and 
physical development. Without good health mental development 
may be retarded. Therefore, I would first emphasize physical 
development and health, health as expressed in terms of sun- 
shine, fresh air, exercise and pure food. The school garden 
offers an opportunity for health education. Tell, the boy to go 
out into the fresh air and sunshine because he needs physical 
development and he is likely to prefer to stay in the house and 
read Andersen’s “Fairy Tales.” Invite him to participate in a 
ball game, get him interested in caring for a garden and he will 
get the fresh air and the sunshine and the exercise that he needs. 
We like to do the things that we have an interest in doing. 
Public playgrounds, parks and gardens are not a fad or a luxury. 
They are as much of necessity as dispensaries and hospitals. I 
