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and Drosophila. Prerequisite: an elementary course in botany. 
Three credits. Fee, $10. Tuesdays, 4 p.m., beginning September 
22; and Fridays, 4 p.m., beginning September 25. Miss Rusk. 
C. Children’s Courses 
Thirty separate courses are given Saturday mornings for boys 
and girls from eight to nineteen years old in the spring, fall, and 
winter. 
The children are grouped according to age and experience. 
For example, under I (below), twelve separate courses are given; 
under IJ, four separate courses; under III, fourteen. Under IV, 
the Outdoor Garden, 200 children are working from late April to 
mid-September. This does not represent one course, but many 
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courses combined under one heading, * Phe Outdoor Garden, 
Miss Shaw and Assistants. 
I. The Fall Course takes up nature study on the grounds; 
plant propagation in the greenhouses, using stem and leaf cut- 
king of terrariums and dish gardens. 
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tings; bulbs and corms; ma 
enrollment limited to 175 children. fee, ten cents. Saturday 
mornings, 9-11:15, October 24 to December 19. 
II. Winter Course.—Children who have shown unusual a 
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vile 
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ity are chosen from the fall group for winter work. Introduction 
to the observation of plants through the microscope; propagation 
projects; study of economic plants; plans for summer flower 
borders, involving a liberal use of the Children’s Library; flower 
games, etc. Group limited to 50. No fee. Saturday mornings, 
9-11:15, February 6 to March 6. 
III. Spring Course.—Nature study and preparation for the 
outdoor garden, including studies of seed germination, seed sowing 
in the greenhouse, and the making of garden plans. All candi- 
dates for the outdoor garden must be in spring classes. [enroll- 
ment limited to 200. I’ce, ten cents. Saturday mornings, 9-11-15, 
March 13 to April 17. 
IV. Outdoor Garden Course.—The outdoor garden is open 
throughout the summer season, and hours arranged to fit in with 
children’s vacation schedules. No child is assigned an outdoor 
earden who has not had the spring preparatory work. Group lim- 
ited to 200 children. I’ee, twenty-five or thirty-five cents depend- 
