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enterprise, the enterprise will *' go." The busiest 

 and most obdurate man will listen to a child ; so 

 will parents. If you want to start a nature-study 

 movement or to improve the school premises, 

 arouse the children first. 



2. By reaching the teacher directly for the 

 purpose of reaching the pupil. For the teacher 

 " Nature-study Leaflets " have been prepared, 

 giving in each issue a suggestive presentation of 

 some nature-study topic, together with notes of 

 help and suggestion. For those teachers who 

 desire to pursue the subjects further, a home 

 reading course is organized and a " Home 

 Nature-study Lesson " is published. 



3. By interesting the teaching fraternity in 

 general, through lectures at teachers' institutes 

 and conventions, attendance on particular schools 

 where work is being done, and other personal 

 work. A lecturer is employed to attend State 

 teachers' institutes, occupying a regular period on 

 the program; this work is possible through the 

 cooperation of the State Department of Public 

 Instruction. 



4. By summer-school teaching in the teachers' 

 schools conducted by the State Department of 

 Public Instruction. For two years a special 

 nature-study summer-school was held at Cornell 

 University, but being obliged to husband the 

 resources this enterprise was reluctantly dropped. 



5. By nature-study instruction in the Uni- 

 versity, given to those teachers who desire it. 



6. By interesting the public in plant-growing, 



