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" (<r) The paintings of mycetozoa done solely in recreation hours. 



" (d) The microscopic slides prepared by the pupils of fourteen, on a 

 special evening of the week, when a few nature-lovers were allowed to 

 sit up later than the rest of the school, as a great privilege. The speci- 

 mens mounted were found by the pupils, when on a special ramble. 



" (e) The paintings of climbing plants, which were entirely holiday 

 work. 



" (/) The four volumes of flowers mounted and illustrated by quo- 

 tations from the poets, which were the work of a girl of fourteen who 

 makes ' flowers ' the hobby of her holidays and recreation hours. 



" (g) The nature note-books, almost entirely done in recreation 

 hours." 



As an instance of a suburban girls' school, the scheme of 

 work at Streatham High School may be described : 



" THE NATURE-STUDY WORK DONE BY THE JUNIOR FORMS 



" (a) Recorded observations on the life-histories of various animals 

 and plants. 



" () Preparation of Nature calendars; the best observations, together 

 with the name of the observer, being recorded on a wall sheet. 



" (c) The making of observations on the distribution of wild animals 

 and plants in the neighbourhood of Streatham; the observations and 

 name of the observer being inserted in place on a map by means of a 

 flag-label. 



" (d) Observations and drawings of the various inhabitants, animal 

 and vegetable, of the school garden. 



" The Nature- study work in Forms I and II is entirely voluntary and 

 very popular, and ustially about ten minutes at a time are devoted to it at 

 the end of science and drawing classes." 



FURTHER POINTS OF INTEREST 



Many special features illustrated by the exhibits in this 

 group call for passing allusion. School rambles seemed to 

 be general and popular, and school gardens, in some in- 

 stances, had been instituted and used to advantage. Ar- 

 broath High School showed how Nature -study drawings 

 could be applied to decorative work, and drawings which 

 entail continued observation were illustrated by the series 



