58 The Nature-Study Exhibition 



Series of specimens may be considered in connection 

 with museums. Waterhead Board School, Oldham, made 

 a feature of museum work with cases made from spoilt 

 photographic plates. 



The Cavendish Road School of the London Board showed 

 a set of dried leaves which may be mentioned as illustrating 

 what may be done with advantage in London. 



(4) NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. Much of the work 

 of the School Natural History Societies is, of course, collect- 

 ing. The exhibit of Goodrich Field Club (of the Goodrich 

 Road Higher Grade School, East Dulwich) might be spe- 

 cially mentioned as showing what town boys can do in 

 working out the life-histories of insects. A cigar-box was 

 devoted to each species, and where the caterpillar could not 

 be sacrificed and preserved, it was replaced by a coloured 

 drawing. 



The Nature-study Club at Orlestone School is of another 

 type, as it occupies itself more particularly with the keeping 

 of living animals. Some schools also have camera clubs, as 

 that at Brae Street, Liverpool. At Severn Road School, 

 Cardiff, photography is actually taught in the school, and 

 many of the boys at Bellenden Road School have cameras 

 of their own. The excellent photographic records, with 

 which the exhibition abounded, were not, however, except 

 in a few cases, the work of pupils. 



III. ECONOMIC NATURE-STUDY 



Under this title may be considered exhibits which have 

 reference to Horticulture, Poultry- and Bee-keeping, or 

 Agriculture. 



A. Horticulture. Under this heading naturally come 

 all school gardens, where gardening is taught as a definite 

 subject. 



Cottage gardening at Lord Scudamore's Endowed School, 



