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1 1 . Have a reading-table. Secure a few 

 good magazines, agricultural and other kinds. 

 No poor books or poor magazines should be in 

 the schoolroom or home. Some publishers of 

 agricultural magazines will send complimentary 

 copies if, in asking for them, it is stated that 

 they are wanted for the school library. 



12. Have a work-bench with tools, if pos- 

 sible. The boys and girls should become famil- 

 iar with the handling of common carpenters' 

 tools. Simple things, especially those that can 

 be used on the farm or at play, may be made, 

 such as a window-box, terrarium, stakes for the 

 school-garden, bird-houses, kites, sleds, skees, 

 book-shelves, tables, flower-stands. Hand tools 

 can be repaired. This will provide excellent 

 manual-training, developing naturally into use 

 of wheels and more complex forms. 



13. Have one or two vases with flowers well 

 arranged. 



14. Have a school fair. These have been 

 found very successful where tried. Children 

 exhibit products from their own gardens and 

 benches. The girls exhibit cakes, pies, biscuits. 



