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on the subject and in Arbor Day Manuals puljlished by 

 the various State Education Departments. 



6. Preparation: In order to save time looking for 

 objects of interest and for the purj:)ose of correlating the 

 various oliscrvations so that all will follow in orderly 

 sequence, it is well for the teacher or leader to go over the 

 ground beforehand and note the special features of interest 

 The various topics can then be given some thought and a 

 brief synopsis can be drawn up to serve as a memorandum 

 and guide on the trip. 



It is also well to be provided with a hatchet to cut 

 into some decayed stump, a trowel to dig up the forest 

 soil, a knife for cutting off twigs and a hand reading glass 

 for examining the structural parts of the various objects 

 under observation. A camera is always a valuable asset 

 because the photographs hung in the classroom become 

 records of great interest to all participants. 



7. Suggestions for forming tree clubs: A good way to 

 interest children in trees and nature study is to form, 

 among them, a Tree Club. The idea has been fully 

 developed in Brooklyn, N. Y., Newark, N. J., and other 

 cities and consists of forming cluljs of children in the public 

 schools and private institutions for the purpose of interest- 

 ing them in the trees around their school and their homes. 

 The members of these clubs are each given the tree warden's 

 badge of authority and assigned to some special duty in 

 the preservation of the local trees. A plan of study and of 

 outdoor trips is laid out for them by their director and at 

 stated periods they are given illustrated lectures on trees 

 and taken to the neighboring parks or woodlands. 



