NATURE-STUDY AT THE SAN FRANCISCO MEETING OF THE N.E A- 



By C. A. STEBBINS, University of California, Berkeley, California 

 The American Nature-Study Society and the American 

 Gardening Association met with The Department of Rural and 

 Agricultural Education in joint session in San Francisco and 

 Berkeley during the N. E. A. 



The program for the week was as follows : 



DEPARTMENT OF RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION 



Sessions in Temple Beth Israel. 

 Pres. . . .James A. Barr, Supt. of Schools Stockton, Calif. 



V.-Pres. Benjamin M. Davis, Miami University Oxford, Ohio. 

 Secy. . . E. E. Balcomb, R. I. Normal School Providence, R.I. 



Local Committee : Miss Louisa McDermott, Chairman : Mrs. 

 McGrath, Miss M. Magner. 



Tuesday Forenoon, July ii, 9:30 O'Clock 



Joint Session with the American Nature-Study Society and the 

 School Garden Association of America. 



Agricultural Nature Study, — J. B. Lillard, Principal, Gardena 

 High School, Los Angles, Calif. 

 Discussion : E. D. Ressler, Professor of Industrial Pedagogy, 

 Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon. 



School Gardening in Hawaii, — Vaughn MacCaughey, College of 

 Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. 



The Potentiality of the School Garden, — Cyril A. Stebbins, De- 

 partment of Agricultural Education, University of Cal- 

 ifornia, Berkeley, Calif. 



Report of Committee on a Course of Study in Agriculture, — E. 

 C. Bishop, Department of Agricultural Extension, State 

 Agricultural College, Ames, Iowa, Chairman. 



Business : Appointment of Committees. 



Thursday Forenoon, July 13, 9:30 O'Clock 

 Joint Session with the Department of Normal Schools and the 



Department of Physical Education. 

 Agriculture and Domestic Science in High Schools with Special 



Reference to Community Work. — E. T. Fairchild, State 



Superintendent of Public Instruction, Topeka, Kansas. 



