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FIELD WORK OF ST. LOUIS SECTION 



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LuXCIIINt, AT THK MoUTH OF ClIFF CaVE, SoUTH OF St. 



Louis.— March 21, 1910. 



self with taking suggestive views which later are made into lantern 

 slides and add to the value of the later discussions that center on 

 the trip. 



The value of the field work may best be expressed in the 

 opinions of certain teachers and principals who are members of 

 the section. One teacher writes as follows: "The field trips 

 which we have taken have benefited me mostly by increasing my 

 knowledge of plants and of the topography of our neigh Iwrhood. 

 Through these trips I visited districts which I would otherwise 

 never have seen, and noticed in places which I had visited before, 

 things of interest, chiefly topographic, that I had passed by. My 

 observations have somewhat enlarged the basis on which I build 

 my lessons. They have supplemented class work and made real 

 many things which I have read." Another teacher summarizes 

 the value of this work to her as follows : "Material for class room 

 use was gathered. Much benefit has been gained through outdoor 

 exercise and through pleasant companionship. Xew concepts 

 have been acquired. \'ague concepts have been made clear, and 



