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GARDEN CLUBS IN SCHOOLS OF ENGLEWOOD, N. J. 



Just as the individual members strove for excellence among them- 

 selves, SO did the clubs and the schools. The school having the 

 highest average among the garden club members attending it was 

 given a banner. This banner is the first in a series designed with a 

 similar idea as that carried out in the buttons awarded to the in- 

 dividual prize winners. 



This plan of premium awards always leaves something open to 

 be achieved. It is inexpensive and makes possible the awarding of 

 m^any merits. This in turn gives every child an ample chance to 

 start toward the final goal. If a pupil does good work but does not 

 stand first, he is given something to show for his efforts and some- 

 thing as a basis to work on in the future. 



Meeting places. — The meeting place of each club gathering was 

 determined by the object of the special meeting. The preliminary 



ONE WAY OF COVERING SEED. 



planning and ordering of seeds was done in the schoolhouse. Dem- 

 onstrations in garden preparation, seed sowing, and cultural meth- 

 ods were held in back yards and vacant lots. Street corners were 

 used as meeting places for starting trips to the surrounding com- 

 mercial trucking region. Two of the older groups met in one of the 

 school yards several times to aid in the construction of hot beds and 

 receive instructions for building them. 



INSTRUCTION. 



The methods of instruction varied in accordance with the season. 

 During the late winter and early spring the classroom method was 

 followed. Necessarily the work done at this time was varied. Some 

 of the time was spent in talking over the different garden practices 



