GARDEN CLUBS IN THE SCHOOLS OF 

 ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY. 



AUSPICES. 



The garden clul^s of the EngleTvoocl schools were organized during 

 the summer of 1916 and were directed by the local board of educa- 

 tion and the superintendent of schools through a supervisor of gar- 

 dens employed for this special purpose. Owing to the experimental 

 nature of the work and the lack of funds at the command of the 

 board of education, the enterprise was financed in part by the Civic 

 Association of Englewood and in part by the State of Xew Jersey, 

 under the provisions of its manual training laws. In July, 1917, 



PART OF THE SPRING TRIALS FOR A STEADY JOB. 



however, that part of the expense hitherto met by the Civic Asso- 

 ciation was assumed by the board of education. 



PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. 



Englewood is a suburban residential city of about 12,000 inhabi- 

 tants. In its vacant lots and back yards it has an abundance of land 

 suitable for gardening. Much of the city lies in the desirable sandy 

 loam soils of northern New Jersey. It is not a locality without ob- 

 stacles, however. A considerable part of the inhabited area is on 

 the swampy lowlands at the head of the Xew Jersey salt meadows, 



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