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home for the teacher is provided, the use of the living quarters 

 may be a part of his compensation. The man should be qualified 

 to manage the gardens, agricultural plots, or a small farm connected 

 with the school. He may be able to raise much of the garden and 

 farm produce for his own family, and in connection therewith 

 teach the most vital lessons in agriculture to his pupils. There is 

 much need for having schools operated as many months in the 

 year as possible, and if a home for the teacher is provided, the 

 school should be open the entire twelve months of the year. In 

 order to provide vacation for the pupils themselves, certain 

 grades may take their vacations at different times of the year. 

 This will reduce the actual expense for the salaries of teachers 

 employed in the school, but will utilize the school building and 

 grounds throughout the year. 



Social Interests. Human beings are what the naturalists 

 would call " social creatures. " Thev must mingle with each other 



FIG. 303. A neighborhood meeting with a demonstration in canning vegetables. (Agri- 

 culture and -Life.) 



and if opportunity is not provided for this in one place, they will 

 go to another instinctively. It is in the lives of young people that 

 this instinct is most highly developed. Hundreds and thousands 

 of communities in America are almost deserted by young people 

 who are old enough to get away. The small children and the aged 

 parents only are found in the homes. 



