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The hand work which is such a factor in fixing impressions in 

 elementary Nature-Study offers almost endless possibilities in 

 connection with this subject. We must make color books, a wash 

 of color with the picture of a wild flower for each of the series. 

 Perhaps we will draw a little border of our favorite flower for the 

 cover. Here, again, Mr. Henry Turner Bailey will help us both in 

 his booklet on "Booklet Making' ' and in the School Arts Book. We 

 must find time to make blue-prints. If a teacher has never made 

 any, she may find it better to get a small package of paper and 

 experiment, the directions being given on each envelope. Few 

 pictures are lovelier decorations for a room than long panels in 

 blue or brown prints of autumn flowers. For the children's print- 

 ing frames we obtained damaged camera plates from our local 

 photographer. These cost a merely nominal sum and may be 

 cleaned by washing in hot water in which common baking soda has 

 been dissolved. For backing we used oblongs of pasteboard cut 

 from boxes. Snapping clothes-pins held everything in place. The 

 blue-print paper may be obtained in large rolls as prepared for 

 drafting plans. The flower is arranged on the glass, blue-print 

 paper (cut to proper size in a dark room) placed upon it, cardboard 

 upon the paper, clothes-pins snapped into place, two are generally 

 sufficient, and the printing outflt placed in the sun. Follow direc- 

 tions given on the roll. A little experimenting will determine 

 length of time for making prints. Press beneath weighted blotting 

 paper. All our blue-prints are preserved in booklets. Van Dyke 

 Solar paper gives a beautiful brown print with slightly more trouble 

 in the flxing. Prints made of the small Japanese stencils of flowers, 

 butterflies, fish, etc., are most interesting for decoration of Nature- 

 Booklets. 



The Third Grade children, studying Miss Dopp's books on 

 Primitive Life are interested in discovering whether any flowers 

 from their bouquet could furnish coloring matter. The use of 

 games in connection with Nature-Study offers an almost untouched 

 field for investigation. The sense games of some of the kinder- 

 garten song books may be used in the learning of the fiower names. 

 Flower games similar to games of Authors may be made and used 

 in the Third Grade. 



The children will enjoy simple classifying of the flowers as to 

 color, place of growth, and manner of growth (in villages like the 

 golden-rod, one or several flowers on a stem). 



