THE 



NATURE STUDY REVIEW 



Vol. 17 May and September Nos. 5-6 



The Cornell Rural School Leaflet and Nature-Study 



Dr. E. L. Palmer, 

 Cornell University. Copyrighted 192 1 by E. L. Palmer. 



As stated in the February 1920, REVIEW, the Cornell Rural 

 School Leaflet is a periodical published by New York State 

 through the Department of Rural Education of the New York 

 State College of Agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y. Its aim is to 

 provide guidance and subject matter for the teaching of Nature 

 Study and Humaneness and to furnish a background for an 

 intelligent appreciation of agriculture. 



Each of the four numbers issued during the school year are 

 sent to the rtiral schools of the state through the District Super- 

 intendents. The first number of each year is a teacher's number; 

 the others, children's numbers. 



The Review this month presents an outline of study for which 

 the above mentioned leaflets provide the subject matter. This 

 outline should be of general interest and use even to those who 

 do not receive the Leaflets. Unfortunately the editions of 

 Leaflets are so small that the publications are not available for 

 free distribution except to the rural schools of New York State. 

 It is hoped that at some later date the material may be made 

 available in a revised form for more general distribution. 



Space does not permit the publication of any of the stories 

 of the "story section" of the Leaflets. This is immaterial as 

 other stories may possibly be used satisfactorily in their places. 



One of the "landscape and cut-out picture" sets is ])ublished 

 in this number and directions for their use are given. An ex- 

 ample of the "fifty interesting things" section cannot be includ- 

 ed in this number for lack of space but one of tlic "life liistory 

 charts" is given. 



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