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NATURE STUDY. 



observation of habits, on which much later work is 

 based, requires time. Have, if possible, a large tray of 

 sand in one corner of the schoolroom ; occasionally let 

 the rabbits out in the room. 



Too much emphasis cannot be placed on the necessity 

 of personal observation of the rabbit by the teacher, as 



Fig. 15. Rabbits in Schoolroom Cage. 



well as by the children. The teacher who prepares by 

 merely reading about the rabbit cannot lead her children 

 in observation. The teacher who depends on the book 

 will almost certainly have pupils who depend on the 

 teacher and book. 



