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GRADE I. 
. “Something about New York.” 
2. ‘ Something about a garden.” 
3. ‘*New York something Garden. I did not get any more, got so stuck on that 
word Bot.”’ 
4. **New York Baseball Garden.” 
5. ** New York Boat Garden. They w 
6. ‘* About our garden, — the Horace Mann 
7. * About going to the garden today to plant our ssauaali seeds.’? 
want us to go = see the big boats.” 
Garden 
(What they 
wanted to do.) 
8. * About ie ave of flowers, wild and garden.’’ 
Io. « eee two ane (Breating, picking.) 
e children were tested. Not one caught the 
Forty thre real meaning of the notice. 
The oblique lettering of certain lines proved difficult for children of this grade to 
read. 
Then I put up this notice : 
Do not 
a flower or a leaf 
in this park. 
Instantly there was a burst of sunshine on the little discouraged faces, and the 
little hands flew in the air. I am satisfied that every child in Grade I. could read 
and understand these words, for each was tested in an adjoining room; only five 
stumbled on a single word — either ‘leaf’ or ‘* park.’ 
GRADE II, 
1, ‘*I do not know what you mean 
I do not no.”’ 
5. * i 
. That ie ey can have pickin out of door in the park and they cant throa 
paper around.’ 
‘© Tt tells about how to pe flowers and how to carry them and telling about 
the flowers ee should not pick.’ 
8. “Ifa erson pick flowers or plants will be punished and may not go in the 
‘ 
** You must not be untidy or ne flowers, of any sort, You may look at them 
aaa pate 
9. 
but must not pee them, wild or not 
Io. *D 
or anney ae things. Do not pick anney 
y ki o not pick anney weeds. 
children were tested. Thirteen understo 
picked; 33 5 did not understand. Many of the papers were nearly blank. Time re- 
quired for reading the notice was five minutes. Then I posted 
od that no flowers are to be 
Do not pic! 
a flower or a leaf 
in this park. 
