36 OUTLINE OF ANIMAL STUDY. 



Review. — During the late fall and early spring the classification of 

 animals should be reviewed and "clinched." 



EIGHTH YEAR. 



No animal work outlined for this year. In planning for a nine-year 

 course it has been thought best to give all iDossible attention to plants 

 during the eighth year and to animals during the ninth year. In an eight- 

 year course the animal study outlined for the ninth year can be combined 

 with or substituted for the plant study indicated for the eighth year. 



NINTH YEAR. 



Special Work. — Insects and Birds — Review. 



Insects. — Special study, emphasizing structure, classification, and 

 relation to man. Beneficial and injurious insects. Collection and classifi- 

 cation of insects by pupils (September to November). 



Birds. — Special study of habits, structure, and classification of birds, 

 emphasizing their value to man (April to June). 



Mammals. — If preferred, a study of mammals can be made, with care- 

 ful dissection of one or two, either as a basis for the study of human phys- 

 iology or for the classification of mammals. 



J^eviezf.— Classification of invertebrates (September to November). 

 Classification of vertebrates (April to June). 



BOOKS HELPFUL IN ANIMAL STUDY. 



1. Morse's First Book of Zoology — American Book Co S .90 



2. McCook's Tenants of an Old Farm 1.50 



3. Colton's Practical Zoology — D. C. Heath & Co 85 



4. Our Common Birds and How to Know Them — Clias. Scribner's Sons 1. 50 



5. Ballard's Moths and Butterflies — George Putnam's Sons 1.50 



6. Entomology for Beginners — Henry Holt & Co 1.40 



7. Guides for Science Teaching — D. C. Heath & Co 



No. 1 is general, very simple, definite and practical; particularly help- 

 ful in study of snails, clams, and insects. 



No. 3 relates to habits of insects and spiders. 



No. 3 is a manual for study of structure. 



Nos. 4, 5 and 6 are most helpful in the study of birds, moths and but- 

 terflies, and insects, respectively. 



Under No. 7 are included a series of guides, varying in price from ten 

 cents to one dollar, helpful mainly in the study of structure. 



