EXERCISES EOE SOUTHERN RURAL SCHOOLS. 37 



Practical work. — Trips to observe birds and squirrels are neces- 

 sary. Aiter members of the class have become familiar with the 

 appearance of parts of fruit trees affected with San Jose scale trips 

 should be made by the class to neighborhood orchards for the pur- 

 pose of detecting the presence of the pest. 



Correlations. — Written exercises on the squirrel and description of 

 plants and parts affected with San Jose scale furnish language 

 lesson work. 



Drawing: Sketches of the squirrel and parts of plants affected 

 with the scale should be made. 



Geography: Have pupils of this grade prepare an outline niap of 

 the school district and indicate thereon the locations of orchards 

 affected with San Jose scale. 



History: Have pupils prepare written accounts covering the data 

 of introduction, the spread and the damage done by the San Jose 

 scale in the community. 



Arithmetic: Have pupils report to class the number of fruit trees 

 at their homes that have been destroyed by the scale. Develop 

 exercises in arithmetic as to the loss sustained by the community in 

 this way. 



JANUARY. 



FIRST AND SECOND GRADES. 



Continued work. — Studies with spinach, collards, lettuce, and 

 cabbage should be continued. If young plants can not be obtained 

 in the school or home garden a few seeds of each should be planted 

 in a cigar or crayon box and some specimen plants grown for the 

 class to study. Review the work with evergreen trees. Practice 

 the pupils in recognizing orchard and forest trees that are bare. 



Assigned vjorlc. — Under the direction of the teacher let the pupils 

 of this grade start a window box. Observe the following directions: 



1. Secure or make a box 7 inches deep, 8 to 10 inches wide, and 

 as long as the window is wide. 



2. Bore several small holes in the bottom of the box, place over 

 je broken pottery, hollow side down, then a half -inch layer of peb- 



bles or small stones, and cover these with an inch layer of leaf mold 

 or ii ,y material. 



'■'>. Fill with soil consisting of one part thoroughly pulverized 

 ; one part garden soil, and one part sand. 



4. Water thoroughly and let stand for two or three days, and add 

 mor< soil if it settles. 



5. When the soil becomes mellow so that it falls apart when 

 com] lightly within the hand it is in the right condition for 

 planting fchi si ed. 



