CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 



The garden a combination of space and power. Agricultural possibili- 

 ties shown in small areas. Children as producers. The advantage of 

 the productive life. A garden teaches beauty and good order. It re- 

 veals nature's laws. Parents recognize the value of children's garden- 

 ing. A garden the pivot of family life. Social forces are let loose. A 

 garden gives respect for law and order, and a chance for honorable 

 profit and for the cooperative life. 



CHAPTER I. WHAT MAKES A SCHOOL GARDEN WORTH 

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Gardening in the school program. Influence of the garden upon the 

 school. Work-mates. Mutual aid. The real school garden is worked 

 and planned by children. Difficulties. A philanthropist's garden. 

 School gardens at Hampton, Virginia. Gardening in graded schools. 

 The teacher's contribution. The school garden an organism. Placing 

 responsibility upon children. Study of child types. Development of 

 initiative. Opportunities for investigation. Visits to model gardens. 

 Respect due to the farmer. Results obtained. Garden ownership : com- 

 munal; individual, or cooperative. Efficiency balanced against coopera- 

 tion. Incidental values of gardening. Practice in the art of living. 



CHAPTER II. LITTLE STUDIES IN COOPERATION ... 35 



Science and cooperation prominent in a successful school garden. Both 

 necessary in school and in life. The making of leaders. Competition in 

 school life. Cooperation. Self-organized garden work. Girls' report. 

 Reactions of different temperaments to cooperative work. The dull 

 boy. The teacher's comprehension enlarges. A school program will 

 provide exercises in cooperation. 



