Courses of Instruction 



I. Simple Home Garden Courses for those desiring to conduct 

 their own gardens. 



Mondays in April, 2.30 P.M. 

 Tuesdays in May, 4.30 P.M. 

 Tuesdays in June, 4.30 P.M. 



The fee for each course will be five dollars, which will include 

 necessary supplies and materials. 



Talks. 



Soil and preparation. 



Cultivation and weed control. 



What and how to plant. Transplanting. Food values. 



Relation of sunlight, air, and water to the garden. 



Garden practice, and observation. 



Planting, transplanting, thinning, spading, raking, hoeing, 

 cultivating, weeding. 

 To be repeated, as needed, monthly, hours to be arranged. 



1 1 . Training Courses for Teachers for School Gardens 



Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 

 May 14th to June 22nd, 1917, from 2.30 to 5.30 P.M. Mondays, 

 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays July 9th to 

 August 17th, 1917, from 9.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. 



This course will show the pedagogical value of the school 

 garden, and how it may fit into the curriculum without disturbing 

 it. 



How, by proper planning, a teacher may take a full class into 

 the garden and do effective work in the ordinary class period. 



