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COURSE IN NATURE-STUDY 



3 



When the weather is particularly favorable or particularly 

 unfavorable to the garden work or the growth of plants, the 

 occasion for the study of the weather presents itself. In the 

 upper grades the average daily temperature may be taken, using 

 at least three observations and comparing these observations, 

 with the local weather report for that day. 



Problems in soil, problems with injurious insects, problems 

 with plant disease, should receive attention as they arise. 



The principal will be under special obligations to the teach- 

 ers if they will write down any of the questions that the pupils 

 ask of their own accord. In this way he will be better able to 

 form an idea of the content of their minds at different ages and 

 better able to plan a course for the future. Do not discourage 

 the pupils from asking questions, even if we cannot answer 

 many of them. None of us knows much about the things we are 

 studying. We are learners together. It is far better to say "I 

 do not know," than to give an incorrect answer. The principal 

 will be glad to help answer any questions. 



SCHOOL GARDEN OF EUGENE FIELD SCHOOL, ST. LOUIS, MO. 



The fiber bearing plants should be studied while growing 

 and the study should go on from this to their preparation for 

 spinning and weaving. Individual pupils should be encouraged 



