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take up this form of study in order to impart it 

 to them with sympathy ? 



Then, too, in our country villages, is it not wise 

 to foster in young people a love of everything con- 

 nected with country life ? Will it not help largely 

 to induce them to remain on the land and not 

 migrate to the hardships and squalor of crowded 

 towns ? 



The two chief aims of education are to draw 

 out individuality and personahty. This is cer- 

 tainly accomplished with success when we see 

 representations as are shown herewith from a 

 child's nature study diary. 



We in England are sadly behind Germany and 

 America in this branch of education. It is only 

 a short time ago that children in our schools were 

 encouraged to bring objects from out-of-doors into 

 the schoolroom for examination. They were asked 

 to make collections of lichen, ferns, or wild fruits ; 

 and what charming devices one has seen, wrought 

 by ingenuity out of all these lovely things. Now, 

 however, we have made a decided stride, for by 

 means of school gardens, which gradually replace 

 the dreary bit of asphalt playground, we go out 

 to seek objects in their natural surroundings. 

 Soon, teachers in our elementary schools, possess- 

 ing the Froebel and kindergarten certificate and 

 a Government teacher's certificate, will doubtless 



