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to teach nature -study and country-life subjects in tlie 

 public schools. Persons actually engaged in teaching, and 

 also all persons in the University who signify their in- 

 tention to teach, are eligible. A certificate will be given 

 on the completion of 60 hours in the courses prescribed 

 below, together with such other work in the College of 

 Agriculture as may be approved by the director. Designed 

 to prepare students to teach elementary agriculture. 



Nature-Study. — Lectures and discussion of methods. 



Home Nature-Study Work. — ^Work in the training classes 

 in the Ithaca schools in which students are also to take 

 part. 



Practice Work in Nature-Study in the pubhc schools of 

 Ithaca, comprising school-room work, excursions, and 

 other exercises with children. 



School Gardens, comprising actual garden-making with 

 children on school grounds and in the University school 

 gardens. In winter the work will be conducted in the 

 forcing houses, where plant-growing subjects mil be taken 

 up in such a way as to adapt them to elementary school 

 conditions. 



Seminary in Nature-Study and Elementary Agriculture. — 

 Devoted to the study of the methods of teaching nature- 

 study and elementary agriculture, and to the review and 

 criticism of courses now offered in our elementary and 

 secondary schools. 



Nature-Study. — ^Advanced course. Individual work on 

 special problems. 



Travel Course in Agriculture. — ^The aim of this course 

 is to give the students an opportunity, under competent 



