EXERCISES FOR SOUTHERN RURAL SCHOOLS. ot 
Practical work.—Trips to observe birds and squirrels are neces- 
sary. After members of the class have become familiar with the 
appearance of parts of fruit trees affected with San José scale trips 
should be made by the class to neighborhood orchards for the pur- 
pose of detecting the presence of the pest. 
Correlations —Written exercises on the squirrel and description of 
plants and parts affected with San José scale furnish language 
lesson work. 
Drawing: Sketches of the squirrel and parts of plants affected 
with the scale should be made. 
Geography: Have pupils of this grade prepare an outhne map of 
the school district and indicate thereon the locations of orchards 
affected with San José scale. 
History: Have pupils prepare written accounts covering the date 
of introduction, the spread and the damage done by the San José 
scale in the community. 
Arithmetic: Have pupils report to class the number of fruit. trees 
at their homes that have been destroyed by the scale. Develop 
exercises in arithmetic as to the loss sustaimed by the community im 
this way. 
JANUARY. 
FIRST AND SECOND GRADES. 
PLANTS. 
Contunued work.—Studies with spinach, coilards, lettuce, and 
eabbage should be continued. If young plants can not be obtained 
tn the school or home garden a few seeds of each should be planted 
m a cigar or crayon box and some specimen plants grown for the 
class to study. Review the work with evergreen trees. Practice 
the pupils in recognizing orchard and forest trees that are bare. 
Assi ee work.—Under the direction of the teacher let the pupils 
oi this grade start a window box. Observe the following directions: 
1. Secure or make a box 7 inches deep, 8 to 10 inches wide, and 
as long as the window is wide. 
2. Bore several small holes in the bottem of the box, place over 
these broken pottery, hollow side down, then a half-inch lee er of peb- 
bles or small stones, and cover these with an inch layer of leaf mold 
or fine trashy material. 
3. Will with soil consisting of one part thoroughly pulverized 
manure, one part garden soil, ‘and one part sand. 
4. Water thoroughly and ys stand for two or three days, and add 
more soil if it settles. 
5. When the soil becomes mellow so that it falls apart when 
compressed hightly within the hand it is in the right condition for 
_ planting the seed. 
