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INTRODUCTION i 
The garden a combination of space and power. Agricultural possibili- 
ties shown in small areas. Children as producers. The advantage of 
the productive life. A garden teaches beauty and good order. It re- 
veals nature’s laws. Parents recognize the value of children’s garden- 
ing. A garden the pivot of family life. Social forces are let loose. A 
garden gives respect for law and order, and a chance for honorable 
profit and for the cooperative life. 
CHAPTER I. WHAT MAKES A SCHOOL GARDEN WORTH 
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Gardening in the school program. Influence of the garden upon the 
school. Work-mates. Mutual aid. The real school garden is worked 
and planned by children. Difficulties. A philanthropist’s garden. 
School gardens at Hampton, Virginia. Gardening in graded schools.. 
The teacher’s contribution. The school garden an organism. Placing 
responsibility upon children. Study of child types. Development of 
initiative. Opportunities for investigation. Visits to model gardens. 
Respect due to the farmer. Results obtained. Garden ownership : com- 
munal, individual, or cooperative. Efficiency balanced against coopera- 
tion. Incidental values of gardening. Practice in the art of living. 
CHAPTER II. LITTLE STUDIES IN COOPERATION ... 35 
Science and cooperation prominent in a successful school garden. Both 
necessary in school and in life. The making of leaders. Competition in 
school life. Cooperation. Self-organized garden work. Girls’ report. 
Reactions of different temperaments to cooperative work. The dull 
boy. The teacher’s comprehension enlarges. A school program will 
provide exercises in cooperation. 
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