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excursions, etc. How can the schoolhouse be made the social and 
recreation center ? Spirit and practical application of the California 
law in this regard. 
Health and sanitation .—General health of the community. Any 
epidemics because of contagious diseases or bad sanitary conditions? 
Drainage and water supply of the community. Prom an elementary 
text book on physiology and hygiene make a special study of the eye. 
Parts of the eye. Muscles, glands, etc. Kind of light best for reading. 
Effect of bad light. Weak eyesight and the need of glasses. How 
test the eye for deficiencies in sight? Supreme importance of guard¬ 
ing the eyesight of children. Character of light in the schoolroom. 
Special study of circulation and the organs of circulation. The blood, 
composition, etc. Keeping the blood pure. Dangers of diseases 
entering the body through the blood by infection. Sanitary import¬ 
ance of cleanliness. Individual drinking cups, the sanitary earthen 
water jar or the bubbling fountain. The skin, structure and office of 
regulating the temperature of the body. Glands of the skin. Care of 
the skin. Appendages of the skin, as hair and nails. Importance 
and care. Review foods and digestion. 
2. Plant Life throughout the Year 
Geranium cuttings .—As soon as the rainy season opens well enough 
to prepare the soil, plant some cuttings. Discussion of the part of 
the geranium to plant—old stem or new growth? Show how to pre¬ 
pare the cutting before placing it in the earth. Put some of the 
cuttings or “slips” in a box of sand in the schoolroom, where a better 
