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Show COURSE OF STUDY. 421 I nrolonwd lull in faminr onerations. During the nlanting and harvesting seasons i l ~ree &rse will be the c&ei the farm work will assume primary importsnce and the majority of boys must then he detai1:d to assist the farmer. T t will be the dntv of the farmer to raae the masses that are needed in makine I .. ..--- - ~ ~ ~. ~~~~~- ~ the basketry to be taught: ~hegr a a s e sm ust ibe car?fully harvested and safely housed that there may be an abundant mpply of matertal for the nseof the school. i miyear.-The teacher must commence with the child the first year in schwl, but noihinr: very exhensive can he attemptm HI thid ttmc. Attention rhoold he given tocreating irr tho child auinterret in thedomesti .animal. and fowls. llave him halu ;,a much as hacan iu tho..lieht chorea."and itn~reasu pon lllm tho value and iml;ortmlroof hi~assi%tnnecl.' eil himof tho habitsdi rllef&vla3ntl anythmg about them that will arouse his iuterest.and lot him scatter thec(8rn 811.1 p.acdtho fc,ncl fur thorn t.8 eat. Also rive thochildren the dntrof dailv eirine water tu the ~ ~ .---- ~~~~ ~-.~~ ~~ noultrv and such other htt?e duties a8 may be ava?lable. &;ve &e little boys Lccompany tlro older ones when they go aftir the cows I.) give them the Ilenvtit i l f tlre etberlnnce. I>o not restrain tho nutnral curiosity of the chtld auJ his tetrdency to a ~ kt~ t~es t iobnu~t . ratller ~rriltifva nd rncoor8:e it. The little garden which thechild plants and the thingrhe learns in the clais room will stim6late an inter-est in farm operations. . At every achool where such labor is erformed the smdl boy0 should be given the work of keeping the wood boxes an$ coal hlns m every room and department always well filled. Even the smallest boy can carry one small stick and thus early acquire habits of helping. I 8ewndgw.-Thrchrldren this).earcan ho~vonsomoofthechoruvtoperfonn,s~lch as shelliug corn for the towls, ami.iting in driving the cows, and keeping the prem-ises clean under the direction of the larg-e r h ~ sk.ee .pl ng. the wood hoxea full of wood and chips. They oan now, also, assist morematerially in the lighter work of planting, such as droonine corn. notstma. eta. As in the nrecedins year, have them assist to a li;nitci bx6ur imth their small hoes nrrd rrrkb* in tha;vork of cult~vatious,h owiug them the, proper manner of doing it and explaiurngin a simllle wny the advalttaga of ~ ( i r r l nneo. ~the e arth around tho roots of the e r owi n~ill ants. aud mhv tile nuts- ~~~ ~ toes are Yhilled." while the corn is not, eto. -This, 'i6 addition to shch ather means as wiil wcnr to the teacher of farming as profitable and calculated to increase thechild's interest in and attachment for the work. and in connection with the work in the child's garden, wiil be a~lfficienfto r this year. The work performed by the p.n pils mmt still be of a very light character. ~ Thirdpar.-The hoya are now largo enough to attend to the more iluportxut dnrias aud ..chores' incident tu everv turm and dairy. Have thrru drrvn the cr'ttle whenever nseessarv. a.cmior,al~v taklue with them the 8mnl.er hova. xs ~~~ ~~~ -..-~~ directed in the outline for the first $e&. ~ 6 e tnhe stables are in Use, ha<e the boys keep them in order.and feed an;\ wahr thurattleaud hurses. If pracncnl!le, give the imys practice in driving tlte horse, both rtnglo and 11) teams, and in rid~ng thozn that are rontla. The farmer will be ul,le to nnn the boss In mans vecon8lrrry ways in the <iv;~tion of the crops, such as dnnng thahorsea ili 1larrowit.g and cultivating, hwing thocorn, putxtoes, nnd pimilar crops. xa.iiatiuy in uraking hay, hnrsestlng, a t ~ iln h-sking corn. This w.ll a11 hoof tho grrafest practical value to tne ,npi l~an d wlll prepare them tor the more serious wurk uf the fullow-ing years. +he instructor should use escry opportnntty ro illustrate a~rdapply th-e orincioler and facts learurd in the class raonl. The child's eard den \v1I1 ~r t l l ~ I bueVer." iinlorUlnt part ofthe work. The farmer mll frequently ronsnlt and advise aith the teacher in the class roonl, in ortler that the work done tlleremuy he of such a practical charwter that when tho nutnl rwhea the noint wlrere he 1 erins to llu sariooa work on the achool farm l e GI.( be ion~tdP rel,ired fm tho worklw1ore him. Thr txrmrr moyt nmaruber that tlrc boy will KO froln thowhool to hia~llotment of .stid. where hc will tind wrhnns nvirhcr a tt,lxn nor a huillline of aov descno-tion on the placa. The Gotioak 6ill ill discouraging, even to th; stontist hea& and the boy will consider it an almost hopeless task, unless he has been prepared to meet the exige~~ciestohfe sitnation. Early in school llfe train the boy to th~nk, to he ready. and bv tslks. induce him to plan for the future. At his hbme the-loy runat havaa barn'rirst, Inter a IIOURP. necan sleep in the l~nrna t first until hecao hntIt1 a house. Daring many mo~ltltsoft he year he must assiat ira nuttlne tlrenmded renirlrJ unachool hoildines. outhoascs. etc.. and receive ~~ ~~~ ononzh &!+t t .~~iforonu i thc ; a rpent c i t~ena I~~l~ i t ~ ~ t ~ ctohi~isw~ a~llt hla.rnu. ~ ~ i which of nrvr 3itty ha must havr, it8 order t h ~ht i s~tockm ay havnal~eltrr.a ud for a pl,lc" for his BBII[,ICI L I ~ L ~ S .. .Uuild the 1 arn and the bar11 w11I build tho house" is u trUb .ayi~>g. |