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Show -- COURSE OF STUDY. 437 be located with the view ot aflordlng tho best possihle drainage. Show how such lorations are w be selected arod what corrditiuns make n sitnation more or less ttea~ral~le.H ave the n~xnil*e xawir~ath e sclrcn,l rarm and let each select tho point bvst suited. In his opiilloh, for a homo, alld give his rrnaond. Liscuss the vilrioos means of didloennng.witl~t he da~~xerocuess spool in places mhsrc wweravs facilitle* are not availablb. ~~ ~ ~~~ Give instruction in la+&= water and sewer dues, and show the DNDer way of making lead and the vadons other connectiond - . THE EVENING HOUR The superintendent will he able to plan for a pleasant and profitable hour For the ouoils each evening by having tho several emoloyees give a talk on the worx of thei'r req,ectiva de[vi>t&eut.i, arranging no thar iw-Ilr employee will instruct tue children at the svautng hour twice u mouth: for exilm~,le: Monday --The farmer; Tnesda1.-These;rm*trfas: \Paln~.4m.--Thesboea,lJ hsrnes msker: Thurtiiltiv- ~ h e c o z k~; riday-The social honr; Sunday-~evotional exercises,'song md c e , etc.; Monday-The industrial teacher; Tuesday--The lanndrw; Wednesday- The maton; Thnraday-The snperintendent: Friday-Sooial hour. Snbiects and dates being changed to suit the convenience of the emDloyee, this will &Y the work throkh tGo weeks, when it will he repeated,-add so on through ihe year. The class-room teacher will assist in making the evening hour a helpful one by greaqv!ng order and by assisting the speaker of the evening in every way possi-le, giving ~nstructioni n music, in calisthenics, current events, *to. GARDENINQ. Firat year.-The chilais taught gardening the first year of school life, when, upon entering soh001 in the fall, hecollects, wlth the teacher, seeds that are needed for next spr ngs planting, puts them into properly labeledenvelopee, andstores them away. Plants are transplanted fl.om the garden to window boxee, and someseeds are planted. In a large box a minatnre fann is conducted, and seeds planted in thesmall fields which are laidoff. Very early in the spnug a hot bed is made where the conditions are favorable, or plants are raised in the house. As soonaa the weatherpermita, pupils are taken into thegarden where, with the aeeistanceof the teacher, they lay off a number of beds-two children working at a bed-prepare the ground, and plant vegetables. fruits, and flowers. When the plants commence to grow, they care for andculti-vate them, finally harvesting and selling the crop, thus starting a small bank acoount. Ssoond yesr.-The second year larger gardens areplanted, anda systemof rotation of crops observed. A succession of crops, where possible, will also be planted. Nore vegetables will be raised this year, and the bank account increased propor-tionately. The thira par.-This plan is carried out on a mnoh larger soale during this year, and the pnpila should gain innch skill and judgment in the management of their small farms. Fanrth gear. -Qirlaas well asboys should have hours with the farmer in receivin instruction in this all-important snhject. but the boys from this year on will worg in 1 ha echaol gardeu. and also hare independent gardeun of their own. The olsjecc of Illis work ie toequip the lmy with snch ability thar whc n be wesupon his allot-meut he will he able to plan and conduct a garden thar will aupply his table with veget:ll,lei, ibnd u1.0 produce a runriitlrrable umount for the market. Pirst, aemnd, andthird yean.-Begin the subject of aeoma~hyhv stndvina the school |