Telegram-herald., 1889-06-12

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gained, and tie Interest aroused il
+ the school garden. We usy reasonably
look Tor "a growing love Of nat
ure--a al increasing appreciation Of the
7 beauty OF trees and their value. II THIS gen
eratl9n of children were reared under such
I influences ours would be land Of fair gar
oens ia a quarter OF century, and there
would be 40 difficulty in securing proper
legislation for the preservation OF our Tor
e.ts. Iudeed. 10 Is 10 DC feared that a dis
tinctiyely American forest policy which
shall embrace ia is scope the wisest al
/ ministratlOn Of the Nation forests. and the
most intelligent care OF the farmers wood
lot, wall never be adopted until the interest
aud sympathy Of the children are enlisted,
so that they VIII grow up with sound views
and generous sentiments as 10 the import
/ ance Of trees aud forests as an element Of
the National welfare.
OF courso grounds sufficiently spacious
for garden can not now be found connect
eli with every school building, and in
crowded cities large chOol-gardens viii not
| be practicable. But there Is room for u be-
| ginning everywhere. A narrow border
| along the foundation ot the school house
may be made beautiful with flowers from
the tins when snovdrOps appear urtil
/ frost kills the latest aster. There are few
school-yards where place can not be found
fer some tree or shrub, or where vine can
not be trained 50 as 10 shew its own beauty
aad hide some unsighty object. AT all
| events, some house plants can be used
TO brighten up the school-room and
TO illustrate by living examples the
elementary facts IN botany and horticulture.
One disadvantage viii be that of the teach
ers and trustees who must take the lead in
this enterprise know so little themselves OF
the subjects in which il is proposed To in
terest the children. The beginnings of this
reform-for a genuine reform 1t will be-
will be feeble, and much honest effort viii
be misdirected. Unsuitable trees and
shrubs viii often be selected and they Will
be badly planted in improper places. But
the very fact that the lack of know edge on
these points Is SO lamentaGle is the strong
ese io@sOn 1haU a pc SAHnAhS oAoulo NC Hlauc-
The attempt viii excite inquiry and criti-
cism, and knowledge will come from the
study and discussion thus aroused. Fortu-
nate are those places already provided with
teachers like Mr.. Chase, and Mr.. Endicott,
master of the Gibson School On Dorchester,
who, at the meeting above mentioned,
added some valuable testimony TO the sound
ness of the positions taken in Mr.. Chase
paper.
A fiual suggestion made by Mr.. Chase is
worth considering in other States as well as
IN Massachusetts. IL was that prizes be
offered for the best-kept and most lsstefully
embellshed school grounds.