The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-17

,-.,sd 1902, by FRANK W. hutch'ns-,
fpiJf's SCHOOL GARDENS.
nave lost faith In the all-book
Ed's .ss.bine children. They have con
W., y nat little more outdoors ana a
saso !. nr,nter's ink would be we'll Ac-
sik ~ - have in the schools the nature
sr''afu ,,ent. Among the many fea-
ss'y nv GOOD. some bad that this
u's' has introduced. an apparently
'''s s., ope is the school garden. Few
fs'slfu snow much about this institu-
irfata Il Is common in Europe. and is
ba y. - he adopted in this country.
's'inIas g.rden is simply a garden pro
! copnectlon with A. school, and In
ys '.s tthe pupils work ,.rm Nv 'ueb I h1I
IL nsse natural and easy way many
a;h ne have been teaching artiii-
t,liss ias r,th much difficulty. II is 10
Idly iin nv cet some more knowledge In
thuaW,nh GOT II before their school
b sE .ssorbipg II from the air and pick
kr-py ~, az the dirt. How much can
hs W. This way only those who have
Y doDs tbe school garden movement can
igTscllaAws,, -dsns may be anything from
Inses 70 small farms. Sometimes
:ss ~sss,tables are grown. again forage
Eitaen 'sereals or small fruits. The pu-
gsnn =. n shade. plant hoe, prune aud
~ fI uut they learn much more. They
an .t nu the growth OF plants aud the
IN .y y insects and birds. They develop.
ipas y, ,nalIties Of neatness and order and
ny w ~ the beautiful. The influence ex-
s - AR beyond the school grounds 1t
itM tl r,nst be In oyster cans. Parents,
ny .,rus interested and SO the good work
rs on o., school Garden" D. J. Crosby
1850. August ., 1862.
p:tosss' pnhMc School Garden" II. l..
~, New England Magazine. 26;417'
~, |, T H. Planting Of scho2l Grounds, +"
,sao II. Hooker. country L'Ie IN amer
y; I'M. Gardens In Europe United
49,. sneclal consular reports, volume 20,
IT Two Foreign Schools and Their sug-
s.a,.s" p S. Sanford New England
s ,.5ss 1928, May. 1902.
asss"ysture Studies ana Related Sub
49, " s. Jnckman. Published by the
.T,sor Chicago; chapter 10,
NY, * traces the development OF the school
arden and tells Oh NHht ~ hVN ucils
n. n. I'M, M This feature In the schools, It
'.,.,,rs also a biography. In No. . is
~ tbe story Of some of the work In
irr,s and the writer quotes from sew
III ~ distinguished European educators as
I. A. rreat value If school gardens. Ref
,.,.rs Is an account of the work of the
Aa,r,r Of Rochester y. Y. together with
rr,,silons for such work elsewhere No.
/. 4 made up OF reports from various Unit
Il States eonsuls as TO school gardens
,s,.sd II is one Of the best sources for
is,jlsa and statistical Information. D.
sris,iou Is given IN No > of two outdoor
esacs as they might be called. one in
r,r,pi and one in Germany. where the
rAnd Garden Idea Is extended to include
nm other phases Of outdoor education. All
4, foregoing numbers arc helpfully IL
h,rsied. The one hook in the list, No 6.
h, he chapter indicated devoted to iii.
ntlSus for rather elaborate school gar
tr and to educational experiments to he
Iii IN connection with 1t.
rs FEUDALISM TO RETURN?
DID the Nineteenth century close to
.sy Us forward into the Twentieth cen
tut or to set US bnck into the Tenth? Are
" Oh the mighty current of progress. as
nny We are, sweeping forward in civil
I'd political liberty and equality, or are
h the backwater and drifting rapidly
harvard into the old conditions Of feudal-
hni There are certainly Signs enough #
sTa snd political progress. There are in
Aito1s OF an almost rcsiStlesS growth of
o. spirit Of democracy Most of us are
lsiag bravely and proudly OF such devel-
9S.Hts. But even as we talk we see
irls that trouble us,
rras Nara In a.
tre very rndemoclatic condit 'ons. condi-
a'as that do rot look like the earInarks
land of freedom and equality. So
NV surely crystallizing into classes,
% vltn dollar marks FOR boundary lines
Mseiss, that of the very RICH" already
.naas out from the mass, quite distinct.
slitb troubling thoughtful people Is the
sInahi influence that this class seems to
aequlrlng In almost every phase Of
irslican life How real and how pow erful
@ Influence and what does 1t por-
Writer'S Of authority assert that VIC are
senas stage Of socio-economic evolu-
I'm w IN which the very rich" Will prac.
ag own all other men. We are told
~. ~. lest as the barons of fcudal times,
LoaSn tner ownership of land held other
saes subjects, so be multi-millIonaires
,i nSsay through the ownership OF capital,
Il , lo,1 olher classes subject. As OF old
,,s.p! xTVpie VII! stand in varying degrees Of
,se'unsilon. Highest among the nepend.
w ana corresponding to the od-time
,IWs VIII be the professional men
tsi VI managers and forenen OF the in
\ tss - aas commercial enterprises owned
= 'Iplset classes will be the waee.enrn,
NJ, @e 'vllleins" Of this feudal renais-
,.ss Sspp eS 81 this view 1t is claimed that
~ 49, ne barons' Of wealth have re-
. N, NH s .as wage'earner to a state of prac-
NJ NIX .lvenoence. While trades unlonism
. !. III yos ~ secure mora favorable terms
ISi~ Molection. Other classes are said
I'M, ssplaiy following on the road to
ii ,,re by means OF railroad pools
stsan inpiement trusts the badge of
s,G S na y eelng placed upon the farmer,
siir trIhn,aa and shopkeepers pay
sss.,,s u'e M 20 the lords OF industry and
I'll NAM s sa, are even being driven
Z mfrsnce Ne'9 us ana In others exist only
I'd IA ~ Inc money influence ex-
tEtr II ,,, ,ne church the press and the
,,i,rs snt Of learning Even the
u HI sna interpreters OF the law are
pSs,@o tne creatures Of the rich.
salr son Q. our industrial life thai has
sne n sItea N for as much praise as
'asgsnl i, ~ evidence OF the coming
a On the nar. - P'd'tlce OF paretn1I-
srseh j. called to the many Instances
pres, mnole communities are dnminnted
Y hyes =, % great Industrial plants, and
md donn me workers moulded ana df-
ntraHsm 20 trihing details. Eiat this
Ne fsstrs USUALLY OF a benevolent or.
.srts ana c aas accompanied by many
hey otherWissnn tages for the employees
~ ia s eonnt. In II Is seen. tnst The
s.sA ~ nlinsnee Of the overload,
Is pfonb Mtnole scheme OF feudalisuh
rls NJ. Is Of the benevolent
ste kip III contended that In this day
s''slsht feuds MI,snld be possible, But
~ state Of i s would be still feudal-
sa.s v NUS, snlightened and iind,y ,o ,ew
aer , e,io hold IN virtual subtectinS
~ future = taere In such an outlook as