The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-27
RALEIGH'S BIG
SUMMER SCHOOL
An Educational Institution of Which the Entire
City OF Raleigh and State of North
Carolina are Justly Proud

gardening, planting OF trees, shrubbery,
flowers, etc. which was appreciated by
both men and women who took this
work.
The laws of the State require that ag-
riculture be taught in the public schools,
and nearly every other Southern State
has similar law. 1t has been found en-
tirely practical to have the elements of
this science taught, and great results have
been traced to it's teachings. 1t brings
pupils in direct contact with nature. and
it leads both the teacher and the children
to observe nature and to derive both pleas
ure and profit from an intelligent study
of natures laws. Since more than so
per cent of the people of the South get
their living directly from agriculture. they
certainly ought to learn In youth the Sc
crets of soil. plants and animals. This
department Will cover a study OF Qst)
soils with reference to formation compost
ton and physical properties; improvement
by culture. fertilization and drainage; re-
lation to heat. moisture and atmosphere,
etc. The work done will be so simple
that teachers can easily apply it to their
schools in town or in the country, using
the commonist materials for apparatus
such as tin cans, cigar boxes, lamp chin
neys, etc. (2d.) Plant culture with ref
erence to how plants feed and grow, sup
plemcnted with simple experiments which
will be prepared by teachers as a part of
the regular instruction. All will have a
practical application to agriculture. ed }
Animal study; this same plan will be fol
lowed. The soil. plant and animal have a
direct relation to each other. Children
naturally love animals, and they can cas-
lily be taught to observe and study them,
laying the foundation for broader study
as they grow older. The entire farm, the
dairy and beef cattle herds and green
houses of the A. and NJ. College including
several hundred plats of experimental
farming and gardening will be available
for practical study and object lessons in
this department.
SCHOOL GARDENING.
Prof Crosby of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture at Washington
VIII have charge of this department
which will consist of lectures, class room
conferences, outdoor exercises in laying
out and planning school gardens. The lee
views. The vegetables, flowers and shrub
berry growing on the college grounds will
De used to practically demonstrate the
work in this department.
APPLIED NATURE STUDY.
DR.. Stevens has planned this depart
ment primarily for the rural teachers and
these from the smaller villages where peo-
IL l.
1t is complimentary to the work in agr
culture, dealing chiefly with the plant and
| its enemies The work will embrace stud
les in plant structure, growth, needs
etc.; methods of improving the plant by
proper seed selection pruning, grating
| ETC.; the plant enemies such fungi, oat
smut, wheat rust pear and apple blight
moles, midew canker worms. tobacco
worms, plant lice. chinch bug, Hessiar
iiy. cut worm, cotton boil weevil. etc.
Will have careful attention in this depart
ment with view to exterminating then
and protecting plants from their attacks
Also careful study of birds. animals
etc, with reference to their economic
value.
NATURE STUDY LIBRARY.
| tion OF books. without cost if they only
know how to get them. Dr. Stevens vii
exhibit these books and explain to the
teachers how they can secure them free
of cost. This promises to be of great
value to the rural libraries especially
which will lead ND to placing into the
hands of the people all over the State
carefully prepared books on this subject
which will save them thousands if not
millions OF dollars in knowing how to pro
tect their CROPS from these pestiferous in.
sects that have done SO much damage tt
our garden and field crops. The work IL
this department will be practical and fire
quent excursions will be made into the
fields and gardens adjoining the college
campus. The teachers will also be showr
how to make the apparatus necessary tt
demonstrate these lessons In their owl
school rooms. which can he done without
cost Also instruction will be given IN
methods of selecting and caring for spec
mems of insect fauna and plant flora OF
the country.
PRIMARY NATURE STUDY.
Mrs. Stevens will aim to introduce
teachers of little children both in the
city and in the country schools, to thos
subjects In nature which form great
lart of child's early life and expert
enee. Special attention will be devoted
70 the trees, studying their beauty, form.
raves, buds, flowers and environment.
also the insects that prey upon these
tfees: care OF trees. effect of cold, etc.
tTadts, form, color, taste, reason for
color and taste
The study OF domestic animals; means
oi protection; habits of the cat, rabbit,
deg. horse. COW, bird. etc.
The kinds of soil in relation to plant
NE and some elementary geography, in
Guiding the study of frost, dew winds,
clouds. rain fall form of rain haiI snnm