The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-20

the garden, there is sort of
work between the classes,
the result of which will be made
permanent feature Of the place
such for instance as a row Of trees
around the entire garden.
Presently the class Of third grade
pupils that was to work there, came
across the open field between the
school and the garden. The boys
came with whoop and bound, and
the girls skipping and chattering
with the two teachers, members OF
this years senior class, who had
them in charge. There was the
ever present desire on the youngsters
part to work of surplus energy in
various ways. This, however, gradu-
ally Quieted down as actual work
with the spade and rake began.
Some were set at wolk digging up
small sprouts of trees for transplant
ing. Others went to work preparing
a bed for the planting Of beets, and
still Others prepared irrigating
bitches that were to be used later on.
Everywhere there was spirit of in
terest, seldom seen in a class room.
There was more or less Of confusion
apparent, by so many working at the
same thing, but there was no doubt
about the interest. This was fully
illustrated, when the forty-tive
minutes allowed each class was up,
and 1t was time for the regular
school recess. A group Of the chill
dren remained at work in the garden
all through the recess.
Even while the first class was be-
ing dismissed, two seniors came
across the field with lively little
flock of kindergartners who were 60
ing to work in their part of the
garden. They also were set at work,
with smaller garden tools, leveling
of the earth and making trenches for
the water tc flow in.
As certain ideas and subjects are
suggested by the work in the garden
these are taken up in the class room
inside. Such for instance:
Some days ago, a class came out to
transplant some slips Of willows and
cottonwoods planted last fall. When
the willows we're dug up they were
found 70 be dead, because pocket
gopher had been at work, and had
eaten off all the roots from the will
lows. One or two shoots of cotton
woods had also been destroyed, but
the gopher finding plenty of the more
delicate roots had left the cotton
woods after the first few tastes.
This furnished the idea for Il lesson
upon the gopher and its habits. So
likewise when bug or worm is en-
countered in the work, 1t is studied
with regard to its relation to the
garden. In this way, there is a
constant expectation for the pupil,
who may at each turn of the spade
disclose some object that may furn-
ish interesting study for the entire
class.
The work in the garden is taken
part in by all the pupils from the
kindergarten to the ninth grade. in
So far only enough ground
has been taken into the garden to
allow a separate plot to each class,
but gradually this will be enlarged
so that in time each pupil can have
his individual garden.
A miniature nursery is being estab-
lished in connection with the gar
den, where trees and shrubs will be
grown, to be eventually transplant
ed to the large vacant space in the
southeast corner of the grounds,
that will he made into an artificial
forest. AS the entire school time
at the Normal, from the time the
pupil enters the kindergarten until
he graduates, is thirteen years, 1t
will be seen that he may have the
pleasure of seeing the first tree he
planted grow to a respectable size.
Lost a Trunk.
The case of Lillian and Fred Clay
against Ross s. Sheffield. livery men,
was heard in the county court Thurs
day. and the decision of Justice At