Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-08

Ac-'-ultu-e in the Public Schools.
....,- 81 ). A. Minear of Fort
&c. ~, Texas. in National Co
apeIs.or, says:
School gardening is presented with
the clements OF permanency inherited
N Itself. for Europe mas over hun
dred thousand school gardens today.
which have become feature of the
educational field
In Cleveland and Dayton Ohio. in
| Philadelphia and Kansas city. It has
raised adioiaing real estate. and In
! The city OF san Antonio. Texas, II
has raised The value OF lots where
! children worked with the soil and
growing plants.
/ This work is comparatively new TO
/ Texas. but it is not. however. ia an
experimental stage. FOR in the District
| of Columbia. Connecticut. New York
and other states Il has been conduct
I'd with various results.
On the other hand. there are many
educators who look upon this work as
. fad, lut tley are stimulated 10y 20
.itical movements. which T.n event
ualiy fade away
Ag..,liturc ia a bread sense g. he
primary basis OF wealth ia tui. couu
~, and S., hould do an bon our po tcr
% bring early to ,1c mind OF The
Nchilu facts which viii pcnt oui ,h'
Necessity and importance ot such
work conducted on ~ Smlfic and
scientific basis.
IL g. well known by AN Who have
he opportunity OF being coruvotc1
with tho public schools chat the pub
JIG school education causes az Ia for
get our relationship TO the soil and
points 10 the farmer as being "a man
without future To allow such tn
continue is sad mistake and Will no
doubt iujurc The child
The work iu city may De entirely
different from wha, 10 should be in a
rural district In the city the main
ideas should bee TO combine moral and
ply training. ~ throw .ud 'he
class room restraints aud 90 give the
child AN opportunity 10 stretch its
limbs. To accomplish such. DO -hould
De done through somo form OF manual
trainIuc. and there is no form better
shan the school garden
ln tho rural districts Tho point OF
view should not Dee to maintain com
mon methods used at hom. The
Mental strain does MOI exist boo these
sthooi- a. Boo the city. because the
average country boy brings about ,ht
equilibrium between the mental and
ply icM functions. therefore o. would
be- Wise leo teach an elementary priu.
ciplc of agriculture Ia such schools,
and have garden where if could be
conducted In manner which would
eventually eject the Industrial dcyol
opmeut Of this state
No attempt heretofore has been
made 10 present the methods for this
state in a written form and | hope
these chapters will help lead the way
TO better things. Conditions existing
at San Antonio. Texas, have been
constantly kept In mind In preparing
this work. therefore. what f. said
will vary according 10 the locality.
The community system OF garden
ing h where the children take care of
the garden In general This system
does not strongly develop the idea OF
individual responsibility. and boy
has a tendency TO care little for the
plants which others have shared In
producing This brings about lach
OF interest and many boys will shirk
responsibility.
The individual system Is where /
each boy possesses a small plot OF
ground for garden Each boy per I
forms every operation of preparation. f.
planting and general care OF The
plants grown in his garden ,This .
system furnishes basis OF valuable .
knowledge and b. superiors 10 any
system yet tested