The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-11
Suggestion Is Made at Meet
ing of School Improve
ment Association.
HOME GARDENING
WILL BE WEDGE
Interest Country Pupils in
Gardening and Show by
Their Experiments What
the Escambia County Soil
is Capable of Producing.

Through the efforts OF the School
Improvement Association Of Pensa-
cola, a primitive form Of training
may be introduced into the country
schools of Escambia county. The sub
Ject was introduced at d meeting Of
the School Improvement Association,
held yesterday afternoon at School No.
L, and if the plans of the members Of
the Association are carried out, agri-
cultural training on a small scale in
the county schools Will result
J. H Sheriff., president of the as
sociatiCn, introduced the subject. lie
said that the results obtained at the
recent exhibition of garden products
cultivated and grown by the pupils of
the city schools had suggested to him
the idea of interesting county schools
in gardening and t. the teachers Of the
county could be induced 10 interest
their pupils in home gardening the
work TO be carried on under the super
vision of the teacher, that he believed
il would prove beneficial, and be the
opening wedge o. the Introduction CT
agricultural training into the curricu-
lum OF Escambia county schools.
It has lOnC been argued by educat-
ors that the youth of the country are
going into the city, not realizing, on
dtCouhL Oh idth Ol lEEANluR ana IedCn-
ing, the great value OF the soil. and
in many states agricultural training
is one or the studies OF The minor
country schools
1t has been suggested that at the
next teachers institute of Escambia
county which Is to be on the second
Thursday in August. that a teacher
from Pensacola, who is member of
the School Improvement association.
be delegated to present the subject at
the institute, and see if the county
teachers will not take il Up at the
opening of school in the fall.
This idea Will serve also to show
what Escambia county soil is capable
of growing Experiments may be
tried by the children and the results
will serve to interest the practical
farmers of the county
The teachers may obtain from the
experiment station at Gainesville. Fla,
much information as 10 methods %
teaching. what the soil of Escambia
county is best suited for. etc. That
the county teachers viii take up the
idea there seems TO be no doubt
Other Business.
Besides the Introduction of the
above subject At the meeting yester-
day much developed Of local inter
est i ne mum snow NiIcn Is TO 0P
held in the early part Of November
was discussed This show IS to be-
comprised of ChrySanjbemUms plant
ed and cultivated by the children Of
the city.
a change in the rules governing the
awarding of prizes was announced yes
terday-
II was decided that all plants must
be grown in pots, and that garden
plants viii not be eligible for the
prizes TO be offered. Prizes are Of
fered for the finest flower, the finest
collection Of flowers. and the best
school exhibit. The exhibits viii pc
according 10 schools and the
show" viii be held in some hall TO
ne later selected. instead Of al one
of the school buildings
During the first month Of vacation,
the children Of the schools have kept
the grounds neat and clean at the va
rioUS schools. representatives OF which
reported yesterday afternoon The
work has been especially good at
Schools Nos. I. , and 40
II was also decided at yesterdays
meeting to change the day Of the reg
ular monthly meeting. during the va
cation months from the second Fri
day to the second Thursday. this
change being deemed advisable on 40
count of the Friday afternoon hoIi-
day