The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

after the ploughiug, narrowing and
provide the seeds.
During the winter months children
will be organized into classes aud
given instruction in garden work.
When spring comes the children win
be able to scientifically cultivate gar
deu. Expert supervision will be fur.
uisbed during ibe coming summer. Pa,
rents are equally in need of the same
instruction. Instruction to parents will
include the care Of vegetables and
fruits, those which bsvc the greatest
putrltlvo values and proper methods
Of cooking them. The interest in
home economics has become so great
that several OF our state universities
end agricultural colleges are en-
ploying experts who derote their
time TO this phase Of public edu
cation. We have at the state uni
versity several experts wbo can supply
this need in Salt Lake City.
Let US look at the movement from
an educational standpoint. The motive
which is often brought forward for 10.
ducip9 children to cultivate garden
is the economic one. 1t is to increase
the productiveness of the land and en-
hauce the wealth of the state. Such
a motive accomptsbes its purpose, as
has been demonstrated in Minneapolis
dHu CIVIC loon 6I Tue
movement from the standpoint of
commepdable in every way. as no one
can fail 10 see what masses OF flowers
ou our principal streets would add TO
Salt Lake City az a city Of homes.
Part Of Education.
To my mind, however, the real
value of this movement is educational.
The. welfare of the state should be
secondary 10 the development of the
individual child, The gardens aud
products are secondary; the results to
the child s character are Of prime i'm.
portance, SO we NAV have poor school
gardens, but good school gardening.
The child mey not learn all there Is
to learn about the scientific manage.
ment of soil, but be should come
out from the work observaut, careful.
lcousiderste. and equipped with gen.
eral tendencies good for him in bis
life S work or his lie e leisure. To all
who practice in garden work there
comes the uplift that arises from di-
rectipg and controlling nature s pro.
cesses. in the production of a whole,
some vegetable or flower garden Too
much of our education takes the child
out Of real life during the school
period. II gives information but docs
not develop the creative instinct.
Planting plot Of ground takes child
into the realm of the useful, into the
region of tic productive and into q
would where human relations are
involved. He meets problems which
be will meet in actual life,
Time Well Spent.
The objection is often raised that
IL
| crowded. The answer is found In the
question Of Glow does a boy use bis
time after school boursl' Experience
has shown us that when 3 boy has
something which is his own, something
which will bring him return in dol.
lars and cents. he will find time to look
after it. Suppose that an hour 9 day
i is taken from the regular school work
an hour could he no more pro6tsbly
employed. The lessons learned in the
garden can he utilized in language
arithmetic. geography. art and manua
training. Garden work correlates with
other school work more easily than
apv other subject It furnishes q
natural means of correlation. We iudes
q subject as to whether il is useful
furnishes mental discipline and cul
ture. When school gardening is sub
rnitted 10 this test we will readily ad
init 'hat II lustlHes lt5eIf In our coUTsC
of study.
/ The movement that has been organ
jized in Salt Lake City will be car
iried to every part Of the state. Ar
raugements have been made whereby
experts from the University will b,
able 20 visit different towns and cite,
without incurrine expense TO the place
visited. Through Institutes. lecture,
and the public press every effort vii
he made to organize a statewide move
msnt- Both city aud county school
will be called upon to make an exbibi
at the National Teachers association
next summer. Prizes and medals viii
he offered for the best exhibit. Mucl
Of the success of the movement depcud
upou the organization that is effected
this fall. School men are requested
to write us for information and as
sistance.