The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-11-27
TION IN GEOGRAPHY AND
AGRICULTURE

TION IN GEOGRAPHY AND
AGRICULTURE
Last year credit was given in the
above named subjects at our regular
diploma examination for work done at
home or school We shall do the same
this year again. In geography twenty
per cent credit will be given for map
of the school district giving the follow
town lines, section lines, number of
sections, Dads, villages, railroads, loca-
tions of homes, school house, church,
residences and cheese factories.
This information was called for last
year, but largely different set of pu-
pills will do this work this year. Even
if the same do the work there Will be
no harm. This is the right way to teach
local geography anyhow. Have some
systematic way of indicating the differ
ent places. For example, square is a
home, solid square the school, a circle
a village, etc. Write the names of the
farmers neatly in tbe map, not on the
margin.
| would suggest hat this may be
drawn on paper about the size and
quality of legal cap Do not use card
board or stiff paper as this is too hard
to handle at the time If the eNamina-
ton. If you wish to use a larger sheet
fold it once to about the size of n sheet
Of legal cap. Draw your map to a scale
should be drawn with ink.
AS | wish to use this map for some
more extended work in 'Social Sur
vey," on the other side answer the fol-
lowing questions. Do not guess at the
answers, but take sort of a real CEN
sus:
How many acres of alfalfa in the dis
trict?
How many acres of corn?
How many acres of wheat?
How many milk cows?
How many from your district are at
tending high school? How many at
tending other schools beyond home
school?
The teacher should assist In these
questions.
TO summarize then in order to get
the full 20 per cent credit there will be
required of the pupils:
|. A map of the district.
2. In this map all the information
called for above.
3. The map to be drawn neatly with
ink.
4. On the other side ofthe sheet con
tanning the map the questions on acres
OF alfalfa, corn, etc, are to be carefully
answered.
5. A map of the district containing
all the above information except mum
Der 4. This map to be drawn either by
pupils or teacher, properly mounted or
framed and hung on the wall. This
will be required of teachers before pu-
pills will receive the credit.
1t is hoped that tho work in local
geography will not end here but that
hundreds of questions will be brought
up rs TO location, sections, description
of a forty, or eighty acre plot, etc. See
November bulletin of last year. DO not
copy this map from an atlas but begin
with the school and add one farmers
land after another.
In agriculture twenty-five per cent
will be given for work done at home
or school, more or less under the super
vision and guidance of the teacher:
/. Selection of seed corn and Ger,ni-
nation test for corn, 81.
2. 8abcock Milk Test, 5&.
3. Carpentry articles (for boys or
Domestic Science toosiDg and cooking
for girls 81. Several well made
articles should be the minimum.)
4. Must have performed alone or
with the teacher A. least five expert
ments as outlined in tho pamphlet or
similar, SO.
5. Home Garden must have pro-
duced satisfactory results) SO.
Pupils must bring at least l5% credit.
and they may bring 25%. These credits
must be certified to by the teacher,
brough, to the examination and given
to the examiner. The examiner will
question the pupils on any or all of
these credits.
The county boarl IL in session. This
is the time to study its workings and
follow up some of the important things
taken up. What are some of the powers
aud duties Of the county boardg