The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-13
SCHOOL GARDEN PLAN
READY FOR ACTION
Principals Make Final Ar
rangementS to Use Vacant
Lots for Agriculture.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, March 12.--After an cnthu-
siastic meeting OF the Ogden public
school principals. members OF the League
Of Good Citizenship and others. II was
announced today that the proposed school
gardens are assured for this season. The
plan has been under way for the past
several months, the preparations being
devoted largely to the securing OF avail
able vacant lots all over the city, and
the reports submitted today assure IL
successful completion OF the arrange
ments.
The meeting was called by Superln-
tendent John NJ. Mills of the city schools.
who also acted as chairman. Manager
o. j, Stllwell OF the Ogden Publicity
bureau represented that organization and
also tho Weber club. The reports sub
inittcd by the school principals showed
that the students are enthusiastic over
the plan, this being largely due 20 the
ideas expressed by Prof NJ. ]. Abbey OF
the University OF Utah, who has visited
every school in the city throughout the
winter
To the ladies of the civic organlza-
tlon is due the credit for securing suit
dltbculties which stood in the way OF the
school garden idea The committee OF
the Good Citizenship league reported that
an adequate number OF vacant lots had
been secured There are other difficult
hes TO be overcome, one OF these being
TIE fencing OF the gardens, a majority
| OF the sites are already fenced and un
der the present plan II is probable that
few OF the unfenced sites will be
abandoned
The question Of securing water for the
| lr1gatio OF the school gardens was an
other matter given consideration at the
meeting, In a majority Of instances the
sites are so located that water can be
secured from the bench canals which eX-
tend north and south through the city.
| In the case of two lots for the use OF
the Lorin Farr school students and which
are located above the canal limits the
CITY commissioners have been asked to
allow the use OF sufficient water from the
| city. mains. While this is a plan which
might esta biish a bad precedent. accord
Manager Stilwell that the proposition will
| be taken up with the commissioners at
! an early meeting
According TO the present plans, a ma :
| Jority of the gardens will be TILED by
| an entire class. but not few Of the stu
dents have asked for individual garden
| sites, and In these instances an effort
will be made to supply the necessary
| space, To guard against a possible ten
dency Of the students growing tired OF
their wbrk 1t has been decided to offer
| cash prizes for the best titled gardens
| In addition TO this. competent agricul-
| lurists will be appointed TO superintend
| the growad is plowed to the harvestng
OF the crops: 1t Is proba BILE that the gem
eral supervision will be in charge OF
| Prof II, 3. SchweitZer, In charge OF the
agrlcuitutal department OF the Ogden
high school.
Mr.. stIf@en announced that the og-
den Publicity bureau would furnish the
funds for piowing the vacant lots ana
the bureap will also furnish the seeds
| for the Use OF the students