The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-08
more wholesome and useful lives"

Miss Sipe presents an able treatise
on the childrens' garden work OF
Pittsburgh where the Playground As
ISOLATION directs the agricultural edu-
cation OF the children. Wherever the
schools evince desire to promote
the work, the. association Is ready to
lend assistance, she says. Nine vaca-
ton schools, in which q study Of gar
dening we're an important part of the
course, were conducted during the
summer. Besides, children between
0 and is years were taught woodw ork,
basketry, sewing, cooking. drawing,
physical training, folk dances, gym
nastics, dramatics and games. The
total attendance in the gardening and
nature study classes was 80, 1888.
THE organization and development
OF school-garden work lin Cleveland,
Ohio" the report continues, lis COM
prehensive and progressive. The d.
rector of schools here realized the
subtle influence of such surroundings
upon child's education. He has not
left 1t to the whim OF school teach
or as to whether or not the schoos
yard shall be slightly but has organic
ed separate department of school
gardens. At present the children's
part in the school garden is volun,
tary and not q part of the regular
curriculum. though it permeates the en-
tire educational system"
The crowded condition In Chicago
prevents much gardenswork but there
is tendency for the children to avail
themselves OF every opportunity
wherever ground is available, accord
ing to the report.
A stranger in Minneapolis during
the summer, unless he were totally
blind to his surroundings, could not
fail to be impressed with the evi
dences OF civic interest as shown By
the display OF flowers in business sec
lions. Most OF this was due to the eff
forts of the Garden Club to beautify
! the city for the civic celebration re
Gently held. Lots planted with yege
tables and flowers seemed more mum
erous than the uncultlvated ones.
Most worthy efforts are beins
made at the State Teachers college
i5of Colorado, at Greeley, Colorado
to assist In the agricultural develop
ment OF the state by training teach
ers OF rural Districts is Miss Sipe':
recognition Of Colorado's efforts.
! Great steps have been taken in thi:
/ direction by California, state II
(which school garden work is practical
tly new. There is as yet no systema
tized state work. Wherever there !:
a state institution interested in tht
i life OF It's people, that institution lie
comes the center of agricultural edu
cation" the report continues.
Other California institutions which
have recognized the merits OF school
gardening and have included II II
their curriculum are: The Sutr.
i school, the college OF agriculture o
the university of California, the Jun
ior Gardeners Organization, the L.
1 Conte school, the Chico normal school
Los Angeles public schools, the Gar
I den agricultural high school, and otl
ers too numerous to mention.
The schools of Portland have take,
no active part in the promotion Q
! agriculture or horticulture. While tn
city is famous for its civic pride an
some OF the principals of the school
encourage the children to assist thei
parents in home-gardening the matte
Of interesting children in plant life,
left wholly to the parents, accordin
to the report.
More In the line of school garden
ing is being done in the eastern PAL
OF Washington than in the western
iit concludes. Spokane especially ha
done some excellent work, though M
as recognized part Of the course {
study"
Miss Sipe concludes with ferver
appeal to the municipalities of til
United States to encourage agricu
tural teaching and declares the gu
cess of the work cannot be parallele
In other lines OF economic teaching
Panther Still Missing.