The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06

do-wells To industrious and capable
] workers.
Furnishing an outlet for the hand
minded children who cannot make
! good in regular school courses.
All this is not pretty theory. These
results have been accomplished in Al
bany. y. Y. where the WOmen's Club
took over school gardening and fOstered
10 until the school officials now recog-
EIze its value. Chairman Of the garden
committee Of that club is Mrs. John
T. ID. Blackburn. daughter of Major and
Mrs. II. II. Hall, of the Iowa apart
EIents, of Washington. Mrs. Black
burn. nee Hall. was well known
In society life in the Capital before her
marriage to Mr.. Blackburn and removal
Ia Albany.
School Garden Message.
Mrs. Blackburn came to Washington
upon the invitation OF the American
Civic Association TO present her school
garden message. to the convention OF
that body She is qualified to tell not
only what was done in Albany, ouI
what other cities. such as Troy, Glenns
Falls, and Rochester. have done by ioI-
lowing the example set by the Women
club Of the Empire State capital She
said:
In Albany we can cite concrete
cases where the "Dack-tO-the-tari
movement has been brought 10 inc
front and back yards of city dwell
ers. We can snow eSathples VI 100
who have been saved from the moor
rigible schools by these gardens.
Ne can point to boys, even 10 one
.,irI who have taken agricultural
courses because of the interest
aroused by school gardens. We Tdn
Of
have been supplied with vegetables
bv these gardens.
boy who was known as an ~
corrigible bully at our orphan asy-
Ium. now is the PRIDE OF ina. ia Tor
,titution. garden did that LEI
IN With two other boys ne tooA
- a uuarter Of an acre, We SUP
Ia the seeds and advice. and these
tbree boys cleared $3.50 off that ono
quarter of an acre IN d 81 -, they
Flower gardens are pretty out w;
90, he made profitable as wen.
Gbiidren Of some OF the extremely
- families of Albany were en-
rnrraged to raise flowers IN uI LISA,
matches about their MONIES; ,,ifi+
T'ere then sold at a sood IIuItt
49,, children of poor parents
i,a enough vegetables TO supniy
tISir home table throughout the
summer.
Economic Beneht.
,,.o, and home gardens have. an
.,,o,,i. and an educational Oene-
=, CO... the citv boy. More than that
~. sorva as 10 other factor. To
-. ,.o,,ny folks attention 70 the
possibility Of farming. FROM '"eSe
,.o,,r,. folk must be recruited our
future farmers, II asricu''"''
moi 10 be a lost art
povs have been encouraged To
,rr, their attention toward farm
- ~ a vocation. one girl h\lhN
In a poverty stricken nome; wa
cd from the dcadeulnS sth" "L
aI,,striaI employment, and found
'iiu' -, 90 IN Cornell ~ study sCien-
- farming. after she had met
s,,r.ss with her ho"" garden
WIN. her. Mrs. blackburn conferred /
fr, r p. Claxtou. United states !
of Education about |
home and school garden work. si'
was in agreement with her. she S'ih, !
,t,, such work should Ice directly un- |
- F.. pllbIi. schools. and that "A paid /
should Ice placed III |
charge Of II. ....t. -, ...,.,..... ]
;,,terast N the movement, Mrs. Black |
r,,,,r said but entire success does nov I
rrnwn n clubs efforts until the school /
,,,,.tors realize the value Of Tn" work /
an take Il under their supervision.
At Nominal Cost.
I'm 1871. in Albany. the first year of /
n. experiment. 56S gardens were plant /
al some Of these Wore in school /
Grounds. some on avaiIah!" vacant lots. |
q, few ON grounds Of pubic institutions,
and the majority in home yards. This !
,aar there wcr, $50 such gardens. and |
The number would have been larger mad !
not many children been without any !
available place To plant seeds. These |
seeds are sold by the women's clubs
AZ a penny a package. !
Ts slIsa lhe opportunities for So