The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-30
anrrev hy Bureau.

Survey by Bureau.
To satisfy the demand for some DEF
mite Information. DR.. jarvis points
out. the United States Bureau OF kdu-
cation recently conducted survey o.
the school garden work throughout
She country. AS result Of this sur
yey a plan for the Introduction and
promotion of garden work IN the
schools has been made available TO
school officials. =
..The plan is simple one It IS
an economical one 1T does not IN
any way interfere with the present
school program. 1t provides for m
tellisent instruction and thorough su-
perrision 1t provides for the ut4-
ization of unused land and laoor LOT
product.ve purposes. The children
worlsinr under this plan may con-
tribute to the support Of the family.
teaching them the fundamental prln-
ciples Of democracy and enabling
Them to remain longer in SCHOOL IN
der this plan also the children are
given an opportunity for an actlSe
experience to HtaIize school stud1es
and an opportunity for ACQUIRING
knowledge Of an occupation tnat nay
become the means OF livelihood ne
plan further provides Tor q Wno3e-
some occupation for boys and girls
while out of school and thus s1lnus
1ates industry at the receptive age ana
yards AGAINST the evils attending
idleness. An additional result OF the
nan, In operation is an improvement
Of home srrroundinSs-back Tafossar
cleaned up and the home grounds or
namented with shrubbery and hower
borders.
..The plan provides for a system OF
home gardening in each CITY sraoeo
school. The home garden mas NY E,
advantages over the so-caneo sscnool
garden where a large number OF cna-
So ara brought together and eacn
e - = small plot OF ground on which
to plar. few pennies worth %
seeds The child's garden N the
home back yard. when under schooi
supervision, viii supply every oppol-
4unitv offered by the school garden
anfw iE do much more 1t assures
closer relationship between nome ana
school and promises better unoes-
standing between parent anu 49,.
or. It obviates many OF the trouoles
OF the school garden, sucn as ma ,il1. =,
stealing. fencing. pFotect1on, q an!e.,t
funds. summer vacation, 1nSutaC1 nsll
I1and and others The home garSen
fnrthermore usually provides sure
ieI7r ground to grow enough qfodnce
TO supply the home and to put tne
enterprise on commercial or euek--
1ess basis The child with Sarden
embracing $500 square feet o.. over
is able to raise at least ten ooi-a
worth OF produce and 70 oo osa' - 2
fair idea Of the Dosstbilfues Q, gar.
dening. Such a proposition tenos =
broaden the child's vision.
Teaehers for Twelve Months
..In general the bureaus recommen-
dation TO schools regarding home Sar,
,sen work ss to engage in each S-1t1td
scbool one teacher who 1s pfepareo
Nv 1raininx and experience TO take
charge of the garden work Tor me
whoIe school Such teacher snoulo
he engaged for twelve monIns a1o
with the understanding tnai sue
should devote the regular NUMBER o.
hours to teaching the usual school
IS,s,sec.s or better. all the elemeo-
+ary science subjects IN several grades
and that the garden work Should oe
llnne after school hours, on SATURDAYS
and holidays and during the summer
vacation. Arrangements may, II de-
sired. he made to give a vacation 70
the garden teacher during the VIII
fer Such a teacher VIII demand. q
hfxher salary to Compensate net TOT
the extra service In large clts
where many Socn IeAcae1S Ia " eet 0Set
employed the services OF garden
specialist as supervisor wouao pc
helpful
EN- the larger schools, where the
enrolment exceeds three hundred. one
or more additional teachers VIII be
necessary. Tor one teacher should not
he expected to supervise properly
more than abou. 80 back gardens
Experience has shown that as much
produce can be raised from this; nuz11-
her OF Wen Supervised Kardens %
nom twice the numbexsot EaEdens IN