The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-04
DISTRICT school.
HAS UNIQUE PLAN
Green River Pupils to Use
School Garden Fruits
for Hot Lunches
SUCCESSFUL WORK
BY MISS GALLUP
Fine Spirit of Cooperation Between
Teacher and Pupils = One third Of
Acre of School Ground Given Up to
Productive Garden

Just what patience and perseverance
on the part of teacher in a small dis
trict school can accomplish when She
wins the hearty cooperation of her pu-
lis is ably demonstrated by the showing
made by the Green River school at the
exhibit of canned and dried products
which opened this morning in the farm
bureau and board of trade rooms.
One entire section is given over to a
display of vegetables and various
canned products, result of work start
ed by IS pupils in planting time last
spring under the direction or Miss Leila
Gallup, their teacher Both Miss Gal
up and District Superintendent Harold
+. Motfit feel justly proud Of what has
been accomplished and so far as known
this was the only individual school IN
Windham county having a garden of its
own.
/ All Of the products were raised on one
third of an acre of the school ground.
each child having his or her own plot
During the summer vacation they met
every Thursday to pull weeds and care
for the gardens in every way, not one
pupil neglecting to be on hand at the
appointed time
Following Is the harvest: Thirteen and
half bushels of potatoes, II quarts of
beans, two bushels Of tomatoes. one bu-
shell of cueumbers and a few minor veg
etahles including vegetable peaches
which grow on a vine and are used for
fiavoring, cow horn potatoes and Golden
Globe onions
The total cost of the garden was
40 cents
In addition to this Miss Gallup has
taken up and succeeded in interesting
her scholars in other work this fall. In
the past some Of the children have had
scanty and cold lunches at noon time
and Miss Gallup has planned treat
for them this winter in this way: Rv
providing a small gasolene stove with
her able assistance they have canned
IL quarts OF corn, seven quarts Of TO-
matoes and five quarts of pickles raised
III the garden. These are to be used for
lunches, beginning about thanksgiving.
and viii be served hot.
Miss Gallup s activities in the inter
est Of the children of her district have
by no means stopped with the garden
ing and canning. She has taken IN d.
nestle science also, and is teaching the
girls how to bake bread 4 loaf made
by q l4vear-Old girl is among fbe ev-
hlblts and It IS credit both to her and
the teacher. She also teaches sexjno
and even goes into the homes and in
structs parents how to be more efficient
III conducting their households.
Miss Gallup is 4 native of thu dis
! trlct herself and is very enthusiastic
about the work which she is doing. al
though she finds her duties multipIving
every day. She has won herself into
the hearts of the pupils ana the parents
as well, and when She considered ma H.
ing change at the close of the school
term last spring the townspeople would
not harken to it. They have agreed
Ito paint the little schoolhouse and il
IS now her intention to brighten If in.
side and make it as inviting as nos ,ihlo.
All Of the work which Miss Gallup is
dong IN addition to her regular duties
as teacher is at her own expense. Shn
now has % pupils. which is the largest
number during her three wears cennee-
ton with the school
There are not many young teachers IN
the rural districts who take the interest
IN their work and show such creditable
results as Miss Gallup. There are al
ways unruly pupils in every school and
her life IS not all sunshine, she admits,
but with her disposition it does not take
long to win their cooperation in what
ever She undertakes.