The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-04-04
ORGANIZING THE
SCHOOL GARDENS
PLAN OF OPERATION INCLUDES
SOME WORK AT HOME.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEER HELPERS
Persons Experienced in Planting and
Tendine.-First and Third Wards
Need Lots.--Chance to Be
Patriotic.

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| As a result of numerous requests
|from the National Government and
lmany patrons of the public schools,
1.-THE local school board has decided toI
get behind the Garden Clubs again
this season and to organize and main
tain School and Home Garden Club
in each elementary school in the city.
This action of the local school board
is in line with the action being taken
by the boards of sedncation all over
the country and has the endorsement
of the President OF the United States
and many other farseeing men and
women.
Any pupil enrolled in the oskaloosa
public schools will be eligible for
membership in the School and HOME
| Garden Club organized in his school
district provided that the pupil will
sign an agreement to stay by the club
during the entire season, to do the
work and make the reports called for
lby the director. and that the pupils
| parents will agreee to assist the di-
rector in keeping the pupil on the job
tdurin the vacation months.
| Must Make Reports.
| Each Garden Club will be made up
of two divisions. The home division
\ will consist of pupils who have pardon
plots at home, and who of course, will
do all of their gardening on the home
plot. Members of the home division
LATIN hn 10 of no
reports, records, ETC., the same as
| the other members of the club. The
home gardens will be inspected by the
instructor and her assistants from
| time to time, and so far as possible.
every effort will be made to make
| these home gardens efficient. The 9TH
er division of the School and Home
Garden will be made up of the mem
bers who do not have garden plots,
and who, of course, will do their gard
ening on the school garden plot. The
instructor will spend certain periods
each week in the school garden, and
a record of the attendance of the
pupils will be kept just the same as
regular school Pupils belonging to
! this division failing to keep up their
end of the school garden will forfeit
their privilege to some wiser boy or
girl
Who Will Volunteer?
Both of the home divisions and the
school division OF the Garden Clubs
will be under the direct supervision of
the public schools. AT least two eX-
| perienced teachers will be placed in
charge of this work, and they are to
be assisted by patriotic citizens who
| have had years of experience ii gard
en- work so that the clubs will have
the advantage of practical as we'll as
theoretical advice and help. Some of
| the most prominent business men in
| the United States have moved to
| Washington and gone to work for the
government at salary of dollar a.
| year because they felt that it was
their patriotic duty, and it is hoped
| that many of our experienced garden
ers will feel the same way about
helping on this project in OskalOosa.
| President Wilson says that ii is just
as patriotic and every bit as real asI
working in the ship building yards or
in munition factory. Volunteers forl
this service should report to the SUI
lperintendent of city schools by the
| first of next week in order that they
may be assigned to a certain club and
started in their work as early as pos.
sible.
More Ground Required.
|. Lots for use as school gardens havel
been secured in the Second word byl
using the rear of the Garfield school
yard and some lots owned in the south
part of town by the board of educa-
ton. In the Fourth ward the club isl
X. Davis who has generously donated
the use of almost one-half city block
for a school garden. Mrs. II. S. Rhyns-
burger has come to the assistance OF
the School and Home Garden Club in
the Fifth ward or Whittier school dis
trict. Mrs. Rhynsburger has rented a
very fine garden plot and donated its
use to the boys and girls in the Whit |
tier school, So far in the First ward
.or Lincoln school district, and in the
Third ward. or Webster school dis
Iict, satisfactory lots for school gard
ems have not been secured, but it Is
hoped that some generous patron will
donate the use of ground within day
or two. Any one desiring to do his
bit by allowing the schools to use
a piece of ground garden will please
call the superintendent of city schools,
telephone number Green 1891, as soon
as possible.
ottumws Man Dies