Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-06
Home Gardens Are
Best Remedy For
High Cost, Claim

Conferring with ]. A. Churchill.
head of the state educational matters.
and with John Todd and W. NJ. smith,
city and county superintendents, c. 4.
Stebbins, garden director for eleven
western states arrived in Salem We'd
nesday.
Production or production
These are questions OF most serious
bearing upon our national life" states
Mr.. Stebbins solutions to the vara-
Gus economic and social problems
now confronting the American people
must come from the ranks OF the pre-
ducing class, This is the principal be-
hind the home garden movement.
Mr. Stebbins comes to Salem from
Washington. D. c. He is one of four
regional directors forming the com-
mission devoted to garden develop
ment. The work Is under direction OF
the bureau of education and the fun
damentals of the plan used to promote
garden production is detailed by Mr..
Stebbins as follows:
The aims of the school and home
garden division.
children As Producers.
ITO set to work at home under the
direction and supervision of the school
ten million boys and girls to grow
plants and animals.
'rhe average child takes It for
granted that the next meal. the next
suit or dress or the next movie ticket
Is on,.,fr.. f.-,.,., fafl,ap T. S&ln,. s.~~,.sl.
the average child takes it for granted
that his home owes him living.
Every boy and girl physically and
mentally able should produce part
OF that which he or she consumes. The
child should help sustain the home.
should feel obligated to the home for
food, shelter, clothing, and entertain-
ment.
Parasites Encouraged.
ut is not a healthy national condi-
tion when twenty-six million boys and
girls consume one-seventh of the food
stuff and produce practically nothing.
The boy trained in habits of work. Of
production makes good citizen. The
dissatisfied dangerous man was a nom
producer as a boy To give each boy
and girl that biological, spiritual. mem
tai and physical background which
comes from working with an knowing
plants and animals. Other things be-
ing equal the country boy makes tho
superior man because OF this back
ground of experience which he ac-
quires by chance. =
Division Is Aid.
''The school and home garden divis-
ion has no program to foster. It de-
sires to stimulate and to strengthen
resident possibilities for productive edu
cation Of this nature In order to do
this It offers free to teachers on appli-
cation to the bureau Of education.
Washington, ID. c., (1) insignae for
boys and girls who have plant or ami
NAL projects under way at school or
at home; (2) diplomas to be awarded
to children who complete their pro-
jects; (s) instructive manuals; (4)
large colored posters; (5) enlistment
sheets.
III. G. Il. Knocked.
'The high cost OF living would be
materially reduced II the homes be-
came more self-sustaining. On the
one hand are ten million boys and
girls physically and mentally fit. on
the other are thousands Of backyards
The limiting factor for production and
fundamental education values is an or
ganization such as the school. Such
an organization TO become effective ~
far as education Of this nature Is con-
cerned must (D recognize the merited
educational values of home project
work, (2) must give productive educa-
ton definite place in the school pro-
gram, (3) must take care of regular
home visitation of the children's pro-
jects preferably by teachers. (4) must
give this subject the ear marks OF the
other regular subjects, credits. etc"