. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 290 Bulletin 160. recommended for this country. It is certainly desira])le that some area be set aside for the actual cultivation of plants by the children and for the growing of specimens to be used in the school room. However, the conditions of Europe are very different from ours. In the rural school in Germany and other countries, the school house is the teacher's home. He lives in it, or by it. The summer vacation is short. In this country, there is
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 290 Bulletin 160. recommended for this country. It is certainly desira])le that some area be set aside for the actual cultivation of plants by the children and for the growing of specimens to be used in the school room. However, the conditions of Europe are very different from ours. In the rural school in Germany and other countries, the school house is the teacher's home. He lives in it, or by it. The summer vacation is short. In this country, there is no one to care for the rural school ground in the long summer vacation. Teachers change frequently. It is impossible to have uniformity and continuity of purpose. In the Old World, the rural schools are in the hamlets. We shall be very glad to correspond with any persons who are interested in improving school premises, either on the lines herein suggested, or in other directions. The improvement must come, or, one b}^ one, the rural schools will die out for lack of pupils. In the struggle for existence, the pupils will more and more seek the more attractive schools. There must be rural schools, whether in the open country or in the hamlet ; and wherever they are, they must be cheered and brightened. A Flower Day ever)- October would be a fitting complement of Arbor Da}'. Already, flower shows have been held in various rural schools. They are symbols of the harvest. We want to focalize this movement in the coming year. We call upon every citizen for sympathy and cooperation. A revolution in rural school grounds w\\\ not come suddenl5^ Here and there a beginning will be made ; and slowly the great work will spread. L. H. V>|>». Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornell University.
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