. Among School Gardens . Normal Students Home Garden, Washington, U. C. children receive occasionally the equivalent of thequick blow or the gruff command. The habitualcourtesy of teacher to teacher and to child findsitself reflected in deference and gentleness of moodin the child, though sometimes expressed in farfrom polished phrase or gesture. 196 AFTER PLANTING, WHAT? Dress, too, has its effect. You are trying tocultivate the child. Old clothes,—clean, whole,unadorned,—have a rightful place when man orwoman is grubbing in the ground. They may bemore appropriate on some work days than onoth
. Among School Gardens . Normal Students Home Garden, Washington, U. C. children receive occasionally the equivalent of thequick blow or the gruff command. The habitualcourtesy of teacher to teacher and to child findsitself reflected in deference and gentleness of moodin the child, though sometimes expressed in farfrom polished phrase or gesture. 196 AFTER PLANTING, WHAT? Dress, too, has its effect. You are trying tocultivate the child. Old clothes,—clean, whole,unadorned,—have a rightful place when man orwoman is grubbing in the ground. They may bemore appropriate on some work days than onothers when a simple suit with some style to itand, in case of a woman, with a touch of pretti-. Writing up the Days Diary ness, would not be injured and would eloquentlypreach a number of lessons. Not economy andadaptability, but slouchiness and disorder andlack of thrift are taught by the torn shirt sleeve,the broken shoulder brace, the skirt pinned andsagging at the waist band, and the old fmery orgown or blouse good enough for garden , beyond ring and pin and watch, is an 197 AMONG SCHOOL GARDENS abomination, and may become a temptation ifcarelessly laid down. A practical shirt-waist suitor wash dress, or clothes of a color that doesnot show the stain of dirt and soil, are with the children there should be insistenceupon cleanliness, upon neatness (with reasonableconsideration of their social class), and upon properclothing—if there is a tendency to over or underdress. Overalls and aprons are appropriate. Garden records should always be kept, both forimmediate use and later reference.* They may be: 1. Childs records. a. Daily attendance. b. Daily wea
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