. Community civics . en of a countryhome should be planned in order to save time andwork, you like to tell about that. Each countryboy and girl has some pet theme or hobby, aboutwhich he can write and talk interestingly. Theright kind of school leads to a more intelligent under-standing of the country and its problems. Arithmetic problems can deal with farm cropsand other matters of farm interest. Country boysand girls should learn how to solve the kind of prob-lems that come up at home. They should know howto tell the number of bushels of corn in a crib, or wheator oats in a bin ; how to figu


. Community civics . en of a countryhome should be planned in order to save time andwork, you like to tell about that. Each countryboy and girl has some pet theme or hobby, aboutwhich he can write and talk interestingly. Theright kind of school leads to a more intelligent under-standing of the country and its problems. Arithmetic problems can deal with farm cropsand other matters of farm interest. Country boysand girls should learn how to solve the kind of prob-lems that come up at home. They should know howto tell the number of bushels of corn in a crib, or wheator oats in a bin ; how to figure up scale tickets ;how to keep records of the cost of growing crops ;how to estimate the cost of tilling a field and of fillinga silo. The chief business of country school arith-metic is to teach country boys and girls how to solvethe problems that are met with every day in thecourse of country life. Manual training in country schools can train forcountry tasks. Manual training is considered an 128 COMMUNITY CIVICS.


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