. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . Bituminous macadam road iu New Jersey. 430 AGRICULTURE 7. Road Play Contests 1. Road dragging contest. 2. Split-log drag making contest. 3. Road drawing contest. 4. Essay writing contest on subjects relating to roads. 5. Spelling and drawing contests, as related to thev^rords and interests of road A concrete bridge. This type of structure should replace theold wooden bridge. 8. Road Club Projects Permanent road building as a rule is not the work ofboys and girls. But the building, maintenance and repairof common earth and gravel roads
. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . Bituminous macadam road iu New Jersey. 430 AGRICULTURE 7. Road Play Contests 1. Road dragging contest. 2. Split-log drag making contest. 3. Road drawing contest. 4. Essay writing contest on subjects relating to roads. 5. Spelling and drawing contests, as related to thev^rords and interests of road A concrete bridge. This type of structure should replace theold wooden bridge. 8. Road Club Projects Permanent road building as a rule is not the work ofboys and girls. But the building, maintenance and repairof common earth and gravel roads is quite within the reachof the boys ranging in age from twelve to nineteen. Twodifferent road projects are suited to club work. One project is known as the School Road DraggingClub, in which the pupils, under the leadership of theteacher and with the advice of the road ofificer, take chargeof one mile of public highway near the schoolhouse, keep-ing it well dragged and in repair for the season. A secondproject permits individual pupils to take charge of one mileof road in front of the homestead, keeping it carefullydragged and in good repair during the summer. ROAD BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE 431 Awards.—The basis of award in either of these clubprojects may be as follows: 1. General improvement in road during period of club pro- ject, based upon
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