. Community civics . irls, work should begiven that they canuse in the country. Insome country highschools, blacksmithingis taught and the plan-ning of model farmbuildings. The splicing ofropes, making of ropehalters, and tying different kinds of handy farm knotsafford excellent manual training and can often be usedto advantage on the farm. On one farm the hay ropebroke in the midst of the haying. There seemednothing to do except to stop work and lose the timeof all hay hands, while some one went to town for anew rope. Just then the farmers son came into ,., ^ ^<*»»»^™._««-< T «»-*
. Community civics . irls, work should begiven that they canuse in the country. Insome country highschools, blacksmithingis taught and the plan-ning of model farmbuildings. The splicing ofropes, making of ropehalters, and tying different kinds of handy farm knotsafford excellent manual training and can often be usedto advantage on the farm. On one farm the hay ropebroke in the midst of the haying. There seemednothing to do except to stop work and lose the timeof all hay hands, while some one went to town for anew rope. Just then the farmers son came into ,., ^ ^<*»»»^™._««-< T «»-* 1 he splicing of ropes and tying dif-ferent kinds of handy farm knotsafford excellent manual training. 13° COMMUNITY CIVICS the barn and said : I can splice the rope in a fewminutes so it will be as good as new. I learned howat school last week. And that farmer believes nowin his school more than ever before. Girls can learn how to make devices for lighteningthe labor at home and how to make things that are. The school must express the life of the farms and the homes iiithe district. beautifid and useful in a country home. Sewingis only one part of the manual work that will benefita country girl. She has many tasks that requirenimbleness of finger and quickness of eye and and current events should consider the THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY 131 farm and the home. In fact there is no subject inthe whole course at school which should not bestudied with regard to the country surroundings ofthe school. Geography should take up first of allthe study of the school district. History shouldbegin with the community in which the school islocated. The school must express the life of the farms andthe homes in the district. Only in this way can itgive the best training for life to the boys and girlswho attend it ; only in this way can it be of the great-est real service. 3. The School Belongs to the Community.—Alarger part of the taxes paid on the property in thedistr
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