. Among School Gardens . Park Life School Garden, Dubuque, Iowa up and down the Mississippi River and over intoWisconsin. Part of the summer program in-cludes a week of tramping or driving through thecountry round about, which is rich in historic andgeological interest. A daily talk or lecture isgiven upon some phase of the boys work, whilethe swimming pool and the joy of camping offsetlessons and work. The gala week of the summer 228 IN VACATION AND TERM TIME is that when teachers of note are invited to thecamp to instruct the boys, not formally, but byclose companionship with them and by lec
. Among School Gardens . Park Life School Garden, Dubuque, Iowa up and down the Mississippi River and over intoWisconsin. Part of the summer program in-cludes a week of tramping or driving through thecountry round about, which is rich in historic andgeological interest. A daily talk or lecture isgiven upon some phase of the boys work, whilethe swimming pool and the joy of camping offsetlessons and work. The gala week of the summer 228 IN VACATION AND TERM TIME is that when teachers of note are invited to thecamp to instruct the boys, not formally, but byclose companionship with them and by lectures ortalks especially adapted to their days of his plan, Mr. B. J. Horchem, the Ad-viser-in-Chief, says: Millions of dollars are givento endow colleges, but ninety-five per cent of the. The Daily Lecture for Park Life Boys boys never reach college at all; the five per centor less that do, are old enough to help boy who enters Park Life is in the greatestneed, because it is before his labors are worthanything, and at a time when he will learn tofeel that he has a part to play in life, and that hewill learn to know his part and play it well. 22Q AMONG SCHOOL GARDENS Fairview Garden School, Yonkers, is now sup-ported by the people of that city. It was startedabout seven years ago by Miss Mary MarshallButler, President of the Womens Institute ofYonkers. In 1909, the Fairview Garden SchoolAssociation of Yonkers was formed to manageand provide the running expenses of the call for $ per boy was promptly respondedto. The Russell Sage Foundation allows theAssociation to use the land, club house, andgreenhouse at a nominal rental. A large building upon the estate was renovatedand used in the winter of 1909-1910 as a clubhouse for boys and girls, a
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