The Brooklyn Botanic Garden . truction. For onecourse, meeting ten times, the charge is only twenty-five cents;but this is amply sufficient to secure the educatonal advantagewhich is the chief reason for making a charge. After havingtried both plans (charging and not charging) it has been clearlydemonstrated that the children are not only much more promptand regular in their attendance, but are more certain of re-maining to the end of the course, have more respect for thework, and show more zest and interest. One boy has walkedas far as five miles every Saturday for several weeks, and an-other
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden . truction. For onecourse, meeting ten times, the charge is only twenty-five cents;but this is amply sufficient to secure the educatonal advantagewhich is the chief reason for making a charge. After havingtried both plans (charging and not charging) it has been clearlydemonstrated that the children are not only much more promptand regular in their attendance, but are more certain of re-maining to the end of the course, have more respect for thework, and show more zest and interest. One boy has walkedas far as five miles every Saturday for several weeks, and an-other boy has taken a round trip journey of three hours onferry, subway, and trolley every Saturday for more than a do not make such efforts to go to school voluntarily,and in addition to regular school duties, unless they are in-tensely interested. The children have voluntarily organized a Boys Club (nowhaving over 500 members), and a Girls Club (having over 400members). Certificates are awarded on the satisfactory com-. oz p—I ox co w CO p OX <WH W W BJhS zz< zsz^ S 2 *gg w w o 129
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