Show RURAL SCHOOL INTEREST lauch much can so B don done for their material aw improvement greater public la in tho the rural schools their consolidation where practicable and the ment of courses of study will bring about an ImproTe improvement ment in the material environment of these school substantial well arranged well heated and well ventilated schoolhouses will be the rule rather than as oil now the ei eption ept lon the grounds about the schoolhouse will be laid cut so as to provide suit able playgrounds and ebady shady nooks foi tot cut out of door study and instruction to stimulate interest in the planting of trees about country schoolhouses the department of agriculture has recently issued a farmer farmers bulletin on this sub eject lect where arc nill permit set act A 1 garens will be maintained those these need not be large nor elaborate but may easily be so wana managed ed ae as to furnish such material wat erial for instruction and an opportunity for the children to learn by doing things themselves vee such gardena gardens are now novi successfully maintained about country schools in some placed 1 in country and more com lionly in parts of europe there ill alao aloo be collections collect lows r ef dried plants soil soils minerals U sects and 1 other natural ctr not a as but bill as direct ald to I 1 instruction st already much has axen ac compIli hed in aume some states in III the country school with useful it U brailes in INI aco a and california all the school distrito dist dt rits have arle ard in connecticut minnesota new and illinois much prot has been made li lu this direction the public are bing closely conne cootie with he public schools in sta achuta t for example nearly every atry town township hip ban a public library to i whirl the children and their I 1 teachers en chera hav hur mcw |