| Show COUNTRY CHILDREN OUT OP OF SCHOOL thousands of 0 country schools with six months terms or less closed in march the seven months schools in april and the eight months schools are closing in may the consoled dated schools and the schools in country villages where nine months terms prevail form a comparatively small group matly many wideawake wide wido awake teachers who are really interested in thel progress of their pupils try to make up for the short terms by providing continuation work tor for the th three to six months vacation the teacher suggests a subject which will best connect up with the individual pupils hocq useful to 10 most ot of the boys will bo be problems in arith relating to the farm such as tuna farm accounting lanu lana measurement and the weighing and measuring ot of farm products household problems will be assigned to the girls two women who teach in adjoining districts la in a virginia county have classes in elementary agriculture they have organized in each school a boys corn club and a girls poultry club these clubs are in completion com petion and the results of this summer work will ivill be made mada known at a public meeting at each school house alter after tho the schools open in fit the tall fall club exhibits at the county fair in october are planned and individual exhibits aref are encouraged |
