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Show GARDENS AN I AID TO THE I CHILDREN I Professor M Abbev, of the Unl- H versit) of I tali tialnlng school, vas H the speaker at tho general meeting H of the citv teachers in toe High H school this morning. Professor Abbev H took for his subject, "The Need of H Sqhool Gaidens," and through his ex- JH periencc in dealing with tne subject H gavo an interesting lectin e. A nuin- M bet of Ogden club women and clt) H officials were present H In his opening remarks, the pro- IH iessoi said thai the benefits to be de- H lived from school gardens were so H numeious that he could onl) point jH out the most striking oneB. He said H that to the child who is not able to H grasp the knowledge that Is given in H the text books, the work of managing H a small garden v ould be a blessmc 1 The mind would be stimulated and H would receive the necessary develop- M ment, and the children would not be M handicapped because the) were not IH able to get technical knowledge from JH books He pointed out that work In H a garden would improve the work of H the children In all lines It would H S)stemlze their work In the homes 1 and would give them an Insight Into H problems that are encountered even- H onUnulng. he said that the Iui JM fpoveil'Kclmtliat woiilclreauUfroni IH thchIldren'sdfTnnjJMBEcsiin- H shlnt, Trcsh afr5 .fno" r.cr to 'raotho H earth jvould well lepav tho expendl- H lure for Instituting tlie plan jH He spoke of the vards and vacant H lots that v ould be beautified, ir gar- H dens were planted on all available B ground, and bald that he haj alvvavs H found that tho children took great H Interest In the planting of vlis H flowers and plants and would cair) JM on the work with enthusiasm when M the work once started H In discussing the economic results M that would Qnsuc, If vacant lots and M back ards were planted with -ege- M tables, he gave as an illustration the jH reduction In the cost 01 tomatoes io M a Minnesota citv In this town lo- H matocs had been selling for $1 50 a JH bushel but after the school childien M had been interested In gardening and M thev had raised several thousand to- jH mato plants, the cost was yduced to B 75 cents per bushel jH In conclusion, he stated thst he JJ hoped the plan of havang school gai- HESJ dens would be adopted In Ogden be- cause of the good results that would |