Show BOTANY IN HIGH SCHOOL dr addresses the class and gives a microscopic study botany as once the study of flowers being looked upon as a feminine branch of learning of no practical value but nic enough to know A glance at he work or a modern class as conducted in our high school ahola these conditions entirely changed one halt eai is being spent in the stud of the simpler boinis of plant life such as yeast moulds and bacteria arp a rp more boys than girls in the claas and the knowledge gained by alone should add at least an average of one year to the afe of each pupil which woud place the study in the list of practically useful branches the class i provided with five compound microscopes dr joyce has kindly donated the use 0 his high grade and a botanical library of more than volumes has been bulk up on completing the lesson on bacteria dr hanton was invited to address the class on the subject he came with two aleh microscopes and n interesting lecture f thirty minutes reduced to such common language as to b e althin the grasp of hd audience of 45 pupils and teachers bacteria were examined under high power and 0 the blood ws shown by placing the web of the foot of a ive trog andr the low power when the glo bules were seen rushing along through the capillaries capil laries by comparing the she it could be seen that a single blood is large to contain whole colonies of bacteria explanation given as to how some of the geini diseases are coni and cured |