8~'ll()Ol, HO~tE-CAU[lE" crecer ..AIl NO. 37.                                                            Octo~r,      1917,
                            DEPA1tTltffiNT OF TIfE INTEIUOR..
                             BUREAU O~' EDUCATION, WASBING'.rON,
         POSSIBILITIES FOR SCHOOL-DIRECTED HOME
                      GARDENING IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
       [Ill till! spring or Ihl~ yelLr .1. 1.., llllndl,11. ORe of the Bureuu's SpeC1Qlt8t8 In schOOl Ilnd
   IHlm"    gardening, SpetH two or ttrree nluntll!! In tbe city ot A(!llntn, Jls8fsUllg lhe ward of
  e<J\l~!l01J 11m.!the $Ullerlntenllent                 of publle schools In IDllugurllllllg tne work of school-
  dlrelltc,<l horne "'1).n.l"nlng. While In the cby 1111·.IlIl11illlll mUde II study ot school lUld
  labor condltlon~ of 8;:11001chlkh'cu and thu e"onoml,~ pM81lJIlHIes or home l,"nrdeos directed
  by the 8chools.           The 1'''811118oC the 8lUdl· cml>o.'llcu In 11118eIL·culsr ShollJd hnve LDt"re8t
  tor lbl\ peopro or AlIllnln ILnl! shOUld prove helpful 1,0 IlChllol offi(.'el"$In the develojllllwt
  or home·gardenlng             work,]
       Ju order       to uetennmc             the value of the plnn of the Bureau of Educuttcn                               for
  &:hool ..rurectet home gn!11cnlns III Atlmlt'll,                           It 11;19been UC<:C8snl',1'     to atuux        the
  following:
      1. Thl'! present occuuntton of uhfldreu thlrhlJ;;: out-or-scnoot                           hours,
      2. Ti,l'! lI~,LlllLl)l!It::l' uml ndl:lpbl\llilty               or luud CUI' growing        vegemmes.
      3, The ecouomrc vntua of gardenlug to th~ home,
      4. The present           Ll'l1tning uml            posl:lilJllltr   or  ruture  truJ.nlllg   (,r lhe     tencuers        of
  the city In home j:,'1.I\'denillg,
      5. The pos5Ibllit~· of tncorporattne                             the   subject ·lIS 11 port         of the     !lC11001
  cutneutum.
      0, T1H:l eonstrlernrton               of the II1lIUe<!inte ilnd future             cost or the subject             u.s n
  Imrt of the etucnuonu:                   systent of the City,
      Thc following           tlll)loo, brier comments,                 ccuciustcns. llll(l recommeudnuons ure
  rne results         of thls stud)'.             The completion of the lnvestlgntion                   hns been made
  possible       by tile thorough              eooperattcn          Of the school omcturs,         uud esnectunv           the
  teachers or the upper grndea, ill whh.:h gruues the tnveettgutton                                   WIIS umde.
                OCCUPATION          m-    nTJ,,\.Nl'A     I'!(JUOOL   ClllLDREN wnrte       OUT lW    l::lC1;lOOL,
       1Y1I//lJ U'YWlm(/r 8olwOI8.-0f the 3,356 1J.o~'ilrcoorUug                             rrcm ure Four-th, firth.
 sixth,      ILlIt! seveutu         ~nlde8 (If tIJe wh.lt.e >!ehool~. 2..0100 hal·e 110 UJone~'-eJll"lllllg
 mnJ'lI03'lllent nitel" school or OIl SnttLl'dlLYS. und 107 llrc Irl'Cb'lIllll 1y occuplc(l.       0
                                                                                                                             In
  I'Ilcmioll 2,310, 01' G!) 1)01" ('Cllt of Itl1 while !.Joys !'cl!OI'thlg rl'OlJl tlJe~ l!Tulleli ot
  the gl'l1llllnllr       schools,      lire uot emplo~'ed outside of thc !lome ill IllOlle,l'oillH'niug
 OCCU[llltlons.
      A milch smnller            propurtJon           ot white girls In the UIJjlf'1' b'TfHles (If the grnmmlu'
 liChOO1!;nre o<:cupled In gIlht(ul o<X:t1llntloils 1]] ,\.thl.11tn tlilln III 1I11,Y                           other cll;,
 tlillt the Bureau           of Ed\lClltlon            hM 8U1'ye)'ed, Of the a,G92 t·eportlng, 3,635 l:ltnte
 Umt the,v llre            nOl emlllo)'ed            III mOllE'.\'·enrnlng OCCIl!I(ICLonllIlt 1111~'tlme            (llll'lug
 the yeill'.
      ()(jIQn!ll urammflT            llclwol$o-Of I,he 821 l)O~·" repol'tlng                  from these grnrtes              (It
tl.l(> COlOl"l'll ~h()(llll.,      361:1 01' '14.9 [}(Ir cellI. lljl"~ no 1ll(1l1e~"clll'1l111~ e1l11llo)'llIel1t Ilt
                                        0
lllly     time    dllrlng    the !'ellro
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     A much Inrger number of gIrls 10 rue colored schools are employed tnau In
the wll1te. Out or 1.520 reporting, 228 hove some definite em-rung employment.
     f)um'l1l1lr'II.--Ol ilia rouu nurouer, 0,189. reporting from ull acucots, both white
and corored. ouly 1,651.                  01'  17.8 per cent. neve some reguuu- employment                                         during
the yenr, either out of school hours or during vncnnou.
     For both bO~'!1unrl girls in the white schools, the nveruge time o[ emllIo,vllIcnt
In home work Is stx hours per wees. The home work of the gIrls Is more
definite thnn that of the bove, The number of cnnureu who clnlm to have
some definite home work Is tnrge, yet In most cnsss It bus been found to be of n
rather Irregular nature lind cr snell crmraceer thnt. It could be                                               put;    usme by the
child at wlll.
TAI'LI::      1.-O(;I,;!l/lufhill-/t      Of /)()/IIJ 0/ the f(Jurth, fiflll, I#lCllt, ellld 1!("I!C1I,,1Igradas
                                of   tiff) ~I)I/itc O"{/JII'111(/l' solwofs of .A1/t1l1trl.
Toe/II UIIJ1lIJ/lror \)Oy" n!pQrtlll~ __~                                ~                         ~                                   3.366
                                  ,\F".l'1:1I SCHOO''"    Axn      SA1'UIlDAV       .l!IMPLOYMm,'1'.
TOtill nll",her empIQ:l''''d__ ~
        RPgllinr <::mplo~'mellt_.~.                                  ~
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                                                                                                                                           ,n
                                                                                                                                           840
        frl'egulnr employmen t                                                                         ~       ~      ~           _
J\v'.!l'lIge ""rlllnl,"Il Pl')' week ot th(lllc eUlI]lllyed                       ~~                             ~       ~        _ Sl,OO
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'rotn I n lim l>\!1' eml>!Qyed                                                        ~~                  ~~               ~      _ 1,03T
        lte~Ullll' emploSmellf,                                ~                         ~                                        _
                                                                                                                                           031
        I rN>g"lu r empIQymeDL_~ ~__~~_~_ ~                            ~~~_~          ~_~~__ ~                   ~~~_~ _~__
Averttgo enrnllltffl per week of thOllo em]lh»·"iL~_~                                             ~                                        '"
                                                                                                                                  ~ $2,1.l!l
 Averlll;!'Qnumber ot houl'll per week that the 3,:151;Mya nre engnged In hom!! work__                                                        6
 Number w1'>'1 1",,·1'.IIome r"l,'ulnr lIome "'01'k                                                  4
                                                                                                                                       2, !J2.2
 '.r\H1 ••: 'J,-()('<Jll/IIIlIllflll      Ii!  fllrlS  o!     Iltl) IOllrlll,       flft/l,     1t/lVt", olld, /Jf'llCnlh            fJrl.'UlCII
                                01 Ow while            01'11111'111«1"     sc//.ools of .111011111.
 'I'MIII    !!Um bel'  CInI,I<)j'ctl          ~         ~       .4_.~__~                                       ~_~            ~._
         Ileg\lle r empI9ymcllt
         I rrc!:"uIer cmploymc"t                ~
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 .AvCMljl:C carnlnllR ]ler week of rnoee employed                                       ~_~                                         _ $1.72
  'totll \ n\llllbl:!r cmplo)·cd                             ---~--~            -- -----~--          --------     --------
         l{cgulur "mploym"nt..
         trn!g\ll~ r cmplnyment_ ---------------
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   Avetnge      rArnllllJ'l II"r ",eek or those cmpl"yed                        ~_~~               ~_~                               _ $2.80
                                                             llQloUl WORK.
   Averill/I! Duml"'r {If bourl! pcr ",eok tbllt tbe 3,61l:! gIrls are employcd                               In bOlllc WotlL                  8
   Nllmbcr .....  ho hllVC lIomc regulnr borne worlr                         ~~~~               ~                            ._~_ Z,NO
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TAm:.E 3.-{)O£;lIl)UfiQIl$            ot /Jovs of IIH) 1'/111"/h,flIt/I,   ~i.l1"h, (lnif, U'/;C!I/h  umdc8      'I!
                              1/11) colon',,! fjflllll1!mr   8Ghoofs     1,/  AUrlllla.
'rotlll    number    of bo)'a rcport!ng"___________________________________________                            S:!1.
Totlll Dumber empl\lycrl                                                                        ~~        _
        lIcgulnrly    emp10l'l!(1                                                                         _
        1rrel(ularly    I!IDPtoyed                                                                        _
Average ea.1'Il1uglI (leI' weck Qt these emllloyed                                                        _
                                             ".ICA'rlON E~!l'LmDIEN'I'.
'l'otnJ num!w.r emploIed                                                                                  _
                                                                                                               45::
        Rcgulll.rly  emplc>yc>(l                                                              ~         _
        I rregular])' employed                                                ~                           _    '"
Average eIlrnlugs per week or tbose eruployed                                                             _ $::.40 "
                                                     llOME  WORK,
Averoge nuruber or hours per week lliot (he S21 bOYllare engulloolu hOOlBworl'-_                                 lO
Numbor wllil ho'~o regular home work_______________________________________                                    4iD
'.rAm.1!: 4_-0(!()Il1J'tlion~ oj girls of Uta fr!l!rI/I., /l/Ih, ~izlh, (/llll ,.cvO-!llfI.IInllf;! .. 01
                                 tlte colored grQmmar om (fell 01 .,Hl(wllL.
'.rotal number or giria roporllug                                             ~                             I.II~I)
Tolal Dumber emplo)'e'L                                                                                 ~_
        R~lnrlJ'      0,"]110y,,<) ~                                                                      _
                                                                                                               .10"'
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        Irrogu Illrl~' employO'd                                                                         _
Avenge efl,rnlngn I'llr week of those cmploycd                                                            _ .1. so
                                                                                                                 01
                                             VACATION EMI'[,01·M"El>T.
Total numller employed                                                   ~                 ~       ~      _
                                                                                                               228
        ROj!"ulnrly emplo.red                                                   ~                    -~        2~O
        I rregnlarly    employed                                                                          _
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AVerage eunlngn per wces or "Ulll!! ~mplo~·ed__~                                            •             _ U.71
Number or uoura tIlnt 1M 1.320 II'lrlll arc m.LSUge(JIn nome work por week.......-- __                           ra
Number of gIrls wllo h/l,ve IIOme rCj,.,lh'lr lIome work,                                                 _ 1.040
                        FlIEE TIME FOIl WOIlK llil E10~L~ OA1lIH;NS ElY l'UI'.JLS.
    The aunntu schoote are In sessron for nine months nn(l tIle time If! dtvtded
into lour terms of nine weeks eecn.                      Deducttng the hollllnys cud U'l)-$ OLlwhich
the SChOOlsnre eoeoeoueu for outer causes, the nvemge number of school dnY>J
111the yenr Is Ilppl'oxll1lfltely 175. The nverD~c IlUm.bCI·of week dRYS uiee the
children nrc not in school Is 138. The school dllY employs ure tlme of rne
cllll{1 from 8.30 D. m. to 2 p. m. Thus, two IUlll one-uutr hours or each o! 175
school dnys ncu five ucurs of each of ]38 nonscnoot days mIght be spent III nome
gfIruanlng 01' other productive nnd educeuve Ilctlvlty uud yet enough time be
left 101' nome ~tlJtl)' of the school subjects, piny, music, art. und other spec!nt
subjects.          A compertson          or use tomi enrollment             and the nvernge dnlly nt·
tqntlonce show t1Jnt 1,527 children lire nbseut from the whit!! l!CllOOlseaeh llny.
    The negro pupil may de\'ote rull» 1\8 mucb tlme to gun1enlng (1.$ ttle white
child. A.!llhlugh II" Itlrger ]'l(Jrt'l:!(ltnge of ,h~ colored l'.hll£lren llfL\'C uutief.l, this
is I1robnbly orrset by n luck ot spceJtll educntion Intel'l~ts.


'J'otnl enl'ollrocnt In whltll gn"mllar 8choo)a ~___________________                                13, (;21
AV~r.lgc (Jail)' llUendan"c In wlllt.e :::rau1m,U' ~<:.hooIH       __ ~              ~___           11,904
Avcr!llfe nurn~er (It ehlld"Cn I,bsent ruom sChool 10 white gl'ammnr
      ecnecre                                                                                         I, 5~7
'rot,,1 unecrnne»r In cctoeca !I""rnlll"~ s<;hQ(>18________________________                           15,601
 '\\'Crlljl:e llnlly nncudancc In colored grammar i<ChQola                            ,__             4, 'ir;i7
 A"Nn!(e "uml~r or e!,l1d,'"n abse,,[ rrom Bchool In colored J!l:r~mW"I'
      s<;h()<Jls                                   ~_~_________               _                          51'"
.\"ern!'"e      number or 8.(:11001duya per yclrr____________________________                            17r,
 AV1'l'll!:<!   numner- ."r d"y~ chl1llrcn are oot. In IIcbf}l)l,IlJ'cluslve nf SIIII-
      (/llyS          •      ~_.                   ~~                        ~      ~____                ] :18
 AverngC number !>f heura !J'lll mtght be ,pent lu t.he gllrueu Qn rn:hool
      IIFlya(Ha). "f ~/1 hQ\!t'!lper dny______________________________                                   4:Hl
 Averol,le lIumller or hOIll"!;t.hat might ~c ~peat ill the gardea Oa nOn_
      Rchool daye, nt l':ihours per day                                      ~_________                  ODD
1'llf~1 for ~>l~hI;.!Jlld '-                                 ~      ~________________                  1,127,.
 'rotal (Qr white e.ml Colorcu chlldNlll nl, 10 cente nil hour, or 80 eeme
      tor' n dRYor eight lloura eFleh                                                     *:!,ll':iO,:~88.60
 Co~t of vl'geUl~I~ f\lr 18,000 fnmlllCll, lit $120 ellch- __~                            .~2, l60,Ml(l, fir)
                               LAND   A~'AU.AJ.lLE   IN ,l,TL&NT,\  enn OAIrl>~:!'OINO,
      Of the 7,778 ho~'s nnd girls r~porUllg from the white scnoote. 875 live in 111)I\I't-
 menta tenements, 1\0(1 ants where the baekvnrd space must be used by tWO or
  more flunHle,... In 22 SCl\OOIlllSll'ieta It 18 reported by the prtncipnrs thnt there
 are enough vaenut lots (or 1I1e 1100(If e.oee enneren who cuu not 'HIve Sl111GeIII
  home,         ru  the other 10 (llstl'lClil It seems I,rollfdile lhnt It: woum lie 1I1l!)OAAlllle1.0
 secure lam] Cor every child.                  WIlen the school-directed        gn rdenlng ptun t~ com-
 1)lelel~' worked out It hi oroueete tJ'lHt 0 lnrge number of these cntrrtren can be
 SUPlllle<l wllli 1l1ota Inrgc euougn for rursing vcgetnutea for ure remus.                               The
 bulldtng lotli ill the white districts Ul'C generlll1r lurge, rnugtug from 40 hy 100
  to 80 by 2.,lO, III the ctder l)(IltlOllf! tuere nrc tunny lots of liven rurger size.
  With use smauest of these lots it Is 1isunllJ' IXlf;.<:I\)le to mnke n gurdeu contutn-
  ing at lM;t I,GOO square fl't't.
       III tJl(l. OO!(lrcd sch091s, or ihe 2,141 repOrting, 276 live ill r\pnrtnleOIS, llnt:14,
  and l.enelllel1l6 where the Mckrnr(\ llpnce mu~t be l1!led b)' severnl fnmillefl,
  Tbe colorell setlle1'l1l!Dtll ure, In most cnsell, much more cougested.                         or the 13
  tlChools reporUng, tlle r1l"lnclpllls ot !3 stntBd Illnt. thf're are nlllll,\' \'nCllll( 101,"
  thlll Illll;ht be uscd fQr the j)l'OL!ncUon of ,,~gctl11Jles. 1.'hl' 11l11ldlng luis UI1J III
   UII.! muln smnll. rnnglnl;            In si,le from 35 b~' 80 to 50 hy 100, Oil tIle !<lltrll1elSt
  or tl1&.11!lot.'! Il Is almost Imposl:llllic to obtuln ell(lugl, Illnd tt) tllflk~ gflrtlC1\il or
  economic l111POI'1.UU(.'C,          Yet II gurden of Onll' SOOsqU(ll'C f!'!Ct. li'j hy 20, wi'lI cnltl-
  "flte'll. will Ill"mlur~' II 1;<)011 SlIPlll,. of \'e;;!ctnhles for n fumll~' jlt four or live,
       Tile Inhor lucome or ll\)Out 85 per cent (If the wllite !lillie enI'nerS Iii Il'$!l UHln
   $G:i pel' montl1, or $780 U ~'eI11'. About 13 lJoel'cellt lU1\'ll iur.omes between $700
   l1nl) $~,OOOn yenl', un(J onl)' nbout 2 Jler (.'Cilt 11:we $:1,000 (II' more.' 'I'he IcaCbers
   of the I)utlllc $Cbool~ estimate thnt lhe COSt Of \'e~~tnhle f(l()(J. hOUl Cl1lLnetlllnl1
   fresh, for II fnmlly of llve )Joet'!:lons(or one yonI' Is $123,22, These t1g-ures show
   whllt n Inrge; POl't of lim iocome rnuld he savell by Ule J)l'olludlon                      of the vcge-
   tuble foot1s U$ed III the home, The e'll'nlug power of the chllul'en                             who nre
   ..nuplO)'etl outside ot the home IS OOJrllllH·lllin·I~· slllull (fll'!eo 'l'ohlB$ J, 2, 3, 4),
           I  Dltll lurlilahed   bl' Mr. Geo. D. nnlll(!~',or tbe \'OClltloIlIUGuldllute Depnrtmcnt.


      The scuoot principals                    report that nn nveruge of 224 chlldren lenve school to
   work     because       of eeonomtc necesstty, It Is possible b~'saving to the boine the
   $123.22      which is need for vegetable foods nnd also by supplementing                                           uus
   amount       by nddltlonft] anmtngs, tll11.t il large number of these children might
   continue Ule\(' studies twd earu ua much as If they left eenooi.
      The nvernge labor income In the colored school districts is low, nhcut                                          $11
   per week, or $075 u year, and the cost of vegetable 'foods, cunued nUll fresh, ts
   esttmuteo 10 the coiorec dL8trlcts as $1Q2.52, Au nvernge ot 168 p\lpliS reave
   school euch vear because It Is uecessaev for them to supplement the enrntngs
   of lila other members lIf the home, 'rue eumuer the Income of the fmoll)', the
   ~(Iter      uie uuiounc or bulky, carbohrdrure                            roods used, and uiua the grenter Is
   the Importance of uie vegetcbte gnrtleulng.
                             J)'llt::/:ll-:N'f ...QRtOu, ..rUII ...I, lNTI!;lU::S'l'S  010'THE HOME,
      In l.!pte!'mlllln,>t tile \'1111109f ruerrucnon                       In tile sctenunc care of gm'tlens and
  amnii 111l1rn111s of economic Jmportnnce. It Is necessary to learn In what ])01',
  celltllge of the hOU1I'-Sgnrdens ure mnde or unlmnjs of economic Importance
  kept.      From the reports of 7,0<18pupUs It nne been .found Utnt III 5,233 wtute
   homes some klur! I)t home gnrrlen is made, nnd 4,077 children claim to neve It
  garden of tllell' own 01' to help Wltl1 tJll~ fnmlly gorden,                                   Mlluy of the gardens
  are vcry small, 1111(1                  In In'nctloi\ll~' 311 of them the prOthlctlon Is not over 15
  per cent of whnt lI'ould be Ill"odllC€'l:I from tile nmount of lnml lISed I.f th~
  gllr(]cnlng wel'e ilone sclenIHlcoll}',                        Poultry IS kept at 1,261 homes, pigeons at
  '132, and l'i1bbj~ lit 872. In vlsit.ing the bnck )'nr(1$ It has beell found that the
  PeQple 11~          Illllily lessons 011 the <?urll an(1 fl->Cdlng of nnJrnnls nnd espec.hllly
 on keeping nrlilllulB In n ~m.nltal',v conditIon,                                  Tn lOnny cases the pIgeon!;! nna
l)raotlcnll}'      aJi of the rllbbits al'C kept 0.. Vet.s.
     o.f the 1,241 COlorClI children retx'll'tlng, 1,206 state thnt there IlJ n garden
  nt their hom~ alltl 729 children stllte thnt the)' have n shure In tho gnrdcll
  worlt.      Poultr)' l~ kept III 441 homel!, plgeon.ll ot 121, nnd rnbblts at 42, The
  nece!lSlly ror Instruellon 10 the I~ftre of these nniUlllls1s, of course, much gJ"{'ntel'
  lu til£! ('.olol"l~dtllsll"!t'ts lImll In the white, partly becuuse of smaller yards und
 ])urtly bet;ouSt' of the gellerlll Jjhiftle,ga hublts of II Inl'go purt of tile colored
 popllh\tlon,
                                          us!>    OF  IIAG"'NT     LOTI'! !"OK O....ItDENI.NO.
     There lr re rmlll~' nlC:llll! lots hi t\ Ilnntll that (:ouIl1 be usell for school J,'1l rdens
 or liS fI SUllplomelLt [0 home gardens,                             Until a large number 01' bnck yarll!! hllye
 been put In hOOle gnrdens It would !:loom best uot to IHldel'tnke fl.ny (,'(IllCl!crted
 action looll;ln.!; towllnl tile cultl\'1l1"l0n of \,acant lots.                             l'>lnny school principals
 nnd UlilChcl'S cJeslre Lo oht.nin till'! \ll'le of IlU'gc ",'Ilcnnt lots nenr Ole schools for:
 ''In(livitlulll-plot          school gllr(lens:'              Tn Illost t'flaes th;) f$011of these lots1f; pOOr
 lind rlle [let'lot! 01' tenure 1$ l;hort or unl'('I'tuln.                            Such Iota !>bonld llot be culti-
 \'i1lC(\ (or sc:.llool use uuUl they hnve been exnDljn~1 ll11d nl)l)rOved by the I,.'luden
1;uperllll;>or, In lillY CllllC tllo cultivation                        of the lnIld shoultl not be begun lI11lcss
 n wl'itten statement cun be obtained from the owner giviug: lise of such lancl
 fOr n l)Crlod or tlJree yeal'1l or more. To fert!.lize IlTld Improve \'lIcaut lots
 ror II short l)CrlotJ of use would be n C<lStly proceeding,                                     MallY selroal gl\l'dens
are ut best of doubtful n!\ue, nml, ns stilted n\)o\·e, Uley should 110t be uuder-
 taken until a thoroug'b system of home l;l1nlenlng hM been estllhllshed.                                            The
 In!Jtruction nt school sboul(l be confined \'ery Inrgel)' to dellDlte lessons on
l11lLklllg siltlsfllctory                home garden8, «lid the nctual work at tile school s,hould


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 consist of mnstug                      uotbeda and cold n-ames from whleh n large number of planbJ
 moy be dtstrfbuted                        to the home gardens.
      Qtl"Ar,mOATIONS                     Oil'    THE PRF..B.EN'l'TY..AOEllN('l FonCE TO tltREC'r                 BOME GAROUNS.
    The line spIrit of enterprise nod cocperutron in the teaching force of the ele-
 mentary schools polntl:! toward (I period of renl progress In the elementary
 schools ot Atlulltn.                          A Inrge number ot teachers huve expressed II eestee to be
 tromen to dtrect home-garden work, nui] n few of the teachers througll nrccncnt
 experience and Slimmer COl\1"SE!8                                         have become so well trained lhat 1J1e~'would
 make sactsructcrv                        tcacncrs it scnoot-ctrecrei                      gardening were put: Into practice
 nnmennreir.                      About GOor these teachers neve nttended the Lratulng classes
 Rod runny of them will keel) up merr Interest tllrough the summer.                                                             A lurge
 number- of the teneners have volunteered to visit tile home gardena tlurtng Ule
 vacnuon pertod. nne .trom these tencbera shoutd lie selected the nermaneut
 uome-gnrdeu                    teaching force. As n smnu number of teucuers lire now well
 t-ntned In gnrdenlng, the following schedule Is suggested for the employment of
 teacher-s and for SIllnl-y tncrenses -ror extra work, utter ecnoct. Oil Saturdnvs,
 und uurlng               the summer vncntlon.
                                                                                                                   rnceeese
                                                                                                    N"mbcr        per manth
                                               Calondof yerM'.
                                                                                                        •
                                                                                                    tcoencrs.
                                                                                                                     oyer
                                                                                                                    pr~lll'"t
                                                                                                                    salary.
                                                                                                                                 ""'..
                                                                                                                                Collt by
 1mB                                                            .                                            ..       $10.00        'I,m
                                                                                                                        '.00
                                                                                                                        '"~ '."
 1919 •••••••••.••••••                                                                                      tu
                                                                                                            m                         t.sn
                                                                                                            00   ............        Z,700
                                                                                                                                      i.en
 19In                                                                 .
                                                                                                            ..
                                                                                                            ru
                                                                                                            ic
                                                                                                                        10.00
                                                                                                                        '"''
                                                                                                                        "00           '.""
                                                                                                                                      ','"
                                                                                                           '"..  ............         <,000
                                                                                                                                        ....
1921 •.••.•....••••.•..•......••.•......•..•...•••......••..•....•.••••
                                                                                                            ..
                                                                                                            00
                                                                                                                        10.00
                                                                                                                        ,"00
                                                                                                                        .. 00
                                                                                                                                      '
                                                                                                                                        ....
                                                                                                                                     '',000
                                                                                                            '" ............
                                                                                                                                     tI,loo
 1922 .•.•.•....•..•.•.•••...•••.•....••...•....•...•.                                 _._        .
                                                                                                            ..
                                                                                                            '"'" '.00   '"~ ',"
                                                                                                                        '.00
                                                                                                                                      '....
                                                                                                                                     6.·100
 1923 .•......•••.......•••......•••••••••••                            ···•··•·······            .         ".. ............
                                                                                                                        ,,.,, ',""
                                                                                                                                     8,100
                                                                                                            '" ............
                                                                                                                        "00           7,ZOO
 1D:l~•••••.••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••                                    "00         1.;.001       .....
                                                                                                                                      8,700
                                                                                                                                        ~
    The 20 gnrden tenclll~rs requlro'l1 in the coloroo schools                                                 should      be appointed
 on a s.hnllilr busls at We rilte of. !rom t1l1"eeto Ove yearly.
                                                                           CONCLUSIONS.
    1. There are several tllou$tlno chl1l1ren In Atlnnta wiJo do not hn"ve a pro·
 du('t!\"e QC('upaUon for nny purt ot their out-of'S('\lOOI time and UIOse who Itre
 employetl earn but little.


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   2. These children 11ft1'1l     enough out-of-school time to lie note to flU'Dish much
of' the vegetable fd<K! Btljlply for tile family ener they nuve been tralne(l to
make pmetleul         back-yard     gnrdene.
   3. Enough lnnd is evanatae in Atlanta to give to each child sufficient space
to produce ull the vegetable rcod ueerer by uts fflmUy.
   4. '1'0 cumvute luteuslvely nll of ure back verda of the city would be of g-rent
eccnomtc value to the couununtty nrul to tbe tudtvtuunt f[ITulliell.
   5. '1'lle curuvntrcc of vacant lots enoum not be undertaken until the cbildn;:n
have been tratued to mnka renlly productive home gurdene.
   G. If tile teachers attene regularly the garden course gtven by the supervtsor
the first 10 teneners mny lie appointed b,I' Junuury 1, UHS.
    It ahculd be remembered that the Dilly cost for tills work will be the snrunes
of' urrector    nnd tsaczers     :JUlI the cost or seeds. fertilizers,            uuu toots,    Tile lund
unu the children        would otherwise        be hlle,
                                      nECO:l.BO:IS"VAT10NS,
    (1) Tbut the bourtl of education Of Athllltl\               oestn lmtuedtntety lhe eflCnbllsh-
ment of' scnooi-utrecreu home gnetlenlng. nature sl1.I(ly, uud elcmenlnl',\' s<;.lem;e
in the pubuc-seuoot svetem. Tbat this depurtmeut                           be Pllt In gl'a~1tllllly illl(1
$(lJldly rather thun all at one time,
    (2) 'Phnt the supervtaor of gurdcnhJ,!:' be roqufred                    t.o IlLllld his depnrtment
In such n way         thnt  It will   become nn Iutegrat         1}1I..l't or \'lIe school $ystem nml
()()ntorm to tile genernl pQllc.Jes 01' tIlC houru or oout.:nlion.                     He ~htl\l1t1 be ex-
pectoo from time         to time    to lllll.ke reports     {lud re-,'OlIImenthlt\OIlB to tlle       sllPer-
Imendent of seJlOols,
     (3) Thllt It be u pnrt of the duties of lhe BUlle!'Vl:;;!)r of' gnrdenllll;                   to !,<ive
()()urses for tIle trulnlng       01 teucllers who nre nOw In I!e.rvJce l\lld to lIupel'v!~
gnrdenlng und Ilnlure-stutly           tmlnlng     ot \.lIt! nOI')llfll sLudents In the Loo SU'OOt
School.
    (4) Tlint lI11l>OOnliS the tco<:!Jcrs hove the reqnhllte training                    one tencher In
entll smull scllool anti two In ench IUrge Sl:hOOIij!1Onl!.l be oppolnte.;J 11$speclnl
JepUl'tmenUlI teachers ot gnnlenlng,              elementory $Clen~, and Dature stully,
    (5) Thut Ute specln! teacbers of g{ll'denlng an(! science be on dilly f'Qr 12
monLhs !luring the ~'cm' lUlU Chut lhese tellcller8 visit lind Instruct the clllltiren
In home I!'lIr(\eulng o.rtC!r school, on Snturdays, tina durIng the summer vnCllllon,
    (6) That the specllli gnrden tene-hers do not rece.lm extrn Millry for tlle
W(l1'k durin,!; fICllQol bours, btlt tbut for Lbo onl-of-acllool                time tbey he [lllid for
their work fiS outlined III the s~Uon ot thIs report entitled"                      Suggested schedule
ot   eJ.ltltloymenj, tor white tenchers of gn.rdcnlog."