Possibilites for School Directed Home Gardening

1. 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<Jl~!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:lpblllilty 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..0100hal·e 110 UJone~'-eJll"lllllg
mnJ'lI03'lllent nitel" school or OIl SnttLl'dlLYS. und 107 llrc Irl'Cb'lIllll0
1y occuplc(l. 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,Yother cll;,
tlillt the Bureau of EdlClltlon 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., 361:10 01' '14.9 [}(Ir cellI. lljl"~ no 1ll(1l1e~"clll'1l111~ e1l11llo)'llIel1t Ilt
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_.~. ~ ~ _
frl'egulnr employmen t ~ ~ ~ _
Jv'.!l'lIge ""rlllnl,"Il Pl')' week ot th(lllc eUlI]lllyed ~~ ~ ~ _
,n
840
'"Sl,OO
'rotn I n lim l>!1' eml>!Qyed ~~ ~~ ~ _
lte~Ullll' emploSmellf, ~ ~ _
IrN>g"lur empIQymeDL_~ ~__~~_~_ ~ ~~~_~ ~_~~__~ ~~~_~ _~__
Averttgo enrnllltffl per week of thOllo em]lh»·"iL~_~ ~ ~
1,03T
031
'"$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
'.rH1 ••: '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_.~__~ ~_~ ~._
Ileglle r empI9ymcllt ~M __ 4~ __ ~' ~ _
Irrc!:"uIer cmploymc"t ~ ~ ~ ~~ 4_4~ • __ --_
.AvCMljl:C carnlnllR ]ler week of rnoee employed ~_~ _
"tn
12
$1.72
'totll nllllbl:!r cmplo)·cd ---~--~ -- -----~-- -------- --------
l{cgulur "mploym"nt.. ~ ~ 4 ~ _
trn!gll~ r cmplnyment_ --------------- ---~------- ----------------
Avetnge rArnllllJ'l II"r ",eek or those cmpl"yed ~_~~ ~_~ _
""e
$2.80
llQloUl WORK.
Averill/I! Duml"'r {If bourl! pcr ",eok tbllt tbe 3,61l:! gIrls are employcd In bOlllc WotlL
Nllmbcr .....ho hllVC lIomc regulnr borne worlr ~~~~ ~ ._~_
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TAm:.E 3.-{)O£;lIl)UfiQIl$ 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 empllycrl ~~ _
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 _
Rcgulll.rly emplc>yc>(l ~ _
Irregular])' employed ~ _
Average eIlrnlugs per week or tbose eruployed _
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,,<) ~ _
Irrogu Illrl~' employO'd _
Avenge efl,rnlngn I'llr week of those cmploycd _
VACATION EMI'[,01·M"El>T.
Total numller employed ~ ~ ~ _
ROj!"ulnrly emplo.red ~ -~
Irregnlarly employed _
AVerage eunlngn per wces or "Ulll!!~mplo~·ed__~ • _
Number or uoura tIlnt 1M 1.320 II'lrlll arc m.LSUge(JIn nome work por week.......-- __
Number of gIrls wllo h/l,ve IIOme rCj,.,lh'lr lIome work, _
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» 18 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.
45::
'"
"$::.40
.10"'
l~~
so
.1.01
228
2~O
8
U.71
ra
1.040

4. '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~tof vl'geUl~I~ flr 18,000 fnmlllCll, lit $120 ellch- __~ .~2, l60,Ml(l, fir)
LAND A~'AU.AJ.lLE IN ,l,TL&NT, enn OAIrl>~:!'OINO,
Of the 7,778 ho~'s nnd girls r~porUllg from the white scnoote. 875 live in 111)II't-
menta tenements, 10(1 ants where the baekvnrd space must be used by tWO or
more flunHle,... In 22 SClOOIlllSll'ieta It 18 reported by the prtncipnrs thnt there
are enough vaenut lots (or 1I1e1100(If e.oee enneren who cuu not 'HIve Sl111GeIII
home, ru the other 10 (llstl'lClil It seems I,rollfdile lhnt It: woum lie 1I1l!)OAAlllle1.0
secure lam] Cor every child. WIlen the school-directed gn rdenlng ptun t~ com-
1)lelel~' worked out It hi oroueete tJ'lHt 0 lnrge number of these cntrrtren can be
SUPlllle<l wllli 1l1ota Inrgc euougn for rursing vcgetnutea for ure remus. The
bulldtng lotli ill the white districts Ul'C generlll1r lurge, rnugtug from 40 hy 100
to 80 by 2.,lO, III the ctder l)(IltlOllf! tuere nrc tunny lots of liven rurger size.
With use smauest of these lots it Is 1isunllJ' IXlf;.<:I)leto mnke n gurdeu contutn-
ing at lM;t I,GOO square fl't't.
III tJl(l. OO!(lrcd sch091s, or ihe 2,141 repOrting, 276 live ill rpnrtnleOIS, llnt:14,
and l.enelllel1l6 where the Mckrnr( llpnce mu~t be l1!led b)' severnl fnmillefl,
Tbe colorell setlle1'l1l!Dtll ure, In most cnsell, much more cougested. or the 13
tlChools reporUng, tlle r1l"lnclpllls ot !3 stntBd Illnt. thf're are nlllll,' 'nCllll( 101,"
thlll Illll;ht be uscd fQr the j)l'OL!ncUon of ,,~gctl11Jles. 1.'hl' 11l11ldlng luis UI1J III
UII.! muln smnll. rnnglnl; In si,le from 35 b~' 80 to 50 hy 100, Oil tIle !<lltrll1elSt
or tl1&.11!lot.'! Il Is almost Imposl:llllic to obtuln ell(lugl, Illnd tt) tllflk~ gflrtlC1il or
economic l111POI'1.UU(.'C,Yet II gurden of Onll' SOOsqU(ll'C f!'!Ct. li'j hy 20, wi'lI cnltl-
"flte'll. will Ill"mlur~' II 1;<)011SlIPlll,. of 'e;;!ctnhles for n fumll~' jlt four or live,
Tile Inhor lucome or ll)Out 85 per cent (If the wllite !lillie enI'nerS Iii Il'$!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 (.'Cilt11: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.

5. 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 $1Q2.52, Au nvernge ot 168 plpliS reave
school euch vear because It Is uecessaev for them to supplement the enrntngs
of lila other members lIf the home, 'rue eumuer the Income of the fmoll)', the
~(Iter uie uuiounc or bulky, carbohrdrure roods used, and uiua the grenter Is
the Importance of uie vegetcbte gnrtleulng.
J)'llt::/:ll-:N'f ...QRtOu, ..rUII ...I, lNTI!;lU::S'l'S 010'THE HOME,
In l.!pte!'mlllln,>t tile '1111109f ruerrucnon In tile sctenunc care of gm'tlens and
amnii 111l1rn111s of economic Jmportnnce. It Is necessary to learn In what ])01',
celltllge of the hOU1I'-Sgnrdens ure mnde or unlmnjs of economic Importance
kept. From the reports of 7,0<18pupUs It nne been .found Utnt III 5,233 wtute
homes some klur! I)t home gnrrlen is made, nnd 4,077 children claim to neve It
garden of tllell' own 01' to help Wltl1 tJll~ fnmlly gorden, Mlluy of the gardens
are vcry small, 1111(1In In'nctloill~' 311 of them the prOthlctlon Is not over 15
per cent of whnt lI'ould be Ill"odllC€'l:I from tile nmount of lnml lISed I.f th~
gllr(]cnlng wel'e ilone sclenIHlcoll}', Poultry IS kept at 1,261 homes, pigeons at
'132, and l'i1bbj~ lit 872. In vlsit.ing the bnck )'nr(1$ 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
popllhtlon,
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 gll'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('lFonCE 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 COl1"SE!8have 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.
Calondof yerM'.
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rnceeese
N"mbcr per manth Collt by
• oyer
tcoencrs. pr~lll'"t ""'..salary.
.. $10.00 'I,m
tu '.00 '."m
'"~ t.sn
00 ............ Z,700
ru 10.00 i.en
ic
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.. 10.00 '...... ,"00 ',000
00 .. 00 '....
'" ............ tI,loo
'" '.00 ',"
'" '"~ '...... '.00 6.·100
" ............ 8,100
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'" "00 7,ZOO
" ............ 8,700
1.;.001
~
00 .....
The 20 gnrden tenclll~rs requlro'l1 in the coloroo schools should be appointed
on a s.hnllilr busls at We rilte of. !rom t1l1"eeto Ove yearly.
CONCLUSIONS.
1. There are several tllou$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.

7. 7
2. These children 11ft1'1lenough 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. '1'0cumvute 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 $ystem nml
()()ntorm to tile genernl pQllc.Jes 01' tIlC houru or oout.:nlion. He ~htll1t1 be ex-
pectoo from time to time to lllll.ke reports {lud re-,'OlIImenthltOIlB to tlle sllPer-
Imendent of seJlOols,
(3) Thllt It be u pnrt of the duties of lhe BUlle!'Vl:;;!)r of' gnrdenllll; to !,<ive
()()urses for tIle trulnlng 01 teucllers who nre nOw In I!e.rvJce llld to lIupel'v!~
gnrdenlng und Ilnlure-stutly tmlnlng ot .lIt! nOI')llfll sLudents In the Loo SU'OOt
School.
(4) Tlint lI11l>OOnliS the tco<:!Jcrs hove the reqnhllte training one tencher In
entll smull scllool anti two In ench IUrge Sl:hOOIij!1Onl!.l be oppolnte.;J 11$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!rschool, 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."