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E. LEE SCHOOL PUPILSBEGINNING THEIR GARDENSIf dggin; in the yurt. warm, uoist earth at th , spring tim • o he year provides the exquisite vnsations that the poets sing of, hen bf tweeu 75 and 100 ol the Primary aad intermediate studentit the R. E. Lee building werMertainly In tb ir element MondayAfternoon.v.ow * raking, digging with srimy tiU- Jngers and 8tbk as well a r ‘ niore approved implement,. hoe ng patting and covering up in h warm blanket of earth, the lt;'lildr* a at work provided a i a (h-r u- :? ; ght to passersby,raking terns ith their hoes and* rakog imi pi klt;, and dividing and* swapping fiower seeds and plants, jThe worlt; suggested and eni ouraged by the Moth rs-Teaehera’flub ot th,» L«*e school, and now. on the north and w*e$t side of the ,school ground-. e wide border that QLwill.sonu day be in the shade of ^ he ion; *•« u lt;»! t ree recen 11 y planted nexr the walk has been divided mto a hundred or more fair-lt; r vfeet by six, and some of moregenerous proportions for the older *f. jmttructed about the planting* of je-*edg, soil preparation, etc., and all seem enhtusiastic over the work Garden Implements were brought from home, and many of the older boysrspace for tho seed planting. The plots all seem to be finely worked over with the earth loosened a toot deep. In *twreen e\«-r\plots is a level space a foot or sowide, from where the earth has been dug and ared off, so tha*the plots are all about a foot higherthan the paths, making them distinctly separate.Monday afternoon many of the children who were anxious to com-menlt;e work at once on their groun ; * until (lusk, jbusityplanting their se ds Tuesday cuoriing saw' littl sticks «*u k out of the ground with the gay-colored flower seed packet on it, showing what had been planted Some of the more ambitious children had transplanted pansy plant.-, carnations, roses, and other growing things carefully into their plotsThe teachers had advised about the purchase of seeds, and in most esses the hardy, gay colored flowers eatsy to raise had been chosen, including verbenas, phlox, petuniaviolets and others. Flags had beentransplanted into many beds, and nasturtiums seemed a favorite.Later will come the real test of the little gardeners when the hot sun demands more and more water, and the stringy, heat resistingw eeds poke f hem-el persistent-! ly among the flowers. But unless 1 the enthusiasm wanes greatly, the llt;s promise to more than fulcl!]U the expectations of those who *•*]
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Record and Chronicle
Denton, Texas, US
Wed, Mar 19, 1913
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