and gray paper to paste on each square, marking the day, denoting the kind of weather.

Cut out a tiny umbrella and show to the children for pattern, but do not let them use it.

Let those who cut the best ones lay them on your desk to be used as needed.

The blue umbrellas to be pasted on the calendar, showing rainy days; the gray ones for the gray days, and the yellow ones for the sunny days.

Or let pupils cut out golden circles to show what days the sun shines, and gray squares for the gray days.

(To be given on rainy morning.)

RUBBER.

What kept you from getting wet this morning as you came to school? What beside the umbrella? (Rain coats, mackintosh, rubbers.) Of what are these things made? What do you mean when you say anything is waterproof? Is everything made of rubber waterproof? What other things can you think of that are made of rubber? What can you find in the school-room? (Rubber mats, tips of chairs, a rubber ball, an eraser, pencils with rubber in ends, a rubber doll, rubber bands.) Why do we use rubber to make balls and rubber bands? (Meaning of the term elastic.) Why use it on the chairs and floors for mats? (Noiseless.) In what other way can it be used? When we get ink or pencil marks and finger prints on our books, how do we remove them? Why are some boots made of rubber? Why is the tire of your brother's bicycle made of rubber?

Show the elasticity of rubber by stretching rubber bands and letting pupils themselves try it. Have they found out why dolls are made of rubber? Can they think of other things at home made of rubber? (Rubber bags, pillows, cushions, hose, pipes, bicycle tires, knife handles, hair pins, combs, buttons and bottles.

Now where does the material come from to make all these things? It comes from a tree which grows in all warm countries. It comes from the countries where the little brown and black babies live. How do you suppose people ever found out that the rubber could be made useful in so many different ways? Did you ever hear of the "India Rubber Man"? His name was Charles Goodyear. He thought first of the raincoat and shoes, and taught people how to take rubber from a tree, harden it so as to keep out water, and make all these useful things. There is a story about it which you would like to read. Perhaps your papa would get it for you. It is the "Story of Great Americans for Little Americans," by Eggleston.

LITERATURE.

"Kitty Caoutchouc," in Kindergarten Stories and Morning Talks, S. Wiltse.

"Story of Charles Goodyear." "Story of the Rubber Tree."

SEAT WORK AND DRAWING.

Draw or cut things in room made of rubber. Draw and cut pictures of things at home and elsewhere made of it. Draw or paint a child dressed in mackintosh with hood over head. Paint with ink and cut rubber boots and shoes. Draw rubber tree. Draw boys playing ball. Write lists of things made of rubber. Let pupils make collection of rubber articles.

GAME.

I am thinking of a plaything that all boys have. It is made from the juice of a tree. Men like to play with this plaything too, and when spring comes, both boys and men go out in the fields and play with it. This plaything is round and hard. What is it? Of what is it made? That is another thing we have to thank the tree for. What else do they use in playing ball? What mark do you often see at the close of sentences that looks like a ball and bat together? Do you

know the right name for this mark. "Exclamation mark" is so long and hard for you to remember that we will call it by another and shorter name "surprise mark." Did you ever notice what kind of sentences these marks followed? Why? See if you can find any sentences expressing surprise in your lesson to-day. Copy neatly on paper. Write a surprise sentence about this picture and be sure to make your surprise marks carefully.

Pass a few pencils with rubbers in end, and let pupils use them as a special privilege. Let them hunt for any ink or pencil marks or soiled spots in books and erase everything they can find.

TREES.

One week may very profitably be devoted to the study of trees at this time, either before or after Arbor Day. If the school is to have exercises the pupils may be preparing their invitations to friends who may wish to attend.

These may be cut out of paper, the shape of maple leaves. Present your compliments and request the desired person to be present, stating the exact time.

Let each pupil vote for the tree he likes best. Select the tree which the majority choose for the Arbor Day tree. This is to be the class tree for that year. This tree may often be secured of some one in the neighborhood, and if pupils are asked to act as scouts to find such a tree as is wanted they will rarely fail to find one.

While this search is going on among the trees of friends and neighbors, arouse the pupils' interest in other trees by questions. What trees have they found or noticed in bloom? What color were the blossoms? Were they shade or fruit trees? Have they seen any shrubs in bloom this spring? Do catkins appear on any tree except the willow? What buds are largest? Which have not begun to swell? Have Have any leaves

appeared? What color are the very young leaves? What trees have limbs almost to the ground? What tree has branches that droop or curve downward? What trees does the wind find it the hardest to get through? What tree is the hardest to climb? What are the most common forest trees? What tree or trees do you see oftenest? How can you tell the age of a tree? What tree do you love best?

What tree makes the best whistle? Bow? Arrows? With what wood did Hiawatha make his bow and arrow?

Of what was his cradle made? What trees did he use in building his canoe?

Furniture for our

What plant gives us houses to live in? houses? Side walks to protect our feet from the water and mud? Fuel for our fire? Bark, roots and trees for medicine? Leaves and berries for beverages-drinks? (Tea and coffee.) Bark for tanning? Poles for ship masts, railroad ties, telegraph poles, etc? What else do trees give? (Fruits for food; homes for birds and animals; soil; wood and coal; shade; beauty.)

Select one or more fruit trees for continuous observation throughout the year. Ask pupils to bring seeds of fruits which have been eaten at home, and bring to school ready to plant when Arbor Day comes. Let each child try to secure the seed of the shade or fruit tree which is his particular favorite. Bring out the seeds gathered last fall and put away in seed envelopes. These may be given to the pupils who fail to secure seeds at home or elsewhere.

Arbor Day these seeds may be planted either in the schoolyard, their own yard at home, or planted in boxes at school, where they may be watched and tended by the children themselves. When large enough to transplant, each child is given his baby tree to carry home and plant. He may build a fence around it, to remain the first year, for protection, and report the progress of his tree from time to time.

LANGUAGE.

Let the pupils tell you what their trees need in order to make them grow. What they will give while growing and when grown. Which trees are the best for shade; which the most useful and valuable for wood for building purposes; which the most beautiful; which give the best fruit, and nuts;

etc.

Talk about the insects, birds and animals that select trees for their homes and hiding places. What trees do they like best, and why? What trees they know, and how they know them?

Secure specimens of the wood of the trees that have been or are to be studied this year, as the willow, maple, pine, oak, elm.

Notice the graining, color, hardness.

Note industrial uses of trees.

How paper is made of spruce and poplar; pencils of cedar; sources of sugar (maple); rubber; cork; ropes; etc.

Let older pupils find out and tell all they can of seasoning, warping, staining, polishing, testing and carving, etc.

Parts of wood which are utilized.

How wood is cut. Kind and grain of wood best for furniture, floors and ornamental purposes.

USES OF FORESTS AND WOOD.

1. Furnish fuel and lumber. 2. Make soil. 3. Promote and regulate rainfall. 4. Protect country from destructive winds. 5. Hold water in soil, preventing floods. 6. Homes for birds and animals. 7. Promote health by giving of oxygen and using poisonous gases. 8. Add beauty to scenery, and

wealth to a country.

FOREST PRODUCTS AND THEIR USES.

1. Fruits for food. 2. Wood and coal for fuel. 3. Lumber for shelter and manufacturing. 4. Bark, roots and leaves for medicine. 5. Leaves and berries for beverages. 6. Bark for

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