m of older concept of physiology for
the elementary school 76

_b._ Content of practical course in hygiene 77

_c._ Application of hygiene to the child's health
and growth 77

7. Agriculture 78

_a._ Adaptability to the rural elementary school 78

_b._ Content of the elementary course in agriculture 79

_c._ Relation to farm life 79

8. Domestic science and manual training 79

_a._ Place in elementary rural school 80

_b._ What can be taught 80

_c._ Its practical application 80

9. Music and art 81

_a._ Necessity in a well-balanced curriculum 81

_b._ Appreciation rather than criticism the aim 81

10. Physical training 81

_a._ Need of physical training of rural children 82

_b._ Rural school athletics 82

=The Rural High School Curriculum=

1. Rural high schools not yet common 83

2. The functions of the rural high school 84

3. English in the rural high school 84

_a._ Its aim 85

_b._ Points of difference from present high school
course 86

4. Social science to have an applied trend 86

5. The material sciences as related to the problems
of the farm 87

6. Manual training and domestic science 89

7. A modified course in high school mathematics 89

8. Foreign language not to occupy an important place 90

9. The high school course to include music and art 90

IV. THE TEACHING OF THE RURAL SCHOOL

=The Importance of Teaching=

1. Teaching the fundamental purpose of the school 92

2. The child and the subject-matter 92

3. The teacher as an intermediary between child