Hiere is a course in canning and preserving, too, so that our
fruits and berries can be disposed of in that way, if we should not



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be able to sell them outright, when we have the gardens of our
own that we are all looking forward to."

In the cozy cottage that serves as a dormitory, there is a large
classroom, where the lectures in botany, entomology, soils and
horticultural chemistry are given. There is a staff of instructors,
all from well-known universities, and a master farmer to impart
the practical everyday process of managing fields and orchards.
Special lectures are given frequently by experts in various sub-
jects. In the cottage is a big, homelike living-room, where the
girls read and sing and dance in the evening. Each girl takes
care of her own bedroom.
The costumes worn by these garden students are durable, ap-
propriate and most becoming. The school colors are the woodsy
ones of brown and green, and the working garb is carried out in
these colors. Brown khaki or corduroy skirts, eight inches from
the ground, with two large pockets, are worn imder soft green
smocks smocked in brown. The sweaters are brown or green,
and there is a soft hat for winter and a large shade hat for sum-
mer. Heavy working gloves and boots are provided, and a large
apron with pockets goes with the outfit.
