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Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904
Year: 1904 (1900s)
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Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
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r with Mr.Carrot? Mr. Onion. Why, he proposed to Miss Radish lastnight, and she refused him because he was only one carrot.Said shed hare nothing but eighteen. 978 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE. The New Education THE Mother of the Modern Child took achair by the Teachers desk. I called to see, she said, how Freddyis progressing in his studies. And I am glad that you did, was theTeachers frank response, for in certainthings your boy is a trifle backward; notmuch, you understand, but enough to makea little talk between his teacher and hismother worth while. In his construction work, the Teacherwent on, Freddy is doing very well in-deed. His paper boxes are among the bestin the class; his designs for wall-paper areremarkable, considering his age of nineyears; and he copies and colors magazinecovers with a proficiency that is surprising.But in nature study— Here the Teacher paused and, half smi-ling, half frowning, shook her head. Go on, said the Mother of the ModernChild. In nature study—
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Submarine Pets In his nature study, continued theTeacher, Freddy is a very backward boy.Indeed, I am afraid that the work of thisgrade is as yet too advanced for him. Bird-calls, as I presume you know, are includedin the course for this class, and Freddy isfar behind the rest. He crows and clucksfairly well, but his caws are poor, and atcackling and cooing he is particularly de-ficient. Does he devote much time at hometo his nature study? I heard him his chirps and peeps forhalf an hour last night, said the moth-er; but hereafter, if you think best, Ishall insist upon closer and longer appli-cation. I would do so, madam, was the Teach-ers advice, as the superintendent is ex-ceedingly strict in regard to nature study,and the elementary caws and coos of thisgrade are but the groundwork of the ad-vanced moos and bleats of the gradeshigher up. And, by the way, while you are here, Iwish to tell you thatthe reason why Freddywas kept in two after-noons last week was be-cause of his poor work

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