of type used in the numbers of the questions and problems, script being used for oral work and Roman for written work. However, the teacher need not always conform to the work as thus indicated. The individual needs of the pupils should determine when the work should be oral and when written, and of such needs the teacher is the best judge. As a rule, induction should be oral and deduction written. (i) Division as to grades. No attempt is made to arrange the matter by grades, because schools cannot all be graded alike. However, the parts into which the book is divided make it easy for the educational authorities to fix the work of grades so as to meet local conditions. In conclusion, the author would express his obligations for valuable data to his colleagues E. A. Bessy, Ph.D., Professor of Botany, W. H. Gates, B.A., Acting Professor of Zoology and Entomology, and Wilmon Newell, M.S., Entomologist, Crop Pest Commission. For valuable suggestions relating to matter and method throughout the book, the author returns his sincere thanks to J. E. Keeny, President of the Louisiana Industrial Institute. The author is especially indebted to Professor T. P. Scott, Principal` of the Brookhaven High School, Mississippi. Few teachers have had a more successful career in teaching the grades than Professor Scott. He has always been an earnest advocate of the movement to teach the elements of agriculture in the public schools, and has given much time and study to the conditions essential to success. He has critically read this book, both in manuscript and in proof; and Part VIII, comprising "farm arithmetic," was prepared almost entirely by him. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. J. W. NICHOLSON 10. Write the first ten numbers in words and figures. //. Begin at 1 and count forward to 10. 12. Begin at 10 and count backward to 1. 13. Now count forward, then backward, rapidly. |