_c._ Application of geography and nature study to the farm 75 6. Hygiene and health 76 _a._ Criticism 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 and subject-matter 93 4. Hence the teacher must know the nature of the child 94 5. The teacher must know the subject-matter of education 95 6. Failure to measure up to this requirement 97 =Teaching in the Rural School=