NATURE STUDY The matter of nature study had received a good deal of attention in the schools for several years previous to the employment of a special teacher. Instruction had been not only given in their respective rooms according to a definite plan by the teachers, but scholars had gone in classes at regular intervals to the Academy of Sciences for instruction by the curator. The school board came to estimate work in this line so highly that Curator J. H. Paarmann was employed 1905 to give lessons one-half of his time. In this work he still serves schools. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/