12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 15, 1972 From local Aq Teachers: m The article this week was submitted by Philip Ogline, Vo- Ag teacher at Garden Spot High School, New Holland. “Man With Nature During most of mans existence, the outdoors has been his home In the open spaces he has sought food and shelter, enjoyed what leisure time was available, and taught his offspring how to live Now, in the twentieth century, and in one of the world’s greatest materialist cultures, modern man turns to outdoor living to spend some of his newly acquired ROOFING HOUSES MHHS . S||EDS FOR FREE ESTIMATE PHONE 354-4114 “TPC. ‘TH&ttiK, *)mc. liniir R.D.3, Ephrata, Pa. X 7522 HUMt Over twelve years ■ I ** f\/"| °f ex P er * ence Thoughts in Passing free time. Most people would immediately agree that it is good for man to spend time in the outdoors, to participate in ac tivities that will help him enjoy, understand, and appreciate nature’s phenomena The out doors is, after all, man’s earliest and—both literally and figuratively—his most natural home But modern living has removed large segments of the population from close contact with the land, and has created a need for man to learn about his physical universe and to acquire the skills and Philip Ogline Vo-Ag Teacher Garden Spot High School appreciations necessary to enjoy fully some of the values of his original habitat To meet these needs, a broad educational program will be required—one which has implications for all the institutions, organizations, and agencies that impinge on the educative process Such a program encompasses all ages and includes all the planned and contrived learning experiences available in the community. The home, church, school, and community agencies and government, voluntary and professional organizations are all involved in the educative process Although changing times affect the nature and functions of public education, all types of educational programs must be involved in any con sideration of adaptation to meet man’s present day needs. The characteristics and trends of today’s society constitute the setting for outdoor education The outdoors can serve many of the present-day needs of people physical, emotional, spiritual Machines insure production, education must provide for the creative and wise use of ex panded free time It has been predicted that automation will change our lives as much as did the Industrial Revolution. An enormous task lies ahead in upgrading the activities of a sizable proportion of our population, to swing them away from the frivolous to the con structive use of their leisure hours Outdoor education is needed to enrich and vitalize education and create an awareness that man will have to adapt to his en vironment, rather than attempt to adapt the environment to him. Instead of “man against nature” he must choose to be “man with nature” and to come into har mony and equilibrium with the natural world around him. APPLY YOUR CHEMICALS WITH STIHL SGI7 - Easy to handle - Weight 16.5 lbs. Range up to 33 ft - Handles dusts, liquid, granulates - Easy starting even while mounted on your back. —t i " stmt Jove now with Sms HteODfflffid) Purcho/e Plan Buy a fleuu Holland garden tractor during June or July, and you’ll pay no finance charge/ until march 31.1973. That's right New Holland's free-finance plan is now in effect. If you buy during June or July, New Holland will waive finance charges until March 1, 1973 ' And you’ll have the satisfaction of owning the garden tractor with all these convenience features • Solid structural steel frame • Clean, unobstructed operator’s deck for easy mounting • Console controls • Adjustable bucket seat • Hydrostatic drive • Quick-mount attachments Variety of attachments available Mower, snowthrower, dump trailer, rotary tiller, front blade and more Stop I" soon for mil Ihs