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A Picnic in the Hundred-Acre Lot. 



tract by representatives of the extension 

 work of the College. 



An interesting time came last Arbor 

 Day when a brush burning bee was 

 planned for the Hundred Acre Lot. All 

 the pupils of the schools and many of 

 the citizens joined in one great cleaning 

 campaign; old brush, stumps and rotted 

 timber were piled and much was done 

 to improve the looks and the condition 

 of the splendid tract. The Boy Scouts 

 were in their glory, picnic dinner was 

 in order, all the joy of camp coffee and 

 "hot dogs" tied up nicely with the 

 ravenous appetite of the folks who were 

 "doing it for Jamestown." 



During the past winter a man has 

 been employed by the Association for 

 the purpose of trimming out all the 

 dead and down timber which is good for 

 wood, and for piling the brush. Plans 

 for the future improvement of the area 

 are not entirely definite but there is 

 opportunity for planting up the cleared 

 portion of 3 or 4 acres and the manage- 

 ment of the area so that the great 

 out-of-doors with all its charm shall 

 be near at hand. 



The opportunity for such work by the 

 communities of this country is unlimited 

 and any Jamestown citizen will tell 

 you that it is worth while. 



