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PARK PLANTING. 



It is an interesting sign of better times to see the advancing tide 

 of interest that is now showing in the way of improving our cities and 

 school grounds by the planting of trees. 



Our cities are coming to see the need more and more of providing 

 a breathing place and pleasure grounds for their citizens, and to that 

 end are doing a good work in the way of park making. 



The ideal city should have one of these parks in every portion of 

 the city where residences abound. To secure such park sites it is very 

 essential that our city councils act promptly and early in securing them 

 before the advancing price of real estate makes their purchase well 

 nigh impossible. 



A state park is a laudable enterprise toward which our legislatures 

 should direct their ambitions and votes. The State Park and Forestry 

 Association of Nebraska has been advocating a state park to be located 

 at the capitol city (Lincoln} and it is only a question of a few years 

 probably, at most, when this ideal of our enterprising citizens shall be 

 realized. 



Here ground should be provided in large enough tracts to justify 

 the name of a state park and the plans for trees and shrubs should be 

 designed by a competent landscape gardener. 



PUBLIC SCHOOL PARKS. 



Where interest is lacking in a city to secure the needed money or 

 land to build a park upon our public schools will furnish a ready start- 

 ing place for such an enterprise. Our school children may often serve 

 as levers to lift up or direct the energies of the older people toward 

 better things. 



They take kindly and easily to modern ideas of improving their 

 school grounds, and should be encouraged in every way to go forward 

 in their work. 



In the city of Joliet, 111., the high school grounds have been planted 

 to trees and shrubs in a park plan by the children under the care and 

 aid of the school board and janitor. The grounds comprise about 

 fifteen acres and are thus ample to afford a park in which the entire city 

 should be interested. 



