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farm tools that have been left rusting scattered 

 about the fields would be brought to a place of 

 shelter. The farmer and the members of his family 

 would be taught to see the beauty of trees and 

 other vegetation, the beauty of rolling fields, sky- 

 lines, clouds and sunshine, for, strangely enough, 

 it is the farmers who live closest to nature who 

 stand in greatest need of an awakening. Then, 

 with one fell swoop, away would go all the bill- 

 boards that disfigure so many of the landscapes 

 and call loudly and impudently to each passer-by 

 and then stare him out of countenance. 



Having landscaped the farms and destroyed the 

 bill-boards, the next task would be to improve the 

 appearance of the highways. The engineers would 

 make the roadways, but the landscape-gardener 

 would plant the margins, giving these margins as 

 much thoughtful study as a good painter would 

 bestow on his canvas. 



The school-yards would also receive attention, 

 and when the rural districts as a whole were made 

 beautiful, cities and villages would next require 

 treatment. Each combination of city school and 

 neighborhood center would be given ample space 

 for buildings and grounds. The borders of the 



