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friends. While he lives this is sufficient, but when 

 he dies the land may be owned by someone who 

 cares nothing for the features named and they may 

 be destroyed. If interesting objects or localities 

 belong to the public, the chances for their preserva- 

 tion for future generations will be better. 



TOWNSHIP PARKS 



There might be formed in every township a so- 

 ciety for the preservation of the native landscape. 

 Such a society, by proper legislation, might be given 

 a legal status so that it could hold the title to such 

 land as might be acquired by donation or other- 

 wise. With such an organization, it ought to be 

 possible to have interesting township parks, that 

 is, wooded areas, the valleys of streams, lake mar- 

 gins, ravines, or hills, level areas for games, swim- 

 ming pools or other interesting features found within 

 the township boundaries. Such parks would fur- 

 nish delightful places for picnics or other outings, 

 spots which formerly existed in abundance on pri- 

 vate farms, but which are being destroyed by the 

 growing intensity of farming and the increase in 

 population. The outings which one takes are the 

 things that count in life. They make life worth 



