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decided that all would visit the school together. 

 They arrived during intermission and found the 

 boys in the midst of a game on the forbidden 

 ground. The members of the board became quite 

 interested in the game. At last one bright mem- 

 ber asked the farmer what rent he would charge 

 for an acre of land. He replied, naming a very 

 moderate sum which the board at once agreed to 

 pay. The fence was moved to the other side of the 

 acre and all were happy. This incident illustrates 

 that every school should have ample space for 

 play. 



There should be room for ball for the girls as 

 well as for the boys, for pull-away and other games, 

 for coasting and skating, for school-gardens and for 

 trees and shrubs that will make the school-house 

 and the grounds attractive in appearance. It 

 would be well if the list of plants included many 

 species so that the plantation would form at least 

 a local arboretum. In selecting the site for a school, 

 all desirable features should be remembered, and 

 advantage taken of any existing hill for coasting 

 if there is one near the proposed site, of existing tree 

 growth, or any feature that will add to the beauty 

 of the ground and to the comfort and entertain- 



