280 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



The space allotted for a school ground should be 

 sufficient for a combination of what is usually found 

 at present in a typical school yard, playground, and 

 small park. The cost of the original investment 

 and the maintenance of such a combination would 

 be much less than that of separate areas under 

 different managements, while the accommodation 

 would be far greater for play, for neighborhood 

 gatherings, and for everything tending to unite 

 and improve the community tributary to the school. 

 Such an institution, providing facilities for edu- 

 cation and recreation, would bring together teachers, 

 children and parents and create a healthful, stimu- 

 lating neighborhood spirit that is now generally 

 lacking. 



