sary an accompaniment to education. Let us, then, have beautiful 

 school interiors and sensible school exteriors throughout the State, to 

 the end that its embryo citizens may feel for several hours at least, 

 each day, that subtle, essential influence of social culture which walks 

 hand in hand with educational advancement. The celebration of Arbor 

 Day is a step in this direction. Let us make wise use of it. 



PLANNING THE WORK 



HE PLANTING of school grounds should be planned 

 and executed with the greatest care, for the work of the 

 school whether it be indoors or out is educational and 

 has its influence upon the present as well as the pros- 

 pective guardians of the State. The planting material 

 should be carefully chosen and the disposition of the 

 trees and shrubs upon the grounds made to conform 

 to the extent, character, and uses of the grounds. 

 The three elements to be secured in the plantings 

 should be, 



Use. 



Protection. 



Beauty. 



While many of our schoolhouses are ideally located, there are very 

 many of which stand in barren and bleak places, and which make little 

 or no pretense to beauty of surroundings. 

 The location of thft schoolhouse can not be 

 changed, but the surroundings jnay be made 

 beautiful. Trees and shrubs, vines and flowers 

 may be induced to grow in any part of Cali- 

 fornia. Desolate playgrounds may be made 

 shady and delightful. Ugly fences and build- 

 ings may assume lovely and graceful shapes. 

 Corners and odd places may be made spots of 

 beautiful color. 



A first essential in beautiful school grounds 

 is tidiness. No loose sticks, stones, pieces of 

 paper, or other offending material should be 

 seen lying about. It is never impossible to keep the grounds neat. It 

 is impossible to make them beautiful if they are not kept neat. 



