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CHAPTER XII. HORTICULTURAL DIVISION . 669 



Section I: Horticultural organization of a park department Its fourfold functions Design; pro- 

 duction; installation and maintenance Equipment. 



Section II: Notes in the different growing regions of the United States, together with lists of her- 

 baceous perennials and ornamental shrubs and trees best adapted to each region. 

 Section III: Diseases of park trees and shrubs, with suggestions as to their control. 

 Section IV: Insect pests and their control. 



CHAPTER XIII. THE RECREATION SERVICE DIVISION . 708 



Park department as a whole essentially a recreation department Use of term "recreation divi- 

 sion" within park department in restricted sense The two kinds of recreation service rendered by 

 park departments Unorganized and organized Scope of organized program Children's play- 

 groundsScope of activities; suggestions for conduct of playgrounds; organization and conduct 

 of a general program of municipal athletics; various forms of physical activities conducted, together 

 with examples of rules and regulations governing them; nature study; community music; com- 

 munity dramatics Social activities; picnicking, dancing; handcraft activities or constructive play; 

 swimming pool administration; golf course administration; general administration of the recre- 

 ation program Staff organization and service salaries; training of workers; staff meetings; reports; 

 business management General policies; permits; dues and charges Problems of maintenance 

 Relation to public Bibliography. 



CHAPTER XIV. PARK POLICING 747 



Need of guidance of the people in use of property Park rules and regulations Methods used in 

 policing parks Selection of park guards Examples of civil service examinations for park guards 

 Training of park guards Series of ten lessons used in training of the West Chicago Police A 

 few words of advice to park police Organization of the park police Milwaukee, Wilmington, 

 East St. Louis, Essex County, N. J., Westchester County, N. Y., South Park District, Chicago 

 Examples of legal provisions giving police authority to park and recreation employees Park 

 police pension fund Examples of rules and regulations adopted by some park and recreation gov- 

 erning authorities for the government of the use of properties. 



CHAPTER XV. PARK LIGHTING 792 



Section I: General discussion of need of park lighting and of the different classes of lighting- 

 General park lighting Specifications and sample set of specifications Floodlighting Lighting for 

 sports; lighting equipment for outdoor sports Lighting notes on outdoor sports Tennis court 

 lighting. 



Section II: The illumination of parks, parkways and playgrounds Desirability; benefits; current 

 and distribution; fixed installation factors; determining factors; testing and demonstrations; instal- 

 lation; conclusions and demonstrations; recommendations; installation; standards for spacing, 

 location and mounting height; lamps and glassware; upkeep; maintenance; cost items. 

 Section III: Specifications for supply electric current to the Park Department, Baltimore, Alary- 

 land Specifications for lighting by electricity the parks, parkways and playgrounds and other 

 public lands under the management and control of the Board of Park Commissioners of the city 

 of Cincinnati Bibliography. 



CHAPTER XVI. PARK SANITATION 826 



Sanitary problems with which park and recreation authorities have to deal Water supply- 

 Amount of water required Protection of water supply from contamination Purification of 

 water supply Distribution of water supply Disposal of wastes Sewage disposal The sanitary 

 privy Methods of disposing of contents of sanitary privies The L. R. S. privy The barrel- 

 sawdust privy The pit privy Army trench latrine Chemical closets The water carriage sys- 

 temSewage treatment Septic tanks Disposal of sewage by dilution Subsurface irrigation- 

 Underground filtration trenches Intermittent filtration Cesspools Sanitation of toilet and privy 

 buildings Disposal of bath water Disposal of liquid kitchen wastes Garbage and rubbish dis- 

 posalProtection of refreshments and food served in park refreshment stands, restaurants and 

 camps Example of the conditions and specifications governing the rental of refreshment stands 

 in one park system Sanitation of sleeping quarters in camps Insect control Sanitary care of 



