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Model village house plans, some of wood and others of stucco, designed by the best architects 



in Minnesota, have been placed at the disposal of the small house builder. A photograph 



of this $3500 house appears on page 320 



of Minnesota write to the 

 art commission and get 

 help. 



During the last two 

 years the Minnesota State 

 Art Commission lias dis- 

 triljutcd free over a mil- 

 lion plans in booklet form 

 for model farm and village 

 houses. It helps people 

 with their furnishings and 

 labor-saving de\iees. It 

 tells them about honest 

 building materials, the i 

 paint, plumbing, heating, 



ight kind of 

 shingles, and 



a thousand other tilings 

 that contribute directly 

 to the efficiency and beau- 

 ty of home life. It sup- 

 plies farmers with designs 

 for the planting of farm 

 yards. The commission 

 has taken a new point of 

 view and, assuming that 

 art can be made to meet 

 the needs of all the peo- 

 ple, it has set about to 

 find out what those needs 

 are and then to supply them in a 

 practical and businesslike way. 



