Combine Beauty and Utility 



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pari son, and for educating the eye and the judg- 

 ment. The knowledge acquh^ed in a study of 

 these buildings may be useful in the plannmg 

 and erection of rural homes, for in some re- 

 spects all buildings should be alike. The farmer 



Fig. 23. University laboratories, — red brick and slate roof. 



seldom has opportunity to contrast and study 

 large detached buildings in which beauty, dig- 

 nity, durability, and, above all, utility, are com- 

 bined, and he seldom plans and erects more 

 than one homestead ; therefore, many buildings 

 should be observed, the desirable and undesir- 

 able features noted and discussed thoroughly 

 before the erection of a new structure, however 



