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while the park man has only people and romp- 

 ing children among his wild flowers. The park 

 needs the charm of primeval nature, and should 

 be free from ugliness, artificiality, and commer- 

 cialism. For the perpetuation of scenery, a land- 

 scape artist is absolutely necessary. It would 

 be folly to put a park man in charge of a forest 

 reserve, a lumbering proposition. On the other 

 hand, what a blunder to put a tree-cutting for- 

 ester in charge of a park! We need both these 

 men; each is important in his place; but it 

 would be a double misfortune to put one in 

 charge of the work of the other. A National 

 Park service is greatly needed. 



Apparently William Penn was the first to 

 honor our scenery, and Bryant, with poetry, 

 won a literary standing for it. Official recogni- 

 tion came later, but the establishment of the 

 Yellowstone National Park was a great incident 

 in the scenic history of America — and in that 

 of the world. For the first time, a scenic wonder- 

 land was dedicated as " a public park or pleasure 

 ground for the benefit and enjoyment of all the 

 people." The Yellowstone stands a high tribute 



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