SYLLABUS OF CIVIC PROBLEMS. 55 



For Student Teachers. 



Waugh, F. A. "Landscape Gardening." Chapters XI and XIV. 

 American City, 3 : ISC — Ellis. Carlyle. "Federal Buildings for Civic Beauty." 

 Ibid., 5 : 2S2-5 — Hopkins, L. L. "Civic Improvement as Applied to Street Light- 

 ing." 

 Ibid., 5 : 82 -4 — Adams, John Quiucy. "Problems and Achievements of the Art 



Commission." 

 Ibid., G : 404 — Child, Stephens. "The Landscape Architect and the City." 

 Ibid., G : 557-03— Ford. Geo. B. "Digging Deeper Into City rianuing." 

 Ibid., 7: 40 — Corcoran, J. A. "The City Light and Beautiful." 

 Ibid., S: G04 — Colton, W. W. "City Forestry Methods in New England." 

 American City, 7 : 240 — "Fond du Lac's Great White Way." 

 Craftsman. 23 : 306-10 — Hays, Helen A. "Picturesque Bridges of Conococheague 



River." 

 Ibid., 23 : 420— Matson. Esther. "The Garden Idea the World Over." 

 Ibid., 24 : 035- "The Ragged Edges of the City." 



Ibid., 25 : 574 — Ilarlean, James. "Civic Gardening Which Develops City People." 

 Ibid., 25 : 423 — Athol, Agnes. "The Care of the Roadside." 

 Ibid., 26: 510— Djer. W. A. "Our Town." 

 Survey, 32 : 323— "Making the Whole City Beautiful." 

 World's Work. 20: 82— Gregory, J. S. "The Coming City." 



Vacant Lot Gardening. 



1. Reasons for encouraging it. 



a. Helps needy families. 



b. Lures children from the street. 



c. Prevents idle land from becoming a dump heap. 



2. How to bring it about. 



a. Boost — newspapers — clubs. 



b. Provide lots. 



c. Co-operate with real estate men. 



d. Find workers. 



3. Results. 



a. Increase of wealth. 



b. Increase of food. 



c. Better health. 



d. City beautiful. 



4. Difficulties. 



References. 



For Student Teachers. 



Craftsman, 22 : 337— "Gardens on Idle City Land." 

 American City, G : 401 — "Minneapolis Spirit." 

 World's Work, 25: 507 — "A Story of Vacant Lot Gardening." 

 Craftsman, 24 : 641 — "Back Yards and A'acant Lots." 

 Review^ of Reviews, 44 : 622 — "City Gardens vs. Hoodlumism." 

 Craftsman, 14 : 335 — Als Ik Kan. "Utilizing Vacant Lots and Laud Held by 

 Speculators." 



