IMPROVING HOME AND SCHOOL YARDS 



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which have been given for homes apply also to school 

 yards. 



In the country, where land is cheap, there is no reason 

 why the school should not be supplied with a large plot of 

 land. This will furnish room for a lawn and for a good- 

 sized playground. In many places, also, one part of 

 the school ground may be set apart for a school garden, 

 where plants of different kinds may be raised and where 

 the principles of plant growth may be taught. Unless 



FIG. 153. A bare school yard. 



some arrangement is made for the care of the school 

 garden during the summer vacation, however, it is likely 

 to become a garden of weeds. 



The picture shown in Figure 153 is a very common 

 one, much more common than it should be. Notice how 

 bare and cheerless it is. 



In Figure 154, we see what has been done with the 



