to crowd us, and if the shadow of a tall building or the in- 

 fluence of a cold north wall should over-awe our improve- 

 ment, it may as well be given up. A potato which sprouted, 

 deprived of its full dues of air and light, may develop foli- 

 age, but it will lack in tubers and flowers. Only then, when 

 open grounds of liberal homes are at our right and left, 

 should such ground as this be improved for a kindergarten. 

 The house should then be placed forward, the playground 

 and shelter be kept in the back part, and the growing and 

 irrigating be done in front where the brightest light possible 

 can be enjoyed. 



KINDERGARTEN ON A ONE-HUN- 

 DRED-FOOT LOT. 



Grounds of such area are proper for a kindergarten. If 

 larger they would form school grounds, if smaller they are 

 only makeshifts. Our buildings can now stand unconnected, 

 if so desired on account of the neighboring houses, and we 

 still will have the necessary exposure. We are independent 

 of the improvements of the adjoining properties, and no 

 matter under what disadvantages we may find our holding, 

 we can accommodate our needs. 



The corner lots are, naturally, the more valuable, and I 

 illustrate four instances. In the first, plate number five, the 

 house is in the middle of the grounds. It is wise to so place 

 it if the neighboring lots are open in their improvements 

 and are not apt to be built upon with high structures. The 

 house here is 23 by 44 feet with an addition of 25 by 30 



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