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vated character ; to the connuunity by leading to the preservation 

 and beautifjnng of public grounds where they exist and by 

 creating a demand for them where they have not been provided lor 

 in the laying out of the town ; to the nation in developing leaders 

 whose lives have been ennobled, by contact with the beautiful and 

 who by such culture have fitted for a more thorough, scientific 

 work in agriculture, foiestry, pomology and all other agrarian pur- 

 suits ; leaders capable of taking the people ba< k to the great heart 

 of nature, to God. 



