VIII 
PARK AND CEMETERY. 
BOOKS AND REPORTS 
“iMadison, a Model City,” by John 
Xolen, of Cambridge, Mass., is the 
latest of the handsome city plan re- 
ports to be issued, and it sets a stand- 
ard for these city studies that make 
it a work of the highest importance 
in our literature of city planning. No 
more thorough, comprehensive, elab- 
orate or better prepared report of the 
kind has yet been issued. The book 
was prepared for the Madison Park 
and Pleasure Drive Association, of 
Madison, Wis., whose advanced and 
public spirited work in park develop- 
ment has frequently been noted in 
these pages. The work is more than 
an admirable guide for the future 
growth and development of this fine 
little city. It is an inspiration and 
model for other cities and a guide to 
city planners and workers in civic im- 
provement wherever they may be. 
Mr. Nolen has exhaustively and in- 
telligently studied every phase of the 
city’s life, and fairly and frankly set 
forth its merits, defects and tenden- 
cies, and prepared plans for definite 
steps that may be taken to make it a 
more useful and beautiful city. The 
book is divided into six divisions 
whose titles will indicate the general 
scope of the study. They are: The 
Individuality of Madison; Madison as 
a Capital City; Madison as an Educa- 
tional Center; Madison as a Place of 
Residence; The Future City of Madi- 
son; Supplementary Notes. It is per- 
manently bound in boards, contains 
168 pages and is illustrated with every 
manner of plan, drawing and photo- 
graph that might be of use in present- 
ing the subject. There are carefully 
prepared maps of Madison, Jhe sur- 
rounding country, the park system, 
and plans of parks and civic improve- 
ment enterprises in other cities. 
Many fine photographs of Madison 
scenes and views from other cities 
showing beauties that have been de- 
veloped or pictures of civic institu- 
tions that might serve as models of 
what might be accomplished in Madi- 
son. The book is for sale at a price 
of $1.00 bv the Madison Park and 
Pleasure Drive Association through 
its secretary, Mr. Charles N. Brown, 
to whom inquiries for it should be 
addressed. 
“Beautiful Thornrose.” a handsome- 
ly illustrated, descriptive Iiook, is- 
sued by Thornrose Cemetery, Staun- 
ton, Va., is well planned, handsomely 
illustrated with photogravure views 
and contains some admirable contri- 
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