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PARK AND CEM ET ERY. 
AN EXPOSITION IN MAKING A MODEL CEMETERY 
Among the fundamental principles 
followed in the planning of the central 
cemetery of Stettin, is the one of mak- 
ing every individual monument create 
as favorable an impression as possible. 
Thus the so-called park lots are sur- 
rounded by hardy foliage, so that each 
grave may present the best possible ap- 
pearance and not to lie in any great 
measure unfavorably affected Ij}^ its 
neighbors. The so-called "garden lots” 
are separated from each other by bushy 
trees or evergreen hedges, and through 
this arrangement each grave appears 
upon a background intended to set it 
off to the best possible advantage. 
Ludwig Gierig, landscape architect of 
Stettin, says in a recent issue of Moel- 
ler's Deutsche Gaertner-Zeifung, "that it 
is regrettable that, as a matter of fact, 
there can be no semblance of a harmon- 
ious entity in this beautiful and peaceful 
place 1)y reason of the fact that one 
can sec at every step examples of mon- 
ument architecture which shock one 
with their ostentatiousness and utter 
lack of art." He maintains that step l)y 
step with the growth and enlargement 
of the cemetery "there has also prog- 
ressed the disfigurement of it by mon- 
uments lacking any artistic touch.” 
Herr Hannig, the superintendent, has 
l)een incessantly struggling with these 
influences by means of speeches and ar- 
ticles on the subject. In order to rem- 
edy these evils in a measure at least, an 
exhibition of plans and pictures of 
graves, and artistic models of monu- 
ments has been established in the office 
of the cemetery for the free inspection 
of the public. But so far the exhibition 
has met with practically no success. The 
undertaking of making out of the cen- 
tral cemetery a permanent standard for 
artistic cemetery arrangement has thus 
far been frustrated by the element of 
expense. 
Final!}, however. Superintendent 
Hannig succeeded in winning over the 
Dilrer Society of Stettin, of which he 
was one of the directors, to the idea of 
arranging an exposition of the art of 
cemetery and monument design. To 
his delight the tangible realization of 
this idea soon followed. The under- 
taking gained support of the municipal 
administration of Stettin, of the crema- 
tion association, and of the consistory 
of the province of Pomerania. The ex- 
ecutive committee of the exposition se- 
lected for its president the well-known 
architect. Professor Hofert, who is 
also the chairman of the Diirer 
Society. Herr Hannig, the super- 
intendent of the central cemetery, 
was entrusted with the general manage- 
CORNER IN THE “TTRN GROVE” OF THE CREMATION SECTION OF THE 
MOHEL CEMETERY EXHIBIT AT STETTIN. 
