PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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CAMBRIDGE FIELD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 
After many years Cambridge threw off her leth- 
argy and awaking to her needs appointed a com- 
mittee to consider the best means of providi ng pub- 
are met, the aesthetic and practical have their place' 
Broad walks three-filths of a mile in length, shaded 
on either side with trees and adorned with shrub- 
bery circuit the entire field. Of the area remain- 
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lie open spaces. By systematic investigation the 
committee discovered the denser the population the 
less the public land provided, and as a relief for 
these crowded districts, playgrounds were recom- 
mended and eventually secured. 
In one notable district, East Cambridge, an area 
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of about twelve andsix-tenths acres was found avail- 
able. Skillful advisers were sought and a plan 
adopted that would develop every square foot of 
ground, providing the greatest good for the greatest 
number. 
The recreative needs of all ages and both sexes 
ing about one-third is given to the aesthetic tastes 
and gentler sports, while the larger portion is an 
open gravel playground. 
Entering at Cambridge street the simplicity and 
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effecti\'eness of ihe open lavyn surrounded by walks, 
seats and shrubbery lends a feeling of quiet and re- 
pose. Facing the open lawn is the field house the 
key of the whole design. Built of brick in a neat 
