The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-20
CITY BEAUTIFUL. THEY WANT PA
Campaign Started Clean Members of City Civil Ser
Topeka. Commission Heard From
Prof. Hemenway Makes Pointed Will That They Be
Talk This Morning. for Service.
USE THE VACANT LOTS NOT EXPECT TO STRIl
Can Be Made Sanitary and If No Allowance Is Made
Productive. be Satisfied.
Agricultural College Professors Nothing to the Talk OF Res
Offer Suggestions. nation
Campaign Started to Clean Up
Topeka.
Prof. HemenWay Makes Pointed
Talk This Morning.
USE THE VACANT LOTS
Can Be Made Sanitary and
Productive.
Agricultural College Professors
Offer Suggestions.

Topeka a city beautiful. That is the
object of the campaign which has been
carried on by Prof. H. D. Hemenway
of Northampton, Mass, the originator
OF the school garden movement, Prof J.
il. Miller, at the head of the extension
department of Kansas State Agricul
tural college, and Prof. E. L. Holton
of the rural education department Of
the same institution.
The results expected are the cleaning
iof the streets and alleys, back yards
and vacant lots, and the general beau
itifying of the homes, and more i'm
portant than all, making better boys
and girls.
At a meeting this noon at the Com
mercial club attended by so representa-
fives of the commercial body. the 10
peka Educational society, City Fedora
ton of Women'S Clubs and other Or
Examinations, it was decided to put the
whole matter into the hands of the
civic Improvement committee of the
commercial club in order that plan
may be devised by which a movement
of this nature may be launched.
1.-The movement is being carried out
throughout the entire country, said
Prof. Hemenway at the meeting this
noon, with the object of making the
homes more attractive. 1 don't blame
lots of boys and girls for leaving the
farms and homes in the little towns.
Just yesterday I saw a place Where
they had the pigs in the front yard n
boy begins to love the things he takes
care Of
Keep ont the Flies.
Cleaning up the cans in any city will
reduce the flies and mosquitoes One-haf
and that means that disease becomes
materially reduced as these insects are
the means of spreading disease.
vacant lots can be made sanitary
and productive. Boys and girls will
learn something that will make them
better citizens when they become in
terested in making gardens 1t is far
better than for them to be standing
around street corners We must
have something to keep them occupied.
1.-The garden movement whether 1T BE-
in the schools, back yards, or vacant
lots, improves real estate values to a
remarkable extent.
zone advantage in starting the move
ment in the primary grades in tbs
schools is that the children are taught
to be methodical from the start.
think the rural schools should not only
he the social center of the community
but should be q place where an exam
nle can be shown of what can be grown
in a community"
Clean UD the City.
1.-THE first thing to do IS to clean up
the city, said Prof. E. II. Holton, who
made a few remarks. 1T takes move
arent an organization, and some one
TO push things to make a start. Chill
dren should start out by planting an
nuals SO that they will see results as
soon as possible
Prof. J. H Miller said in part: I'VE
believe it is an economic proposition.
Anything that makes better boys and
girls is an economic proposition. be-
Iieve in Kansas we should keep pretty
close to the soil as this essentially is
an agricultural state.
"a large composite organization with
q mem bership of say 5000 and a fee or
at least 80 cents will be more effective
than anything else. We suggest city
beautiful league.
There should be a fund of at least
81 600 TO draw from each year to pay
Tor prizes and for trained men to super
intend the work. Divide the city up
into wards or precincts. and offer prizes
fer the cleanest district, Then offer
nrizes for the best flower and vegeta-
BILE beds, say. 30x15 feet. Also give
Trizes for the best kept alley and the
hest kept ldwn.
Talks at High School.
This morning before the students of the
high school Prof. Hemenway gave very
interesting illustrated lecture on making
the homes more beautiful.
1t is important that we draw plan
first from which to work." said the lee
turer in speaking of beautifying ones
lawn Il believe in planting ANIMALS most
certainly, but as rapidly as you can plant
ground to the beds of flowers. The an
nuals will in turn give color to the gen
eral effect
been visited by the three speakers. This
afternoon the final lecture is being given
in the High School auditorium.
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