The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-01-05

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It iJ not uncommon to find in the
DWELLING house and grounds surround
ing It. a maInifestation Of pride In
keeping Private property In repair
The dwelling. house and barn, out
buildings and fences, make some
show lof an appreciation Of the beau
tiful From year to year more good
taste Iis being displayed in ornament
a pI Fntings and in the keeping Of
the lawn. Many years ago ever
GREEN'S we're planted directly in front
Of thf residence completely hiding IL
from view In some places these
have been cut away from the front Of
the house, making II the central
point Of observation. Local pride also
manifests itself in clean fence rows,
gravfIed driveways. and in moved
roadfides. No one will deny that It
tske5 some natural or acquired taste.
time and pains to make the home
stead appear well to those who live
I'm the community and to the oeca.
sion hl passerby.
How a Farmer Is Judged.
The farmer is judged more by the
general appearance Of his farm and
bull dings chan by anything else
which may come TO the strangers At
tenfion.. Iche well-kept home brings
forth no end OF favorable comment.
but what shall be said where the
FRONT gate hangs by one hinge, the
old walnut or apple tree has become
the roostiug place for turkeys and
chickens, the cherry tree furnishes
shelter THE winter through for tho
old scythc, and the field mower, the
underground OF locust and rose BUSH
es hides from view what may be q
veil constructed residence
The School Vard--A Mirror.
What Ihight be considered an av-
erhge of pride as to private property
finds itse llf reflected In the school
property. The school grounds OF
Ohio are but a mirror in which a
community can see IT'S own pride re-
Elected. An ash pile that has been
sfcumulaIting for years shows the
greatest degree OF indifference on tho
part of both teacher and patrons.
OF all improvements that can be easi-
~ made the removal OF the ash pile
from tho front yard is the easiest.
a Demorsrixins Agent.
Perhaps the most demoralizing
agency on rural school property is
the Improperly cared for outbuildins.
An exposed outbuilding can be
screened with few paintings that
IN g shprt time win hide IL. It will
pay any community to direct Its at
tention to cleaning up and placing In
proper condition all OF these buildings
that children and others from the
most respecting families may not
have their sense of common decency
and propriety daily offended
\ Deitracts From Appearance.
The lcoalhouse or woodhouse that
/ furnishes place for the bill poster
b. PRACTICE his art should be so far
back from the road that he can not
n reach It without making an extra ef.
fort. In fact bin posting OF every
hind en- school property ought to be-
prohibited. The so-called convenience
that comes from having the coal
house near the road is more than or.
set BIZ It's detracting from the gem
eral appearance OF the front OF the.
house and the yard.
In this day OF cheap construction
the walks from the road to the front
entrance, to the well curb. and per-
haps to the outbuildings, should be
made Of such material that they will
always be In proper condition. TO bs
used AZ paths or walks.
Plant to Beautify
In many places where trees have
been, planted in the school yard, the
onti1e front OF the house is hidden.
II the paintings were we'll TO che left
and right of the school building.
with a green grass plot In front, the
piotilrs presented to the passerby
would be much more pleasing Low
, plaIltings, such as lilacs, snowballs,
hardy bydrangeas, Towering ounce
and syTingas, should be planted In
maibses around the borders and in the
CORNERS of the school lot. The plant
ingl of the schoolyard can be done In
{ such a way that there may be beau
tiftil pieces of shruobery I'm bloom
; before the school closes. bright-col
I ored foliage for the fall. and ever
: arohed and groined palaces in win
I teri, formed by the snow-lader
+ branches OF the trees and bushes.
! Use the Lawn Mower
y III il certainly not too much y
4 suggest that the lawn mower be use,
8 uRon the front of the school yard
) Tbo often these yards are allowed :,
e CHOW up 10 tall weeds which are GU
X down only a week or two before tn,
p school begins.
q Such school properties as CON
inland the respect and admiration o
the occasional visitor Of the schoo
ab we'll as the patrons, children an
teacher. make better citizens, haI
y pier children and more hopefu
teachers.
\. Tulip bulbs can be planted this fal
flower bed small s. ~ubbery an