Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-02

of superior educational facilities this i'm
migration has given to the population a
tone and TO its civic life a flavor that
raise II above the dead level Of a mere
homo town. A condition like this makes
for a democratic community, since It
raises the average Of education and ex-
perience, the sources OF real learning.
and thus elevates the general level
whereas in most cities the tendency Is
towards an aristocracy of wealth on one
hand and a communism Of poverty on the
other-the big house on the hill and the
matched cottage In the lowlands.
While the cultural advantages OF Lincoln
as a residence city have been emphasized
in its development, there has been no
neglect Of the material side. Completely
encircling the city. but within it's borders
runs a paved boulevard, interlaced with
dozens OF other equally well-surfaced
streets, that accommodates a constantly
increasing automobile pleasure traffic
Leading out from the city In other d.
rections are other boulevards, paved part
way and tapering off into welI-dragged
and weil-graded dirt roads. These lead
out to ana past q dozen parks, including
amusement resorts, grounds attached to
state institutions and municipal recreation
grounds.
The city maintains two parks, one IN
the west section and one in the east Sec
tion. The latter. Antelope park. is but
the beginning Of an ambitious project
that will include a wide strip OF land,
partly woodland now and part OF II rail-
road right-of-way. running through the
city diagonslly. Already Antelope park
Is the mecca OF thousands VINO find
recreation In It's leafy shades. The city
employs a band to give concerts regularly
In the summer season. II maintains a roo
and botanical gardens, and Is developing
all other phases OF park growth. South
west Of the city Is Epworth Lake park,
the homo OF the Nebraska Epworth as
sembly, where for ten days each summer
thousands of Nebraskans live the simple
life in tents ana listen 20 programs that
excel in attractiveness any OF the west
ern chautsuqua gatherings. West of the
city Is Capital Beach park. located upon
a wide spreading lake and equipped with
the usual white city amusement devices.
To the northeast are the grounds OF the
Nebraska state fair. where one of the
greatest live stock and agricultural ex-
positions In the country is held for eight
days early each fall. On the east are
several small parks, maintained by the
state or by suburban towns that lure hum
dreds to their cool stretches in summer
time. Lincoln holds a membership in the
Western Base Ball league. which main
tains two parks.
It's Educational Plant.
No city in the west lie so well equipped
with an educational plant as Is Lincoln.
This city offers opportunity for a COM
plete education, from the kindergarten Up
through the high school and into the uni
versity, and from there into any one of
the leading professions. The secondary
schools consists OF twenty-eight public
and private schools. A new high school
building that IL the latest word In con-
struction and IN devices for effective
work. and which will cost nearly three
quarters of a million, is nearing COM
pletion. Sixteen ward school buildings
house the remainder OF the 1900 school
children. The parochial side OF educa-
ton is given strong emphasis In the
schools of lincoln. The fact that so
large a percentage of children leave
school before they complete the grades
in every city has been recognized here