The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-31
WILL TRANSFORM
M|NOT NORMAL
school GROUNDS
Stacy-Judd Works Out Plan
on Large Scale for Beautifying
Grounds-Large Expenditure.

Systematic steps for identifying
and utilizing the grounds Of the Nor
NAL school and Lincoln park on scale
and magnitude never before attained
anywhere in the west are in progress,
the proposition already having, passed
the initiative in DEVELOPMENT. Archi-
tect Robert B. Stacy-Judd has care
fully and intelligently prepared a set
Of plans which thoroughly cover the
wide scope embodied in the unique
system, which is designed not only to
include all the arrangements usually
followed in park construction, but will
contain additional features devoted to
purposes of instruction in experiment.
al gardening, horticulture and land
scape work for the students of the
Normal.
While the grounds will provide a
place Of recreation and pleasure for
both the public and students, they will
also serve the more important pur-
pose, from practical point of utility,
in providing line of instruction with
which all the young people of the west
should be familiar.
About rs acres are included in the
grounds surrounding the Normal
school while Lincoln park, which is To-
Gated across Grand avenue, has Is
acres. The system to be employed in
both sections has been 50 designed that
the effect of the arrangements in each
will be a perfect harmonizing of the
whole when the work is completed.
Plans for the consummation of so elab-
crate and novel a method of trans
forming a portion of our city into
what will ultimately be the greatest
beauty spot in the west are on such
a colossal scale, which is characteris-
tic of Minot when it's citizens move in
any big. undertaking, that detailed
description at this time of the work
to be accomplished seems opportune
These civic improvements are of such
an aesthetic character in the adorn.
ment of a portion of the city, that
when completed in the years to come
they will constitute one of the really
special features to which every Minot
citizen will refer with pride.
Normal School Grounds.
Nine experimental gardens, each
averaging $50 by rs feet. will be lait
out with new system of rows which
will enable each student to study then
! separately. Numerous floral gardens
are to be prepared in order to provid'
students study in this line and to Civ
them the benefit of experimenting wit
perrennials and ANNALS. Although
these gardens are for the purpose o
experimental work they will be non
the less beautiful by reason of tina
fact, as the color scheme will be util
lied every year. One section Of tn
grounds will be reserved for expert
ments on sun-fowers. Another sma
section will be designed in the shap
of quarter moon. provided with flow
er beds and seats for the benefit of tn
students wishing to sit in the open al
and quietly pursue their studies. For
large orchards for experiments wit
fruit trees: section DESIGNED as
typical Italian garden. with lilies. DOT
and Fountain; another for kitche
gardens. with sections reserved an
laid out into winding paths for expel
iments with all classes Of trees an
shrubbery, will contribute to tt
: scheme Of beauty designed. Masses (
) large trees for windbreak to the enti1
. grounds will be planted on the mort
5 and northwest corners. Elm trees WI
5 surround the entire grounds while Il
5 main pathways will also be lined wit
5 trees forming avenues. Spaces ha,
: been reserved for play grounds, ba
s grounds, tennis courts and runnir
5 and cycle track One-half mile .
8 length, the track will be. provided wi