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is another need of the little children, however, which can best be met by providing playgrounds in the parks, as has already been done in Douglas park and as is frequently done in Great Britain and Germany. The school yards, however, do not furnish ade- quate open space in their respective districts, and their use as playgrounds only indicates the need of the whole population for further provision for recreation grounds near their homes. The school playgrounds may be looked upon as a continuation of the educational system. There is also need of public places for recreation, where the family may be united in its pleasures. These the small parks would supply, without necessitating in them such provision for play as would annoy older people. Work is a cardinal principle of American life. To this must be added play.

Charles Zueblin. The University of Chicago.

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