Public recreation facilitiesAmerican academy of political and social science, 1910 - Počet stran: 266 |
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Strana 218
... direction . One- half of efficiency and happiness depends upon vitality , and vitality depends largely upon recreation , especially the simple recreations of the open air . The purpose of this introductory article is briefly to describe ...
... direction . One- half of efficiency and happiness depends upon vitality , and vitality depends largely upon recreation , especially the simple recreations of the open air . The purpose of this introductory article is briefly to describe ...
Strana 220
... direction when he said that " There ought to be a commission of broad - minded men with a thorough knowledge of parks and public resorts in Europe and other countries , with experi- ence in handling large affairs and with artistic ...
... direction when he said that " There ought to be a commission of broad - minded men with a thorough knowledge of parks and public resorts in Europe and other countries , with experi- ence in handling large affairs and with artistic ...
Strana 237
... directions , finding the Hudson Bay , the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean . Some of the mountains are of unparalleled beauty , one of the highest peaks having been named in honor of the late Grover Cleveland . " Cinder Cone " is a ...
... directions , finding the Hudson Bay , the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean . Some of the mountains are of unparalleled beauty , one of the highest peaks having been named in honor of the late Grover Cleveland . " Cinder Cone " is a ...
Strana 242
... directions ; the landscape is Alpine in character . The view from Cone Peak in the Oregon National Forest , though somewhat softened by stretches of forest and by lakes , is of the same sort . The Olympic Forest lies in a region which ...
... directions ; the landscape is Alpine in character . The view from Cone Peak in the Oregon National Forest , though somewhat softened by stretches of forest and by lakes , is of the same sort . The Olympic Forest lies in a region which ...
Strana 249
... directions , is likely to be permanently maintained . The forest areas of central and western New York are now furnishing materials for quite extensive wood manufactures , but in time to come they can be expected to produce for local ...
... directions , is likely to be permanently maintained . The forest areas of central and western New York are now furnishing materials for quite extensive wood manufactures , but in time to come they can be expected to produce for local ...
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Strana 251 - The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.
Strana 346 - Uphold us, cherish, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence: truths that wake, To perish never; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor Man nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy!
Strana 420 - To explore, enjoy and render accessible the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast; to publish authentic information concerning them; to enlist the support and cooperation of the people and the Government in preserving the forests and other natural features of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Strana 267 - ... consider the advisability of laying out ample open spaces for the use of the public * * * in such county," with "authority to make maps and plans of such spaces and to collect such other information in relation thereto as the said board may deem expedient;" and "as soon as conveniently may be," to "make a report in writing of a comprehensive plan for laying out, acquiring and maintaining such open spaces.
Strana 255 - The separation, for purposes of taxation, of the timber from the land on which it grows, so that the forest crop shall be taxed only when it is harvested, while the land shall be taxed every year.
Strana 231 - ... in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and may reserve as a part...
Strana 328 - sturdy beggar" or a vermin-infested tramp than a desiccated toiler who works twelve hours a day, seven days in the week, fifty-two weeks in the year.
Strana 224 - The Boston Metro2-45 politan Park Commission was organized in 1 892 with powers granted to it by some thirty-seven different local governments. Through the activity of this commission, Boston's park system came to contain 10,000 acres of parks and public reservations, 30 miles of river banks, 8 miles of seashore, and 27 miles of boulevards and parkways.101 Kansas City soon established a similar planning body on a smaller scale. George E. Kessler, a local landscape architect who directed the enterprise,...
Strana 217 - Exclusive devotion to work has the result that amusements cease to please; and when relaxation becomes imperative, life becomes dreary from lack of its sole interest — the interest in business.
Strana 236 - Glacier National Park, west of the summit of the Rocky Mountains and south of the Canadian boundary line in Montana.