Public recreation facilitiesAmerican academy of political and social science, 1910 - Počet stran: 266 |
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Strana 219
... important section of big trees . Yet this area should be increased to conform with the boundaries established by ... importance to permanent prosperity . Other purposes than these are incidental and , ( 219 ) Parks and Recreation ...
... important section of big trees . Yet this area should be increased to conform with the boundaries established by ... importance to permanent prosperity . Other purposes than these are incidental and , ( 219 ) Parks and Recreation ...
Strana 221
... importance nearly a score of years ago . A body of public - spirited men then petitioned the legis- lature , stating that the seashores , river banks , the mountain tops , and almost all the finest parts of the natural beauty of ...
... importance nearly a score of years ago . A body of public - spirited men then petitioned the legis- lature , stating that the seashores , river banks , the mountain tops , and almost all the finest parts of the natural beauty of ...
Strana 225
... important results of the study that has been given to play and playgrounds is the very general appreciation that the play leader rather than elaborate equipment is the essential feature . Reliable figures , showing the appropriations ...
... important results of the study that has been given to play and playgrounds is the very general appreciation that the play leader rather than elaborate equipment is the essential feature . Reliable figures , showing the appropriations ...
Strana 227
... important and efficient facilities for public recreation . Unfortunately , many American towns and cities are unprovided with these facilities , and even when they exist , they are often inadequate . The people are not yet willing to ...
... important and efficient facilities for public recreation . Unfortunately , many American towns and cities are unprovided with these facilities , and even when they exist , they are often inadequate . The people are not yet willing to ...
Strana 237
... importance in tracing the history of the volcanic phe- nomena in that vicinity . The Pinnacles , about nine miles due east from the Southern Pacific Railroad station Soldad , San Benito county , California , are a collection of jagged ...
... importance in tracing the history of the volcanic phe- nomena in that vicinity . The Pinnacles , about nine miles due east from the Southern Pacific Railroad station Soldad , San Benito county , California , are a collection of jagged ...
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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.