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Show 0 - : , I - . A Good Record THE constructive effort displayed by Salt Lake school children in the recent cleanup campaign cam-paign is one of which the city as a whole may be proud and one which will be reflected in the future appearance of the city. The youngsters attending school report 5480 trees, 1,2I5 shrubs and 9486 lawns and flower beds planted in the course of the spring campaign. The work performed by the school children is bound to have a beneficial effect. Not only will the new plant life improve the appearance of the. city, but it will promote civic pride in the 'children. Civic pride is the antidote for gang life and attendant malicious mischief. The pride of possession is constructive while the general activities of the idle gang are destructive. Children who grow up with the new spirit soon come to realize that they are stockholders in public improvements. The result is protection protec-tion of public property, which was difficult to attain when the youngsters amused themselves by throwing rocks at the nearest street sign or electric light. |