Ephraim Enterprise | 1919-11-01 | Page 5 | Improve the School Yard

IMP IMPROVE OVE THE SCHOOL YARD I Should Should Be Be Second to No No Part of the i City in Its Appeal to Lovers of Beauty r 1 I The average rural school ground can cant can can considerable beautifying Some t Ih stand of these barren spots where the young In the country learn their three Rs Its are blossoming like the rose and andDore more Dore will do so as a result of the work done by county home demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- agents Spring and fall are the time for setting out ut shrubbery and trees Many home economic workers celebrated arbor day this spring Some I l of those who didn't have held local celebrations this fall In Fairfax county Virginia the some borne home demonstration agent and the people of the neighborhood completely transformed last spring the Red fled Hill Hili school yard The teachers with the pupils and patrons came early on the day ap appointed bringing with them thema a splendid array of trees and shrubs all given by the patrons The foundations foundations foundations of the building were massed with hemlock laurel holly and rose bushes Young trees were vere planted In strategic positions and lilac bushes were placed in clumps Around the drain spice spiceWood spicewood spicewood wood bushes were planted The result re reo sult suit was a complete transformation of the formerly bare and ugly yard rard At Att t noon a picnic lunch was served