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Show PLAYGROUND SITES ARE - ' OFFERED TO FIFTY CITIES ing on regular blanks provided by the division of playground?, Harmon foundation, foun-dation, 140 Nassau street. New York, and all playgrounds obtained through the foundation must be known permanently perma-nently as Harmon field, and all applications appli-cations must be indorsed by the mayor or president of the board of education. The Harmon foundation was organized organ-ized last year through the desires of William E. Harmon, head of a real estate company of New York, to provide pro-vide proper places of play for children because he had lacked these advantages advan-tages when a child. A number of playgrounds have already beeu given to small growing towns. Harmon Foundation of New York Will Donate Fund for Each Up to $2,000. New York. Growing towns, small cities and suburban centers wiil be given an opportunity to obtain playgrounds play-grounds free of cost through proposal of the Harmon Foundation of New-York New-York to give playgrounds this year to 50 communities of this kind in the United States. Although the time for tiling applications applica-tions will expire July 1, and a large number of applications have been received re-ceived from communities throughout the country, Indiana towns have failed to take advantage of the offer, according accord-ing to ollicers of the foundation. Under the terms of the offer, towns, small cities ant! suburban sections of larger cities with 3,000 or more residents resi-dents and which show a growth of at i .s. 110 ner o-.;nt since 1900, are eligi- j ble in the final consideration for selection se-lection of the 50 sites for playgrounds. Applications will be investigated and the 50 playgrounds given to the same number of applying communities which are found to need them most. Other conditions are a $-,000 maximum maxi-mum for each playground site, but this amount may be added to by the community com-munity if it is desired to purchase a better site than that obtainable for that amount: $1,000 is the maximum price to be paid per acre; an ap-j ap-j praisal of the actual value of the land I by two disinterested citizens who know land values in the community ! must accompany each application; assurance as-surance that an option on the land proposed for purchase can be obtained for a sutlicient period to consummate negotiations must accompany each application ap-plication ; title of property must be examined ex-amined and legal opinion provided; all applications must be made in writ- |