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Show . - i orximurahj fT Buildmcj Back-Yard Importance Not to Be Overlooked One Important room lo the home should face the back yard. The yard la the only spot on the lot whlcb baa privacy and usually, If the owner la a beauty lover and garden enthusiast, this Is the most beautiful spot aa well. Much of the beauty Is lost If only the kitchen faces It No one wishes to spend much time In the kitchen. Should the Door plan of the bouse place the living and dining rooms on one side, and the kitchen and hall on the other, have the driveway, if any, on the kitchen side, as a drive generally gen-erally does not afford a good view from the living and dining-room windows win-dows and the noise of the passing motors, combined 'with the fuinea from the exhaust, Is most objection- able. ; Sometimes It can be arranged to have half of the drive serve as a wulk, but If this cannot be done have the walk as near to the side of the lot as possible, to provide a large unbroken lawn area. Using this method, ninny leisure hours can be spent profitably and pleasantly; profitably, as there Is enough time (Jurlng the winter to al- I low one to take Into consideration every little detail, thrash out every difficulty and be fully prepared to start work early In the spring. Garage in These Days Need Not Be Eyesore Did you ever consider how your garage, whether It Is attached to your house or detached, can he made ti take on a certain degree of artistry In Its appearance with a little effort on your parti Decorative hardware, for Instance, ' gives n pleasing look to a homely door. i This hardware may be In the form of metal trimming, holts, nail heads, or j hinges. ' Window boxes along the side windows win-dows cf a garage give a touch of attractiveness. at-tractiveness. If awnings are used on the boue tliey can also appear j on the gnriice." TMe newer garages are no longer boxi;i;e affairs disfiguring the land- ( scape. And while one may not be able to have elaborate ones, any more than im elaborate house, they may be ' pleasing and appealing to the eye. If fit inched from the houe. they may he ,' ' an addition to the landscape rather than a blot upon It. j Large School Grounds Five acres or nunc of land for ele-mnitary ele-mnitary schools and ten acres or more for high schools. Junior or senior, b.'ve been acquired by several hii-ge liies in California. Georgia, Indiana, Michigan. Minnesota. Ohio. North Carolina. I'ennsjlvntiia, Texas and Wi-coiisin as announced by the national na-tional conference on city planning j through the Playground an. I Itecreu- j lion Association f America Sixty cities report a definite policy of providing pro-viding live or more acres for elementary element-ary schools and of ten or more acres for high schools. Small cities, where iiiiimpioved ground is available at ; reasonable prl-is. inalie a bettor showing, and lifty cities of 1 .'. h M I to , t.,.WKI population report the acquisition acquisi-tion of the acres or more for school fltes since TSM.V Cost of bind for j schools in small cities ranged from ! S.'lHi to $S,(H!(). and. in some Instances. I to ns high as .1S,imm per acre In ! Chicago as much us WiUHXI per acre """"' j was pa'd. Schocl Life. j I : I Proper Home Planning One thing that a man should never forget when he Is buying a home, is that Hip home will he the center of ' Ids family life, probably for many years. His children v. ill be brought up In It and amidst its surroundings. In It his vife must do most of her work and in ft both be and his wife will spend most of their leisure time lie shoeld, therefore, look at the different properties available and see how they measure up by then, common com-mon sense, practical standards. It Is well for the family to picture Itself going through Its dally routine In the new house Cooking, cleaning, going tn work, school, play, etc., at all seasons. White Lights The neighboring city of Kent turned on (lie lights of Its Great White Way on Christmas evening and the familiar comment is thai It's a grand and glorious feeling. Kent officials responsible for the transformation hove definitely pim-ed themselves among the progressive. . There Is no reason why villages and towns should be excluded in the. modem mod-em trend toward first-class systems of electrification, bui lt. Is a fa,.) that too many small communities are Indifferent In-different to the advantages of excel-j excel-j lent lighting Ken.'s example should be followed by every municipality, great or small. n northern Ohio. I 1 h vclahd Nen s. i Give Average Cos's Average inst ot single houses In Cli is siimaM, Hl $:-,v ,.,.,. (1Jt in statistics compiled by lliilldlng Age which covers construction operation throughout the country. Average cost of double bouses was placed nt $7 SIR hhti mull i family houses st $4n.." |