. School buildings, school grounds, and their improvement. Kansas, 1911. culture. For the purpose of play the breadth should ex-ceed the depth where there are separate grounds for boys andgirls. Where the playground is large, the building should becentrally located with relation to the size of the grounds andshould be situated well toward the front. This will providetwo fair-sized and well-proportioned playgrounds. Where thegrounds are small and contain but one acre, utility must yieldto symmetry and the building should be located well to thefront and to one side, so as to leave one well-arran
. School buildings, school grounds, and their improvement. Kansas, 1911. culture. For the purpose of play the breadth should ex-ceed the depth where there are separate grounds for boys andgirls. Where the playground is large, the building should becentrally located with relation to the size of the grounds andshould be situated well toward the front. This will providetwo fair-sized and well-proportioned playgrounds. Where thegrounds are small and contain but one acre, utility must yieldto symmetry and the building should be located well to thefront and to one side, so as to leave one well-arranged play-ground. They should afford room for a variety of school games. Theyshould especially be supplied with such apparatus as pupils canconstruct with tools and a workbench. It is not too much toexpect rural school grounds to be equipped for playing basketball, to be provided with a turning pole, swing, teeter boardand other simple apparatus. A sand pile will interest primarypupils. Where school is maintained eight months or more a School Buildings and Grounds. Shi. ?p. Oft •5<3
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