is danger may be
wholly obviated, the Institute placed on a secure foundation, and its
future usefulness be assured, if some public-spirited men of wealth,
desirous of conferring the incalculable benefits upon future
generations, which will follow upon the realization of the Institute's
plans, will provide for it an endowment, the income of which will be
sufficient to defray the expense of maintaining its executive office.

We would be glad if some New England man of ample means should secure
the honor of thus endowing the American Institute of Civics with a fund
sufficient to establish it on the firm footing which it should have.

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For the New Englander who would seek the delights of the country in the
summer months, what a diversity of scene may be found in his own six
States. Within the radius of a few hours' ride from Boston are an almost
infinite variety of "resorts," from the most primitive to the most
luxuriant. In Massachusetts alone are the delightful Nantasket and
Revere beaches, elegant Nahant, and the myriad of charming nooks from
Cape Ann to Provincetown. Then the Berkshire hills; Lenox and
Stockbridge, and other equally beautiful towns, but with less
pretensions to aristocracy; the lovely valley of the Connecticut, the
romantic Deerfield and the pleasant Franklin hills. In Maine, beginning
with Old Orchard, perhaps the finest beach on the Atlantic coast, what
delightful harbors and islands there are. And in the Maine woods there
is a wealth of health and sport. Grandeur is found in the White
Mountains, comfort and elegance at their great hotels. And here, as well
as through the hundreds of rural towns on and among the Green Mountains,
are the quiet farmhouses where one may abide, and see the New England
character--sometimes, not always--at its very best. Whether one sighs
for the wildness of the primeval woods, the quiet of the rural farm, or
the elegance of a luxurious villa or superb hotel, he need not, unless
he desires to travel, look beyond the border lines of fair New England.

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There is a growing tendency with our New England people to make rest and
recreation matters of considerable importance in themselves. Business is
driven at a greater speed than it used to be, and an annual relaxation
from business or professional cares and toils has become a positive
necessity. The earlier generations worked more slowly and