on,
create an effect so marked that it never fails to attract attention and
admiration. The symmetrical trees and well-kept parking which line this
avenue, serve to enhance the pleasing effect.

The artistic skill acquired by the people of Solaris, in the making and
laying of this new style of brick, adds another important advantage, to
the long list offered by co-operative methods. In color, thickness,
sanitary shapes, variety of designs, fire-proof qualities, polished
smoothness and durability, these bricks recommend themselves to the
favor of the general public, wherever they go. Without any effort in the
line of advertising, the general demand for them has continued to
increase, until brick-making has become the leading lucrative industry
on the farm.

Among the new buildings at Solaris, most worthy of mention, are the
theatre, and the two large school buildings, on either side of it. These
structures, are by far the finest ones in the village. The affectionate
pride they excite in the hearts of the villagers, is well deserved.
Centrally located, on the east side of the public square, this
triumvirate of noble buildings, claims the admiration of the beholder,
from any point of view on the open square. The front walls are
beautifully ornamented, in harmony with an architectural design, which
is considered by critics, as exceedingly artistic. Inside, they have
been constructed, finished, fitted and furnished, in accordance with a
design, that will afford to the villagers, the highest order of
education and amusement.

The theatre is two hundred feet long, and seventy-five feet wide. The
schools, are each one hundred and seventy-five feet in length, by forty
feet in width. They are separated from the theatre, by twenty feet of
space. A roomy covered way from the rear, connects them with that
building. In construction, care has been taken, to secure perfect light
and ventilation.

The school on the left, is for pupils who enter the primary, and the
first, second and third, intermediate classes. The one on the right, is
for students, who may be promoted to the first, second and third, high
schools. The seating capacity of each one, is ample for three hundred
children. The decorations of the walls and ceilings are, to a remarkable
degree, both educative and ornamental. The equipment of school
furniture, such as seats, desks, dictionaries, text books, globes and
outline maps; drawing-boards, blackboards and laboratory