Show I I RECREATION IN INI I THE HOME 10 I sins MRS ROSE GARDNER DISCUSSES QUESTION AT MEETING OF OP THE TilE HOME ECONOMICS CLUB lo loWe w We are told that play is what we give out out and amusements what we take in and as it is always more blessed to give than to receive we should play more and amuse ourselves less The recreation movement is a abroad abroad abroad broad one and one that takes hold of all aU the A few years ago men in public life looked upon the play movement as something for women and children and not for city councilmen and congressmen congressmen con can gressmen but today it is receiving wide nation-wide attention Educators physicians and statesmen statesmen statesmen states states- men all realize the need of recreation for the leisure hours They realize that conducted physical a activities result i in improved health nad increased vigor nad constitute constitute I I tute tote a preparation for the u I 01 ua me ule The realize that the brain as well as the body needs r rest rest st and pleasure e or it becomes sided lop and fagged Most people are all right while they are at work but we cant can't work althe all al the time We must have a t time t to o relax and refresh ourselves or we become be come little better than dead people and it is what we do with ith this leisure time that makes or ruins us One prominent recreation leader leade r says sas Show me the way a man plays play e and I will show you what kind of a aman aman aman man he be is And criminologists tellus tell tellus tellus us that properly directed play decreases de creases crime I 1 was very much impressed by th the e head lines Jines in the last issue of th the e Record It said No Scout has Ever Eve er r been Convicted of a Crime and w wall we e all know that one of the big things thing s about scouting is the play overseen oversee n I and directed by competent men The hikes hike'S and camping trips thaIs that tha thatIs t Is a part of ot scout work reems reema to satisfy satisfy sat the craving for adventure that tha t most boys bos of this age have The place of or all others which should d lead in social activities is the home hom e I but Lat without a doubt the home is shifting shifting shift shift- split split- ing the responsibility of the social life not only of the child but of the adult as well to other agencies Pres Coolidge in a recent address said The home is the cornerstone of the nation but there is every indication that s some some me of f its main fu functions are breaking down and that the real well being of the child is being neglected This is too true especially in tion Small children are often allowed allow allow- ed to seek pleasure away from irom parental parent parent- al at supervision or any supervision at atall atall atall all for that matter It is this condition condition condition condi condi- tion that has led leading men and women women wo wo- men men all over the country to start a campaign to over come this tendency A former Governor of Pennsylvania says If we are to conserve the morals morals morals mor mor- als and the fine spirit of enthusiasm so vital ital to to the welfare of our young people we must keep alive this re recreation recreation recreation re- re creation movement for it is th the greatest greatest great great- est opportunity for good now lying within the feld of social service The wrongs B against society are committed committed com com- by people not in their hours of work but in their hours leisure and if wholesome play is provided it becomes becomes becomes be be- comes easier to do right and harder to do wrong I The Ireat In h. 1 1 L 1 I I v their capacity for supreme effort This capacity to think and act quickly quick quick- ly in an emergency or in times of great danger is a part of or ones one's character character character char char- acter and nothing contributes more to its development de than athletic games The gt gl eat thing in recreation is not merely teaching people to play games dance or run but there sh should be an object or aim It is not enough to provide play just because everybody is doing it rut but the aim should be something like this Building the body in health Developing a social spirit Strengthening Strength ening character thru unselfish control of conduct Increasing our love for tor forout forout out of doors Increasing our enjoyment enjoyment enjoy enjoy- ment of life lIe We do not cut into a II piece of cloth without first deciding what we weare weare are going to make or we do not com corn bine ingredients in cooking without knowing what the result will be be but we often oCten make a rash lash use of the ac ac- which help to mold the lives of our children I The tendency to today ln is to commer commer- all kinds of recreation Continued on page five |