Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-27 | Page 2 | Jensen Stresses Recreation Need

JENSEN STRESSES RECREATION NEED Utah School Superintendent Says State Should Provide Provide Provide Pro Pro- vide Facilities A wise state government will interest Interest in terest itself self in the recreation of its people coordinating the work done along this line b by schools churches and clubs and filling mUng in the needs not supplied by these Dr C. C N. N Jensen Jen sen son state superintendent of public instruction believes s. It is evident e that public Interest In n recreation Is the expression of an ob obvious lous need Dr Jensen s says s The younger hunger children may no longer enoy enjoy en en- jO joy oy the mysteries of a barnyard a ahome ahome home lome garden and a n. family play ground The adolescent relieved of home lome chores and duties Is drawn to commercialized recreation where heIs heis he hes Is s free from the restraints of ot home homeS Notwithstanding the comprehensive Ive sive and effective work now being done by the church the social group and the schools of Utah In the in in- crest terest of recreation and better use of leisure time of oC the people the situation situation situ situ- atlon is far from satisfactory Thousands Thousands Thou- Thou sands ands of people claim no church con con- Social groups are often ex ex- elusive or If not exclusive reach only those hose who readily respond There Is Isa Isa a n. heavy mortality In school ranks during the very verj years that supervised recreation Is essential when essential when hundreds hun hun- of children between the ages of 14 and 16 leave school When the church the school and the he social group fall fail to meet the needs of the people of the state along siong recreational lines the people of or the state are arc the obvious losers The state must sooner or later take ake hand The adults and Juveniles who do not find an opportunity for tor expression elf lon In the existing recreation Ion tion agencies must be served The state tate must coor coordinate the work of the lie existing agencies it must survey survey surey sur- sur vey ey the tile field carefully and see Just wherein the present resent agencies fail faU finally It must provide a leadership p by jy developing local sentiment and andlen then len by directing a a. statewide tion on program