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I jJ I CHILDREN fiND TU AND PLEASURE COMBINED AT DS 1 IN PARI The children took possession of the tho playgrounds out In Liberty park yester yesterday da day afternoon It was wasa a great Nat dR day for the kids and also for those who have tolled toiled long and faithfully to bring Salt Snit Lake LakeIn In line with other cities in providing a alace place lace where whore Its Hs future citizens Ul may romp and nd pia play away from tho the heat neat of tho the city streets and where whore their characters may maybe maye be e molded In a far better moral atmos- atmos phere herc The kids were on hand ceri early The They took ook possession of ot tho the man many devices d on the tho JO grounds erected b by the Playgrounds Playground association and Miss Erma t the and her assistants seem seemed tI to o tha thc fun as well w H as tho hll hildren rOn It was kid da day The child was In his own peculiar natural atmo atmosphere and he took advantage of er e every change to cro crowd d more fun where no fun had existed before Tho They came on every car There were ro young oung kids and old ones Fat vied with their leaner fellows In feats of or climbing and swinging Little Little- girls carried dolls and some somo larger girls took toole babies from tired mothers and play played d with them in their arms Tho The round merry was b by far the most popular Tho The girls had tho the seats slats of or honor and the little gallants furnished the thc motive power When Captain M. M M. M Woods stopped this his device to give it an ATI application of grease greaso he almost precipitated precipitated pre pro a a. miniature riot Enjoy Them All AU The totter teter-totter came next in popularity larity After this was the sand box Here wee little golden haired girlies and wee brown haired girlies made houses and and played to their small hearts heart's content The swings swing's caught tho the fancy of militant young young- America and there thero tho they showed sho to their best advantage ad who could go highest for the benefit of certain open mouthed little girl girls in pinafores and with Jon long braids down thel their backs Many Inn little kid romances were started yesterday that will bo be the food for much pleasant retrospection on tho the part of certain certain tain lain great lawyers lawers doctors merchants merchant and grand dames in after years wh when n the heart grows mellow and looks backward backward back back- ward K I. It was truly trub a a great day for the children of or tho the elt city and those who have o persevered perse until tho the playground was a living reality art are happy happ In the thought that there arc are man many man many and mall many man many more o of the tho children to be made happy b by their heir earnest labors Teach How to Play The playground movement Is Js universal throughout America and on tho the continent Educators have hav realized that with the growth of the cities the tho child has been crowded from his playing grounds The They realized that the child must not only have havo lave a chance to pia play but that he must be directed In his play If It ho lie Is to become become boome be- be come ome a strong tr mS' mS Independent man or wo wo- wo- wo man It Is said said and and perhaps truly that truly that where tho the child chillI plays plas free of ot all ajl restraint from rom elder direction he ho plays aimlessly Bad habits might crop Into his pIa play The stronger er will dominates tho the wt weaker aker The Thebo bo boy or girl Irl who Is better off than his small neighbor Is likely to have tho the upper upper up- up per er hand In tills this way the child forgets ho tho rights 0 of others and the law of ot the survival of the fittest prevails This This' Is not true under the tho playgrounds system Here all children must abide b by the tho di direction direction direction di- di of the tho young oung women In charge They settle all disputes In fact the they will not countenance an any disputes They The must be tidy and neat In their play The They must be bo courteous The strong must help holp tho the weak Miss 1 Bitner and Ml Miss s Bowman who havo have charge of or the grounds in Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty park aro are both trained for this work and ind while they enter Into the games with zest and place themselves on tile Hie childs child's level ovel the they the exercise a gentle careful su- su that the tho child rt really appreciates Show What Can be Done Tho The grounds and apparatus at LIbert Liberty park are aro merely temporary It Is tho the I hope of or the members of tho the Salt Lake Park and anti Playgrounds association that tha I tho the success of the movement here hero wilt will I prompt the city fathers to tako take tho the matter matter matter mat mat- ter In hand and provide more perfect playgrounds bettor better apparatus plenty o or of help in supervision as has been done dono in inmost inmost most other largo large cities of or the country It Is a fact tact that In Chicago last year i about a half halt million dollars s spent apon I for the tho movement and even Los Angeles with her countless parks has nineteen splendid playgrounds well fitted up Al Almost Almost Almost Al- Al most everywhere the movement once started has gained great headway and done much good All Children Welcome AlL AIL children are welcome at tho the play grounds It will be open every day until school be begins Miss and Miss Bowman Bowman Bowman Bow Bow- man will be 00 there each day until tha that thai time Later some other arrangement wilbe will wil willbe willbe be made George Y I Wallace allace is la president of tho the Salt Lako Lake Park and Playground association association tion Miss 1188 Kate Williams Is secretary and the tho Utah Savings and Trust company 1 Is treasurer Tho The amount of or money necessary necessary essary for the tho er erection of tho the playgrounds apparatus has been subscribed It la Is hoped later to Install moro more when thoro there are moro more funds In the treasury Come on on Willie and Jennie and little Mary ar Jane lots lot's get on the car and go out and pta pIa play with the tho other kids on th the tho morry- morry round merry round o-round the tho swings the tho giant glan stride that giant stride Is great and al all me roe the other things out thero there for or you and |
