Show I Lights of New York By L L. L L. STEVENSON STENSON I I Interesting Is th that t toy lending li library Ii 11 brar of ot the Heckscher Foundation One Hundred and Fourth street and Fifth avenue If It a wants a plaything he merely draws It and when he returns It Is entitled to tot t take ke another Hence nence the name The toys are disinfected by CW A workers work work-c ers and the aim Is to provide playthings playthings play play- things which are necessary for Cor normal normal normal nor nor- mal development Careful explanation Is given of the tho uses of ot the toy and age and capabilities are considered In IssuIng Issuing ing big the playthings In other words Santa Claus Clans Is being made an everyday everyday every every- da friend Instead day of slum children of ot a once a n year visitor with a n Christmas grab For o outdoor play there are arc scooters roller skates sidewalk bicycles cles express wagons doll carriages velocipedes kiddie kiddle cars balls bats rubber horseshoes and all sorts of ot games Construction Construe Construe- tion sets blackbo blackboards sewing materials materials mate mate- 1 rials dolls trains carpentry sets I chemistry sets to toys s 's that reproduce Industrial and housekeeping tasks picture books handicraft sets and building blocks are arc also provided for underprivIleged children S S S By Interesting the tho youngsters in constructive construct e pIa ploy play In their homes v we c give them real educational trainIng training train train- Ing said Mrs Rose Schwartz director director director di di- rector of ot the to toy library When they are bUs busy with these absorbing tasks they lose Interest In play with tho the street gangs and they escape the delinquent Influences that are always awaiting the bored and Idle The desire to play piny is fundamental In every child It Is as important to his spiritual welfare as ns food IB 18 to his body If It a child Is deprived of ot othis his proper play facilities his devel el is stunt stunted d. d Playgrounds have already provided the slum child with an outlet t for his energy that is better than the streets But social service has neglected the childs child's ds d's home life liCe We could not possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly olle cohle collect t enough toys to let children children chil chili dren keep them all So we have compromised with the lending li library library li- li Idea which we e hope will serve as ns a n model for tor other centers throughout the country S S Perhaps I wouldn't be so Interested Interested interested Inter Inter- ested In this toy library If It I hadn't seen underprivIleged children like children like that much better than slum children chil chit dren dren nt at play On the lower East Eastside Eastside Eastside side Ive I've seen garbage cans serving as ns toys Incidentally the to toys s 's of ot the Foundation l lending library are donated S S S SNot Not Infrequently here among the seven sc million n there Is a n happening a chill despite the heat For Instance the experience of ot a ayoung ayoung ayoung young man who hailed a n taxicab and asked to be drIven to the One OneHundred OneHundred OneHundred Hundred and Twenty fifth street New Haven station his Intention being to go to l The cab had bad gone anI only a few blocks when It stopped and two men sprang out ont of oC the shadows and held up the passenger The They took his watch and wallet and disappeared That was bad enough But the driver er Immediately demanded his faro fare and when It was not forthcoming beat up the passenger I IS S 4 S SA A patrolman finally arrived and the tho passenger told his Eitor story The driver denied It It saying that tho the trouble had been caused because the passenger had refused to pay his fare The officer took the drivers driver's drivers driver's ers er's word and lugged the young man off oft to a police station where he was held for tor two days before beloro his law brother finally found him I The he matter Is not yet jet ended how- how ever The law brother Is a member member mem mem- ber of ot a prominent law firm so an Investigation Is In progress S S S Since the tho taxicabs have been under under under un un- der the tho control of ot the police the g gyps ps and crooks have ha been greatly reduced In numbers In fact In the years ears Ive I've been rl riding around New NewYork NewYork NewYork York In taxis Ive I've had Just one untoward experience One night tho the fare was 80 SO cents I handed the driver a b bill lI and told him to keep the tho change And when It was entirely entirely en en- too late I discovered the bill was a ten Instead of ot a none one C sa Dell Bell Syndicate Service |