Show autori cutori la more ph phiygrounds tygromids nee needed led W while alile flile e 10 do lo not consider it entirely proper that chil IKII dlell blell should lise tile lie IIIWDH lawns of tho hospital annd nnd flild other public buildings ns its playgrounds wo we also feel that a campaign laign paign to keep keel thein off those these grounds cultivated for the public pleasure treats only the tile symptom and not tile problem itself in this case the problem lies in tho the fact that this rapidly growing city docs does not have sufficient playgrounds for the children we bleed ueed ileed more lawn territory to supplement the city park these new playgrounds should be placed at convenient points throughout the city so that the more densely populated areas would each have one handy bandy youngsters living ou oil the outskirts or in farming communities usually have enough private ground on which to indulge their games or make believe adventures there was some talk a few months ago about the area that was used for a skating pond last winter on the comer corner of ist north and 1st ast west being planted with grass and flowers and used for a park this is an excellent idea and would not deprive anyone of V t a skating facilities the lawn could be frozen over in the winter without any ill effect to the growth we are very proud of the civic mindedness that erected our fieldhouse and swimming pool and we suggest to service station attendants hotel and motel keepers that they mention these attractions to visitors operators of these business establishments have a unique opportunity of acting a publicity agents for our fair city these playgrounds or parks to which we refer would cost only a fraction of the buildings that we have erected and yet would contribute so much to the growth of our young people fresh freh air trees flowers and healthy exercise have a wonderfully stimulating cleansing effect on the growth of the human mind and body lack of these facilities has a tendency to stunt growth and in the older child turn mm him into ways and habits that are not so healthy or uplifting before houses are erected on every available lot let us have one or two designated as parks it will be an investment in human character |