Show 12 (2) that four as well as swimming pools should be provided picnic areas lighted ball diamonds tennis courts etc and (3) that all playgrounds should be open for the entire year vith varied programs and under competent leadership This thesis was pertinent to the present investigation because it dealt with some of the problems that were forthcoming in this survey A survey of recreation in Kern County study was California by surveyed the entire county the recreation in Kern County made of Noble Orland W set criteria up A in which he and by which he could evaluate each town in the In setting up his criteria he used two sets of standards (1) those compiled by the National Recreation Association which he found to be too complicated because county the standards vere concerned with communities of about 50000 population and over and (2) those used by Verne Landreth in who made a survey of public cities in California seventy-nin- e were concerned with the improvement of facilities S recreational facilities His recommendations all the areas and in each community and the standardization of the professional preparation a proper experience that is necessary for all recreation leaders This investigation was of great importance to the writer because it dealt with Survey of Recreation in Kern Master's thesis University of Southern County" (unpublished California Los Angeles California 1936) Orland W Noble "A |