Show 13 communities of the same size and with other similar problems to those that confronted the writer especially that of setting up criteria by which to evaluate communities in regard to recreation A Verne S A survey was made by development of standards Landreth5 of the public recreational facilities in California communities Data were gathered by a questionnaire that was sent out Seventy-nin- e cities of California answered After careful analysis of his findings Landreth set 'up a chart by which a community might evaluate its recreational facilities and equipment in the light of what other cities were doing Some of the important results brought out by this survey were as follows: 1 A new and efficient plan was to have one employed by the municipal govening body person as head of recreation Mill age tax 2 was the present trend for supporting recreation 3 One dollar per capita would cover the cost of recreation Adequate leadership vas of utmost importance good volunteer workers were few 4 Verne S Landreth Facilities in California Survey of Public Recreation Communities With a View of Develop"A a Standard" (unpublished Master's thesis University ing of Southern California Los Angeles California 1936) wmmm |