Show 34 supported by funds raised through taxation and administered by municipal departments under the direction of paid super- intendents of recreation -- National Recreation Association The National Recreation Association serves as a center of information service for city recreation departments and for other groups throughout the country that are operating in the and interests of home and community life and play Following are the duties of the association as enumerated by James E to to communities service (2) service field (1) Rogers: communities and Individuals by mail (3) advancing state and physical education (4) spreading Information through handbooks bulletins and recreation (5) editing a monthly magazine (6) training legislation for recreation in leadership and (7) conducting research in various recreational fields Special service is available in the fields of amateur drama music art home play play in institutions recreation for girls and women physical education and rural education Whether the main purpose of such organizations be community-buildior social religious is obvious that through the play of boys and girls may be developed and leisure time well employed educational 2 Ibid ng p it character 95 f |