Emery County Progress | 1902-06-07 | Page 3 | Value of City Playgrounds

value ot city playgrounds greatly lessen the ju aenlle mischief that often runs into crime A noted lecturer says perma nent playgrounds in cities are import ant moral helps and that the police department part ment in london reported many years ago that crime was largely repressed by giving children a chance to work off their surplus energy in play new lork city made the same discovery and not only provides dent playgrounds for the schools but Is rapidly adding to the number of small parks and open spaces in crowd ed places play tor children presents itself to sociologists in these times as a natural right the disregard of which runs up a heavy score against a community st louis globe democrat