| Show THE PUBLIC playground when the movement to establish a public playground play ground in tin this s city was started ikle all other new movements it met with obstacles organized play is a new institution out in tho the west though we have public play grounds in many of our leading cities where recreation s all done under the supervision of an expert that the movement is international in its character is fully attested by the following editorial comment clipped from the new york world and the facts therein set forth ought to serve as encouragement to those who are working to establish a playground play ground and better parks in this community among the persons invited to attend the international recreation congress to be held in grand rapids midi mich are more than profess dional play leaders employed in playgrounds in Anier american icari cities the figures give a graphic idea of the development of play under official auspices as a feature ot of school and city park extension and likewise of its development as a gainful occupation that thousands of men and women were to malc make their living teaching children how to play would a gener generation atlon ago have seemed a fanciful theory |
