Show li lights gh ts of new york ByL L STEVENSON interesting is that toy lending library of the heckscher Heck Heek seher foundation one hundred and fourth street and fifth avenue it if a child wants a plaything he merely draws it and when he returns it is entitled to take fake another hence the name the toys toya are dis infected by OWA workers and the aim ls Is to provide playthings which are necessary for normal development careful explanation is given of the uses of the toy and age and capabilities are considered in issuing the playthings in other words santa claus la is being made an everyday da ffriend yf friend of at slum children instead of a once a year visitor with a christmas grab bag for outdoor play there are scooters shooters oters roller skates sidewalk bicycles express wagons doll 1011 carriages velocipedes kiddle kiddie cars balls bats rubber horseshoes and all sorts of games construction sets blackboards blackboard s sewing materials dolls trains carpentry sets chemistry sets toys that reproduce industrial and housekeeping tasks picture books handicraft sets bets and building blocks are also provided for underprivileged children by interesting the youngsters in constructive play in their homes tto ave give theareal them Treal real educational training said mrs birs rose schwartz director I 1 of the toy library when they bre are busy with these absorbing tasks the lose interest in play with the street gangs and they escape escape the delinquent influences that are always awaiting the bored and idle tile the desire to play to la fundamental fundament alin in every child it Is IB ns as important Import ani to his spiritual welfare as food Is to I 1 his body if a child Is deprived of his proper play facilities his devel opulent Is si stunted tinted playgrounds have bave already provided the slum child with an outlet for his energy that Is better than the sf streets robis but social service has neglected the childs home life we could sibly collect enough toys to let children keep them all so we have hate compromised with the lending li 11 arary idea which we vre hope will serve as a model for other centers throughout the country perhaps I 1 be so BO liter interested in this toy library it if I 1 badat seen underprivileged children like that much better than slum children at play on the lower east side ive seen garbage cans serving as toys incidentally the toys of the Reck heckscher r foundation oun dation lending library are donated not ot infrequently here among the seven million there la Is a happening that causes a chill despite the heat for instance the experience of a young man who hailed balled a taxicab and asked to be e driven to the one hundred and twenty fifth street new 11 haven aven station his intention being to g go to Marma Marm aroneck the cab had bad gone only a imy few blocks when it stopped and two men sprang out of the shadows and held up the passenger they took his watch and wallet prid find disappeared that was bad enough but thedrie the driver e r immediately demanded his fare and when it was waa not forthcoming beat up the passengers pass engert 0 4 A patrolman finally arrived and the passenger told his story tho the driver denied it ila jing that the trouble had bad been caused because the passenger hail had refused to pay his fare the tha officer took the daiv ers era word and lugged the young man off to a police station where he was held for two days before his brother in law finally found him lit in the matter Is ie not yet ended however the brother brotheren in law Is a member of a prominent law firm fim so BO an investigation Is in pi progress ogress since the taxicabs have been under er thel the control of the police the gyps and crooks crocks have been greany reduced in numbers in fact in the years ive been riding around new york in n taxis tarts ive had just one untoward experience one night the fare was waa 86 cents I 1 handed the driver a bill and told him to keep the change and when it was entirely too late I 1 discovered tile the bill was a ten tea anstead of a oue one bell syndicate service BerTl ca |