Show The Playground Movement 11 r 1 Jit re Is la little doubt nowadays n In llin minds mind of thoughtful people who do tom for their own diver uliver diversion sion sian or for or tho th good of ot their fellow creatures that playgrounds have Jus ins instIlled tIlled themselves and have havo como corno t stay sla The playground may 1113 be called the tho Invention designed to fill the tho peculiar need with regard to children the lh lack lock of o apace space for or them to play pIa In But the playground has developed Into much more than a mere play center and Is regarded nowadays now lI tS s aj M aja MIt ts It a necessary adjunct of oC tilt tie schools In Inthe Inthe the tho formation of r find anti an arm agency for righteousness reform of course would not bo h the proper word for the main distinction of o play playground pla playground ground g OlInd education Is that by b taking hold of the young olli person at ata a period when influences are arc lastIngly Inculcated eaten caled it makes ref rm unnecessary Thu Tho first childrens playground Is believed to have havo been founded lu in San Francisco although Boston Doston thanks to Joseph Leo Lee has haq been recognized as the pioneer city In lii organized play playground pla playground ground work The California inauguration ration of the playground nd Idea Idoa came through a bequest by Senator Sharon and ond the time decision of tho the pork park commis cummis commissioners commissIoners of oC the tho city to devote part of oi his to a playground for Cor chil then dren lie hart had given his money mone specifically for the tho beautifying of Golden Goldea Gate park and It was considered that the time playground pla would be a proper Ob OD Object on which to t expend a n pan of or tho thu th sum San Sau Francisco now ims huas live IIvo playgrounds and Boston has seventy seven According to a member of or the tho Sau Sami Francisco playgrounds commis commission sion sian It is is s Los Angeles that leads tho pla ground movement In the tho west That city ell has haB four our playgrounds In one of or which Is a beautiful recreation center which contains fH a theater gm gym gymnasium rooms bowling alleys kindergarten equipment and a L wealth of other r things It IB is In short a Il pla playground lla ground and a social center conter com coma combined blued During a part of luD was sp nt by la cities of the country countr Of the cities which have imai joined in lii the tho pla moc ruo have done tione so eo within the tho ho last two years ears In liil Iii others arc now go going goIn goin ing In on oa what shat ar are called I campaigns For Fr a time the only play pia playground playground ground gro in NeW Xe was wa one In supported by 11 Joseph JO lph Lee for forthe forthe the good of the children Now Bog Bos Boston ton tOil has ha There is a need of a supervisor sU In any an playground If Jf only for tOI the keeping ot or order and the Inculcation of or the feces necea necessary sary principle that there are nrc rule mules oC of o othe the game to be lived up to toIl 0 It Il Is If now agreed c that the play pia playground playground ground without supervision cannot succeed Tho The Influence of play piLL playgrounds grounds In lowering tho the number or Juvenile offenders In some districts has been remarkable and with ith play pia playgrounds playgrounds grounds provided to accommodate tho the natural play pia activities of the We boys bos and girls and with the tho fraternal and dem democratic democratic and honest conduct which the tho children are arc taught when they time tile are arc still teachable one important solution of tho the problem of oC congestion In lii the tho largest lar est cities Is believed to have havo been reached But the tho sight of or a play playground ground full of entirely happy children has boon boen so Impressive to anybody who has seen It that he be would grant ant at once all nil that Is IB claimed for the playgrounds by br those who nave na stud studied led Joll the theory theor of them hom t anC have hac lov by lovingly lo loIng I Ing watched their growth Spring Springfield field Republican |