Show jay k it nd S gifol for recreation adon 1 I 1 1 Vs Is growing rapidly ay ground and recon association JN IN PAID LEADERS the united tates states ampro tiey nay for recreation pur f Y ring the last year says report 4 t I 1 nearly was P wrea creation tion during the last Elt cities les in this country 53 playgrounds roun rounds and umber placing the value erty arty given at g orar are belfied a few ot of the facts contained I 1 in the annual i playground and ion of america just made kh gh the playground fed led and two cities report 5 under paid leadership number recorded work umber of were em play at these centers aids were used for the enof the work in of the ort to obtain the fullest tort lort from the recreation tlona tion aire was sent out to and towns in the united canada replies were re 1170 of the number many lyald did not respond in any request for information to be carrying on oil public in some form tat list cities report play centers maini t bald leadership during 7 yla Is considered most en atthe athe association depre lt does a satisfactory ln in 1920 when cities so te se total of I 1 centers satisfactory growth as ith the reported last t into in to the cities which on recreational activities leadership cen centers are 11 in a many other cities as i reports received amon vitial ih ool playgrounds in playgrounds with special biln in three cities centers teer r leadership e ader ship in six cities alsed centers in 59 cities cities initiated the lie work 04 4 of them wholly or part uniel pal control in adal aties report ground and purchased with a view to the work and 22 1 cities enite plans tor for work next s I 1 colored children cities listed in the statis stalls at alle the report GS 08 show 3 exclusively by colored some e of the cities report aused sed by both colored and nerease in the number aders Is a feature of the years total exio report by agi of tin the 1 were men and umber iter of trained traine A workers growing steadily train ifor for them atheni whether oni em luntzer lun teer fire are being estadt number of cities i cities conducting such es B in 1921 mili illi nn an en cn c n 1 of these cities of 1380 ses for volunteer stork ork dueled in it ga w cities ath h nine in it 1920 and 35 K ported an oi fil I 1 1 A roiti maikel ked improvement the number of cities rr re service examinations for irions in 1921 this being ag 26 in 1920 1020 various forms of municipal adman 1 Istia tion ore lire reported by the cities the playground work of which IQ supported in whole hole or part by municipal funds the managing authority being in the school board in of the cities while in SS of 0 them power Is vested in playground and recreation commissions or departments division boards and bureaus of recreation in 50 cities the work Is under the authority of park boards departments and bureaus or park and recreation commissions in the balance of the cities almost every civic organization extant has apparently been called into service to manage and control the recreation work including departments departie depart me li is 0 of f public mel welfare fare departments of parks and public property city councils boards of trustees or select selectmen men and departments or boards of public works in one town the local public safety committee was called upon in another the department of streets and public improvements in another the city planning commission while in ill various other oilier cities and towns the tha city health department the department of public affairs the public recreation and welfare commission municipal league and the public athletic lea league gue of the county were called upon to handle the work conducted by private organizations organization in almost cities the managing authority was vested in private organizations these having the widest possible range from the red cross to the rotary club and covering churches chur clies industrial plants vo meus clubs the Y W C A the Y U M C A various boys organizations parent teacher associations settlements and even in some cases private individuals the last being the case in seven seve a cities in other cities private organizations organization and municipal departments combined in the matia management gemen I 1 of tile the playgrounds and recreation centers more than voted in bonds for recreation purposes is the report front from 20 cities this figure includes duluth minn with voted for a municipal golf course and akron ohio which made available for establishing parks and playgrounds memphis tenn plans to spend on a municipal swimming pool A total average dally daily attendance tc of t C Is reported by ettles for attendance nt at winter centers Is reported by cities A growing use 0 of playground facilities during the evening hours Is noted from year to year other features of the report are the closing of streets for play where city authorities safeguard the lives of thousands of children who mho lack playground privileges the number of cities reporting play streets thus established during the year Is 38 33 25 of them providing play leaders ninety eight cities report safeguarding streets in winter tor for coasting an increasing number of cities report tile the establishment of bathing facilities for public use the opening of swimming pools public baths and municipal bathing beaches this year cities report the maintenance of community buildings used exclusively for recreational purposes an increase of 53 over last year |