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LS.Z ò : Z+l United States Department o f Labor Frances Perkins, Secretary % Children’s Bureau - - - Katharine F. Lenroot, Chief L E IS U R E -T IM E PROGRAM I N SMALL C I T I E S A N D T O W N S BY E LLA G A R D N E R 4 United States Government Printing Office Washington: 1937 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Price 5 cents Page Coi A mmï8?T Sponsors............................................................... Obtaining the cooperation o f local agencies. Recreation council............................................. Planning the survey meeting.................................. Gathering general information........................ Outlining the topics to be considered............. Conducting the survey meeting.............................. Graphic presentation o f existing services Appointment o f a recreation council............. Starting the program................................. .............. Calling a meeting o f the recreation council. Selecting a project.............................................. Enlisting the support o f the general public. . Standards for playgrounds...................................... Expert leadership............................................... Playground area................................................. Playground supervision..................................... Game courts and other playground facilities. Standards for other recreation facilities................ Suggestions for further reading.............................. itional agencies concerned with recreation. . . https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 11 13 Development of a Leisure-Time Program in Sm all Cities and Towns C O M M U N IT Y P L A N N IN G F O R L E I S U R E -T I M E A C T IV IT IE S M an is a doing creature. W hen he is released from the work he is com pelled to do, he seeks amusements he can enjoy. Usually he does not put forth much effort to find pleasurable activities but accepts whatever is at hand, perhaps an amusement that is interesting his friends at the time. Because this is true, it is the responsibility o f the thoughtful citizens o f a community to see to it that opportunities for enjoyable, stimulating, and, at the same time, wholesome use o f leisure are easily available for both children and adults. For many years great interest has been shown in providing facilities for wholesome play for children. M ore recendy this interest has been extended to leisure-time programs that include recreational, educational, and cul tural activities for all members o f the family. It is not only in the larger cities— where programs under trained leadership have been provided at playgrounds and community centers for the recreation o f people o f all ages— that this interest has found expression; in many towns and smaller centers intelligent cooperation has made it possible to enrich the leisure o f the people through greater use o f the leadership and facilities at hand. In any city or town a number o f different agencies or organizations will be found that are interested in the recreational needs o f a particular group or, in some instances, o f the city or town as a whole. These organizations represent a wide variety o f social interests and include schools, churches, civic and community organizations, club groups o f all types— especially those organized on a national basis— setdements, social groups, and special groups concerned primarily with the development o f recreational activities and facilities. A ny community plan must take into consideration the serv ices and programs o f these organizations in order that there will not be a duplication o f work and that effort will be directed to the aspects o f an adequate leisure-time program that have heretofore been most neglected. A METHOD OF I N IT I A T IN G A C O M M U N IT Y PROGRAM SPON SO RS It is difficult to obtain cooperation among a wide variety o f groupfc and organizations unless a group o f sponsors will assume responsibility for stim ulating interest and for developing a sound plan to put this interest into 1 153611°—37 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 2 Development o f a L eisure-T im e Program action. These sponsors must be willing to give time and thought to work ing out the procedure best adapted to the particular community. O B TA IN IN G T H E CO O PERA TIO N O F LO CAL AG E N C IE S It is very important that the sponsors obtain the cooperation o f all agencies or organizations that are providing group recreation for children or young persons or that are interested in furthering opportunities for their cultural or educational interests. The success o f the whole program will often depend on making the proper approach to the leaders or the appropriate persons in these organizations and tactfully explaining to them the signifi cance o f the plan. O ne carefully selected person from each agency should be invited to attend a general meeting held to survey the leisure-time activities and resources o f the community. This person will com e not to represent his agency in a formal way but to tell those at the meeting about the contributions his agency makes and the needs it has discovered. At this survey meeting a recreation council may be appointed and a definite organization formed. R E C R E A TIO N CO UNCIL Community planning has been undertaken in a number o f localities by a recreation council that includes representatives from all the organizations actively working in this field. Such a council will have a many-sided approach to the problems and may be able to work out methods for coordi nating the services and the use o f the facilities provided by different organizations. P L A N N IN G T H E S U R V E Y M E E T IN G G A T H E R IN G G E N E R A L IN FO R M A TIO N The survey meeting cannot be really effective unless the sponsors have carefully planned the program and have gathered together certain informa tion that will be needed in making the survey. The number o f school chil dren, o f young people, and o f adults to be served will naturally affect the plans, and therefore such information should be obtained from the school census or other sources. It is important to know which areas in the com munity are in greatest need o f recreational facilities. Juvenile-court, police, and school-attendance officers should be able to throw some interesting light on the special needs o f boys and girls in particular areas. A map o f the city or town, showing in different colors the areas o f greatest concen tration o f children who must rely upon public facilities for their recreation, will give the group a clear picture o f the problems that must be considered. O U TLIN IN G T H E T O P IC S T O BE CO N SID E RED In order to obtain the greatest benefit from the survey meeting, each representative should be given time to prepare a report o f all the leisure time services and activities that his organization has undertaken or is https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 3 in Small C ities and Towns planning to undertake within the near future. It is desirable, therefore, that the sponsors send each representative an outline o f the major points to be considered in the meeting. The following outline is suggested for this purpose. As a representative o f your organization at the meeting to survey the community’ s resources for leisure-time activities you will be asked to make a brief report on the leisure time programs sponsored by your organization. In order that you may have the material in mind, the following list o f questions has been prepared. The following age groupings will be used: Children 6 to 10 years, boys 11 to 16 years, girls 11 to 16 years, boys and girls 11 to 16 years, boys 17 to 25 years, girls 17 to 25 years, boys and girls 17 to 25 years, men, women, and whole family. Social affairs. How often are social affairs, such as parties, dances, picnics, held? In which age groups are those who attend? W ho arranges the programs? Gam es and sports. What team games are played? Have you a gymnasium? In which age groups are those who play? W ho comes to see the games? Have you facilities for other indoor and outdoor sports? If so, who uses them? M usic. Have you an orchestra? A band? A glee club, chorus, or choir? Any other music groups? In which age groups are those who belong? Drama. Have you presented a play or pageant this year? Have you a dramatic club? How often are plays produced? Is there a stagecraft group? In which age groups are those who participate? Crafts and hobbies. Have you classes or clubs in handcraft, manual arts, or hobbies? are those who belong? In which age groups Study groups. D o you maintain discussion or study groups? What are the subjects and in which age groups are those who are served? Clubs. D o you maintain organized clubs having regular meetings and a definite program o f activities, such as Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, 4 -H clubs? Facilities. Have you buildings, specially equipped rooms such as gymnasiums, or other facilities »or the use o f groups with special interests? Are they used to capacity? C O N D U C T IN G T H E S U R V E Y M E E T IN G G R A P H IC PRE SE N TA TIO N O F E X IS T IN G SE RVICES The purpose o f the survey meeting should be to present a general picture of.the leisure-time needs o f the community and o f what is actually available in the'way o f services and facilities. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis D IA G R A M O F T H E L E IS U R E -T IM E A C T IV IT IE S A N D F A C IL IT IE S IN T H E C O M M U N IT Y Facilities Libraries Camps Picnic places Playgrounds Social rooms Piano Stage Gymnasiums Audi toriums Study groups Crafts and hobbies Dancing Music Drama Camping Watch Skating, swim ming, un organized sports Play ft £ Watch Team games and tourna ments Creative arts Parks Athletic events Other Fetes and picnics Dances Group Socials and parties Social affairs Children 6 to 1 0 years Boys 1 1 to 1 6 years Girls 11 to 1 6 years Boys 1 7 to 2 5 years Girls 1 7 to 2 5 yea rs Boys and girls 1 7 to 2 5 years Men Women Whole family https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Development o f a Leisure- Tim e Program Boys and girls 1 1 to 1 6 years in Small C ities and Towns 5 After making a statement concerning the purpose o f the meeting and appointing a temporary secretary, the chairman or leader should present briefly the general information gathered by the sponsors. This may be followed by a general discussion. It is sometimes advisable to establish the limits o f the area to be included in the program. The area may be bounded by the legal limits o f the city or town or it may be a larger area that includes a rural district. It may be desirable to review rapidly the area’s natural resources for recreation, such as good places for swimming, fishing, or winter sports, and to make a list o f the available commercial amusements and consider their value for children and young persons. The next step is to obtain from the group a list o f the outstanding contributions that the various agencies and organizations are making. I f this first meeting is to be effective, there must be presented a clear and vivid picture o f the resources o f the community and the types o f service that are completely lacking or that need to be developed. Since it is difficult to keep clearly in mind and to remember in detail a number o f verbal reports o f many different organizations, it has been found extremely useful to place before the group a diagram on which may be recorded, at the time they are reported, the types o f service given and the age groups o f the people served. Such a diagram can be drawn on a blackboard or on paper, and each subdivision should be large enough for several entries that give the initials or other identifying symbol o f the organization provid ing the services recorded in that subdivision. A simple diagram o f this type is shown on page 4. Across the top appear all the items included in the oudine sent to the representatives and at the side are entered the age groups and the sex o f the persons served. When a representative reports that certain activities or facilities are avail able, the initials o f that agency should be placed in the proper space. T he value o f the information obtained will depend to a great extent on the amount o f pertinent discussion that can be stimulated. Significant points should be brought out; such as, whether older boys and girls have a voice in arranging their own programs; whether social events are held regularly and frequendy or once or twice a year; whether all children or only a few gifted ones are encouraged to participate in certain events; whether there sure membership fees and dues or paid admissions. After each agency has made a report, one or two very definite and immediate needs probably will stand out. For instance, it may seem that the group that needs the most attention is the one composed o f people 17 to 25 years o f age. W hat agencies serve this group? It may have been observed that no provision has been made for creative activities for them and that they have very few organizations. The commercial amusements that attract them may be considered unsuitable. Where do the boys and girls go for entertainment? W hat would be their natural meeting places? The next step is to discuss what is to be done. Can the programs o f the existing agencies be enriched to serve this group adequately? H ow can https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 6 Development o f a Leisure-T im e Program the young people be drawn in? I f no agency is available, should a recrea tion center be opened? H ow can it be financed and manned? H ow can leaders be trained? By what methods can commercial amusements be controlled? Such a discussion should show that there is a definite need and that it can be met if the group is willing to assume the responsibility. APPO IN TM E N T O F A R E C R E A T IO N CO UNCIL Before the survey meeting is adjourned, it may be desirable to form a definite organization— a recreation council composed o f at least one active representative appointed by each agency. A chairman and an executive committee o f four or five members should be elected or appointed, in order that meetings may be called and responsibilities delegated. A t least two committees should be created, one to look into the possibilities o f developing new projects, and one to examine the existing programs for opportunities to dovetail leadership and facilities or to make greater use o f them. S T A R T IN G T H E P R O G R A M C A L L IN G A M E E T IN G O F T H E R E C R E A T IO N CO UNCIL In order to benefit from the enthusiasm and interest that usually attend the launching o f a new program, it is desirable for the permanent chair man to call the recreation council together for a meeting as soon as pos sible, preferably not more than a week after the survey meeting was held. By this time a number o f persons may have definite and clear ideas about projects to be undertaken, and it should be possible after discussion to decide upon some concrete project on which work can be started at once. SE LE C TIN G A PR O JE C T It may be well to advise against undertaking a more ambitious service than the community is ready to support. Because financial support is usually difficult to obtain and yet seems to be so necessary to the immedi ate growth o f a program, there is danger o f forgetting that it is leadership, not money, that it is the interest that goes on year after year, not this year’s budget, which makes the program secure. Therefore, one project at a time successfully brought to full efficiency and used as a stepping stone to the next undertaking may mean slow growth, but it nevertheless is most likely to mean permanent growth. The following projects are suggested for consideration: 1. Establishing social and study clubs for older boys and girls in the schools and in churches. 2. Organizing troops o f Boy and Girl Scouts, 4 -H clubs, and similar organizations, for the group 10 to 16 years o f age. 3. Developing a hobby or craft club for adolescents and adults. 4. Securing volunteer (or paid, if possible) play leaders for an after school playground. Young men and women home from college https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in Small Cities and Towns 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 7 and normal school will be able to give satisfactory service here and will find this an opportunity for enriching their own lives. Arranging training institutes led by Scout, school, or church recreation specialists for volunteer leaders in all agencies. Putting into condition a playground, indoor center, or wintersports area. Making plans for greater use o f the school plant, obtaining especially the cooperation o f the teachers o f physical education, arts, and music. Stimulating public agencies to greater efficiency by help and active interest. Organizing a league or tournament in an indoor or outdoor sport, such as chess or horseshoe pitching. Arranging community celebrations o f holidays, organizing a community chorus, drama groups, and so forth. Encouraging home-play programs. This can be done through backyard-playground contests, publishing plans for homepicnic grounds, through exhibits and news stories on home made games, puppets, books, and so forth. The frequency o f subsequent meetings must depend on the vigor o f the leadership and the scope o f the program undertaken by the recreation council. I f long-time planning is undertaken, the need for initiating new projects and reports on the progress o f the plan will necessitate regular and possibly frequent meetings o f the council and its committees. EN LISTIN G TH E SU PPORT O F T H E G E N E R A L PU B LIC The vigor o f the program will be greatly enhanced by the understanding, interest, and support o f the general public. Almost any achievement is possible if the community is really interested, and every effort should be made to see that the facts, the needs, the plans, and the hopes in regard to a recreation program are brought in an effective way to all community groups. This is especially important when the council begins to seek for more adequate public provision for recreation. Such provision should be a definite aim since public support through taxes not only lends stability to the program but also places the responsibility for its continuance on all the citizens. This is not such a radical departure as it may seem, because community provision o f leisure-time activities is a logical extension o f the public-school system o f education. T o insist upon the education o f our children during the day and to offer evening classes to adults who wish to continue their education is considered a civic duty. T o supply oppor tunities for education and recreation activities o f every wholesome kind to meet the need for creative self-expression as well as for sport and social intercourse is also a matter o f civic concern. In planning for the future growth o f its program, the recreation council may well look forward to placing a major part o f its responsibility in the hands o f well-trained, tax- https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 8 Development o f a Leisure-T im e Program paid public officials. However, a public recreation program will always be strengthened by the interest o f an active group o f citizens. STAN D ARD S FO R PLA YG R O U N D S Communities vary greatly in their composition and needs. There may be greater need for play space, special recreation areas, equipment, and leadership in the crowded neighborhoods o f large cities than in smaller cities or towns, but all types o f communities need wholesome group activi ties and opportunities for the development o f a wide variety o f leisure-time activities, especially those o f interest to young persons. In order to assist communities in measuring the adequacy o f the provision that has been made for recreation, a few standards have been assembled from published statements o f the National Recreation Association, the National Congress o f Parents and Teachers, and o f other recreation au thorities. These standards were developed through studies o f the use o f resources actually available in a number o f cities and therefore apply especially to urban areas. It should be noted also that the standards out lined are those applicable to facilities which should be provided from public funds. E X P E R T LEA D E R SH IP Since the leisure-time program should extend through the entire year, a well-trained man or woman should give full time to planning and devel oping a rounded, well-adapted program for children and adults. The employment o f such a person on full time through an appropriation from public funds should be possible in cities o f 10,000 or more population. In smaller communities supervision o f the recreation program can be made one o f the duties o f a person in charge o f the extra curricular classes o f the schools. The year-round worker in charge o f the recreation program usually is called the superintendent o f recreation. As the program develops it is frequendy found necessary to employ specialists in such activities as music, drama, crafts, and sports. • PLA Y G R O U N D AR EA A t least 3 acres o f land is needed for a satisfactory playground for children. T o be adequate the playground must have a shelter house for boys and one for girls and space for team games and other active play. Such an area can serve four or five hundred children at a time if the program is skill fully organized. Even if the child population is less than this, the space should not be gready reduced. I f the playground is adjacent to a school building in which shelter-house facilities are available, a smaller area will serve. Children up to 12 or 13 years o f age will not generally go more than a quarter o f a mile to a playground. This should be considered in selecting https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 9 in Small Cities and Towns sites. Older boys and girls will go a mile or more to an athletic field, but they usually prefer to play closer home even though the facilities may be less satisfactory. P LA Y G R O U N D SUPERVISIO N A t least one play leader is necessary at each playground during the hours that it is in use. If a choice must be made between a play leader and equipment, choose the leader, for a trained worker produces a program even if the playground area is small and few supplies are available. Volunteers to assist during periods o f intensive use or to present special work can frequendy be obtained through clubs and other organizations. G A M E C O U R TS AND O T H E R PLA Y G R O U N D FA C IL IT IE S A playground for children, frequendy the first development in a recre ation program for the community, should include the following: M IN IM U M E Q U IP M E N T Volley-ball court Shelter houses (if a school building [is not available) Drinking fountain First-aid kit Softball field Slide Swings Sandbox For a neighborhood playground for persons o f varied ages and interests, the equipment should include that listed above for a children’s playground and in addition several o f the following types o f game courts and other playground facilities: GAM E COURTS Running track Jumping pit Field hockey Ball field (to be used for baseball, football, and soccer) Bowling green Archery Clock golf Croquet Shuffleboard Basketball Handball Horseshoe Tennis Paddle tennis O T H E R P L A Y G R O U N D F A C IL IT IE S Wading pool Bleachers Stadium (with lockers, showers, etc.) Outdoor theater Outdoor fireplace Tables and benches for picnics Bandstand Winter-sports facilities: Ski jump Toboggan slide Sled slide Skating rink S T A N D A R D S F O R O T H E R R E C R E A T IO N F A C IL IT IE S There should be at least one baseball field to each 5,000 population and at least one tennis court to each 2,000 population. An athletic field may include any combination o f the following facilities: Regulation baseball diamond 1 Running track Jumping pit Tennis court Regulation football field Volley-ball court Hockey field Field house * This field, when not being used for baseball, may be used for football or soccer. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 10 Development o f a Leisure-T im e Program Swimming pools and beaches should be large enough to care for 10 percent o f the population in 1 day. A bout 150 square feet o f beach is required for each person. If the bathing beach has an average width o f 150 feet, this would mean one linear foot o f waterfront for each person using the beach. The American Library Association recommends an annual expenditure o f $1 per capita as a minimum for good library service. A community o f at least 4,000 population is necessary to support a library on this basis. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis S U G G E S T IO N S F O R F U R T H E R R E A D IN G M A K IN G A SU RVEY •The Survey as a Starting Point. Youth: How Communities Can Help, pp. 14-17, 69. U . S. Office o f Education, Bulletin 1936, No. 18-1. Washington, 1936. 10 cents. Com m unity Organization o f Parent Education. National Council o f Parent Educa tion, 60 East Forty-second Street, New York, 1936. 15 pp. Single copies, 20 cents; 10 or more copies, 15 cents a copy. Suggestions for a Recreation Survey. National Recreation Association, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, 1932. Mimeographed. 13 pp. 25 cents. H ow to Start a Com m unity Recreation Program . National Congress o f Parents and Teachers, 1201 Sixteenth Street N W ., Washington, 1932. 16 pp. 5 cents. •Youth: Com m unity Surveys. U. S. Office o f Education, Bulletin 1936, No. 18-V I. W ashington, 1936, 97 pp. 15 cents. W ID E R USE O F SCH O O LS •Boston’s Use o f Its Schools. Youth: How Communities Can Help, pp. 54-55. U. S. Office o f Education, Bulletin 1936, No. 18-1. Washington, 1936. 10 cents. The New Leisure Challenges the Schools, by Eugene T . Lies. National Recreation Association, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, 1933. 326 pp. Paper, $1.50; doth, #2. •Extended Use o f School Buildings, by Eleanor T . Glueck. U. S. Office o f Educa tion, Bulletin 1927, No. 5. Washington, 1927. 80 pp. 10 cents. L IB R A R Y Public Library Service to “ Y oung Adults” , by Alice Louise L e Fevre. Library Journal (published at Nineteenth and Federal Streets, Camden, N. J .), vol. 61, no. 15 (Sept. 1, 1936), pp. 623-626. 25 cents. •School and County Library Cooperation. Edited by Edith A. Lathrop. U. S. Office o f Education, Pamphlet No. 11. Washington, 1930. 43 pp., tllus. 10 cents. •Statistics o f Public, Society, and School Libraries, 1929. U. S. Office o f Education, Bulletin 1930, No. 37. Washington, 1930. 365 pp. 50 cents. •Rural Libraries. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1559. Washington, 1928. 50 pp. 10 cents. Single copies free from the U . S. Department o f Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The Superintendent M akes a D iscovery; the answer to the rural school reading problem, by Lucile F. Fargo. American Library Association, 520 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 1931. 32 pp. Free. B U IL D IN G A P L A Y G R O U N D H om e Playground and Indoor Playroom . National Recreation Association, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, 1937. 9 pp. 20 cents. H om e-M ade Play Apparatus. National Recreation Association, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, 1929. 15 pp. 25 cents. •Housing and Equipping the W ashington Child Research Center, by Mary Dabney Davis and Christine Heinig. U . S. Office o f Education, Pamphlet No. 13. Washington, 1930. 24 pp. 5 cents. Play Areas, Their Design and Equipm ent. Edited by George D . Butler. A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, 1928. 206 pp. $3. •Home Play and Play Equipm ent for the Preschool Child. U . S. Children s Bu reau Publication No. 238. Washington, 1937. 20 pp. 10 cents. Smgle copies free from the Children’s Bureau, Washington, D. C. •For «ale by the Superintendent of Document«, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., to whom the order and remittance should be sent directly. . .. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Development o f a Leisure-T im e Program 12 PLA Y G R O U N D P R O G R A M S •Handbook for Recreation Leaders, by Ella Gardner. U . S. Children’s Bureau Publication No. 231. Washington, 1936. 121 pp. 15 cents. Single copies free from the Children’s Bureau, Washington, D. C. Playgrounds— Their Administration and Operation. Edited by George D. Butler. A. S. Barnes & Co. (for the National Recreation Association), New York, 1936. 402 pp. $3. C onduct o f Playgrounds. National Recreation Association, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, 1936. 48 pp. 25 cents. Play Streets and Their Use for Recreational Programs, by Edward V . Norton, A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, 1937. 77 pp. $1. The Organization and Adm inistration o f Playgrounds and Recreation, by Jay B. Nash. A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, 1927. 547 pp. $3. P R O G R A M S FO R AD O LE SC E N TS Y outh Serves the Com m unity, by Paul R . Hanna and others. D . Appleton-Century Co., New York, 1936. 303 pp. $2. Partners in P la y; recreation for young men and women together, by Mary J. Breen. National Recreational Association, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, 1934. 130 pp. $1. M obilizing U nem ployed Rural Y oung People for G row th Through Constructive Programs o f Study and A ctivity. Southern Woman’s Educational Alliance, 401 Grace-American Building, Richmond, Va., 1933. Mimeographed. 20 pp. 15 cents. W H A T C O M M U N IT IE S A R E D OIN G •Youth: H ow Com munities Can H elp. U. S. Office o f Education, Bulletin 1936, No. 18-1. Washington, 1936. 77 pp. 10 cents. •Y outh: Leisure for Living, by Katherine Glover. U. S. Office o f Education, Bulletin 1936, No. 18-11. Washington, 1936. 126 pp. 15 cents. The Arts W orkshop o f Rural Am erica; a study o f the rural arts program o f the agri cultural extension service, by Marjorie Patten. Columbia University Press, New York, 1937. 202 pp. $1.50. The United States Works Progress Administration, Recreation Division, 1734 New York Avenue NW ., Washington, D. C., has a series o f mimeographed bulletins which contain suggestions on various phases o f community cooperation for leisure, the relation ship of health and recreation activities, and the training o f recreation leaders. A list o f subjects and copies o f the bulletins are available free on request. V O CA TIO N AL PR E PA R A TIO N AN D G UIDANCE Sources for M aterial on Vocational-G uidance Organizations. Bureau, Washington, 1936. Mimeographed. 4 pp. Free. U . S. Children’s •Youth: Education for Those Out o f School, by H. B. Swanson. U . S. Office of Education, Bulletin 1936, No. 18-III. Washington, 1936. 76 pp. 10 cents. •Youth: Vocational Guidance for Those Out o f School, by Harry D. Kitson. U. S. Office o f Education, Bulletin 1936, No. 18-IV . Washington, 1936. 81 pp. 10 cents. •Youth: Finding Jobs, by D . L. Harley. U. S. Office o f Education, Bulletin 1936 No. 18-V. Washington, 1936. 59 pp. 10 cents. T H E SO CIAL VA LU E O F R E C R E A TIO N Leisure and R ecreation; a study o f leisure and recreation in their sociological aspects, by Martin H. Neumeyer and Esther S. Neumeyer. A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, 1936. 405 pp. $3. The Theory o f Play, by Elmer D . Mitchell and Bernard S. Mason. A. S. Barnes & C o., New York, 1934. 547 pp. $2.80. Education o f the W hole M an, by L. P. Jacks. Harper & Bros., New York, 1931. 155 pp. $1.75. • For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., to whom the order and remittance should be sent directly. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis N A T IO N A L A G E N C IE S CONCERNED W IT H R E C R E A T IO N American Library Association, 520 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111. ♦♦Boys’ d u b s o f America, Inc., 381 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. ♦♦Boy Scouts o f America, 2 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. ♦♦Camp Fire Girls, Inc., 41 Union Square, New York, N. Y. Children’s Bureau, U. S. Department o f Labor, Washington, D. C. ♦♦Cooperative Recreation Service, Box 333, Delaware, Ohio. ♦♦Girl Scouts, Inc., 14 West Forty-ninth Street, New York, N. Y. **New°YOTkB Nr Y °f thC Y0Ung Women’s Christian Associations, 600 Lexington Avenue, National Council o f Catholic Women, National Youth Committee, 1312 Massachusetts Avenue NW ., Washington, D . C. ♦♦National Council o f the Young M en’s Christian Associations, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. * National Education Ass ♦♦National Recreati 1201 Sixteenth Street NW ., Washington, D. C. ^tion, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Southern Woman1 Va. Alliance, 401 Grace-American Building, Richmond, **U . S. Department [e, Extension Service, Washington, D. C. U. S. Department o: Skills, Washington, U. S. Works Progress A 1340 G Street NW., **U. S. Works Progress /Î, NW ., Washington, D. C.1 ••This organization arranges institiL may obtain the services of one of the colleges of agriculture frequently have Resettlement Administration, Division of Special National Youth Administration, Projects Division o* i, Recreation Division, 1734 New York Avenue ¿pg of recreation leaders. Sometimes community groups of this organization. The extension division of State juct community surveys and leader-training institutes. 13 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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