Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-02
HUGHES ON SPIRIT or play.
Governor Praises playground System
and It's Work In Cities.

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Governor Praises Playground System
and lts8 Work In Cities. Il
Governor Charles Evans Hughes OF
New York was the principal speaker
at recent session of the second an
nnal congress Of the Playground Asso-
citation of America, which has been
holding forth at the American Museum
OF Natural History, in New York city.
He said the best way to train boy TO
do right is not to lecture him into
tears about his wrongdoing, but to
show him the delight of a noble and
happy boyhood. 70
The successful worker, must have
the spirit of play in his heart" said
Governor Hughes. .and the successful
sman is only a boy with ! o. mans ex.
Eperience. He must have the zest. the
sdeyotioh, the. spirit Of comrtadeship,
sfhe capacity of self forgetfulnesss, add
ed to the wholesome outlook Of the life
Of the boy. If he is to do a rnan's work
In the world. How are we in our:
great coHgested population. to make;
possible the spirit Of play. the oppor-
tpnities which are essential to the de-
ayeSpment Of the normal manhood?
SI cannot aid you by expressing ,sug-
sgestion, but can bid you godspeed
from the bottom of my heart. rs
'ssWe are fighting with intelligence.
hand, we hope, wisely! the great white
plague But the dread disease of tu-s
berculosis must be successfully fought
sby developing stamina, physical
strength. plenitude in all the physical
activities. We must nourish that
strength in childhood. We do not
want simply hospitals and pavilions
and notices giving instructions to those
who are infrm. We want to save the
health of the country SO that we may
develop q strong. well nurtured com
mnnity. ~ 81,
IF we are thinking of nothing else
but the preservation of life and the
proper function of government in pro-
tecting against the community expo
sure of the people to infection and the
inroads of disease, we would make it
one Of our first objects to secure ade-
quate Fairgrounds for children in the,
free air and give them opportunities OF
rescuing themselves from their over.
crowded abodes. Isl
s'We want Fairgrounds to conserve
the morals of the people. There may
be some who look upon human nature
as absolutely debased and yet recall it
as exhibiting here very extraordina-
ry illustration Of spasmodic virtue, vir-
tue in spite of tendency. My opinion
Is that; the average boy and girl are
good. 4 believe that every man and
woman would rather do right than
wrong. *
| "And, knowing what makes for re-
duction of unnecessary temptation, it
makes It easier to have wholesome lfv-
ing that nourishes normal youth with a
fair chance for gratifying normal appe-
lite. That is safeguard of the couu-
try and of the institutions of our gov
eminent. ~ st;s.6a 49, s&tc-s .
! I'VE want Fairgrounds in order that
we may develop the sentiment Of hon.
or. In the playground the boy learns
! without any suggestion of rebellion
against instruction and precept and
preaching. He learns 1t because he
does not want anybody else to cheat
him, and he Is down on the boy that
does not play fair. Thereby he main-
tains standard which we must estab-
lish in the community and particularly
in our great cities"
Governor Hughes said he did not be.
lieve in making boys compete in sports
that necessitated training which they
lacked merely to encourage play. Ron,
tine and schedules and training
which smack of playground congress
should be banished, he said, and the
Fairgrounds should be for boys and
girls who just want to play. 2~%