The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-30
Professor Ebaugh psl,|
Benefits of Superyissa1
Featien for ChiId,,,
INTELLIGENT DIREC7,s,
ONE OF CHIEF ESsr,
Only Small Sum Needsa,
Into Operation Pe,l.
Plan.

versity of Utah, champion i
mittce On promotion and "a,
thc Parks and Playground
on behalf of his committes r
n statement in which he ai..'
question Of supervised NJ,
Professor Ebaugh says:
Among the many !r,provo,..
aDoGt IN our cities during ,s
one OF the most inierrs,,rs,. ~
ant Is the cstnbhs hmun,
better parks and of All M ~
grounds and recreation cer,i
sometimes By private or~se'
sometimes by public eoGa.
sums oil money have beea r.,
secure sites, buy rquIpmrnt y
skilled supervisors. Tne er,
Boston. New York. PhLadeinS'"
umore In the east, Of Col,ssa
and Kansas CITY In The MID
o! Los Angeles, San Francsss
and Seattle on the Pacinr 49,
that the results ubtaloed ',g,
vlsed Fairgrounds are % val..
the demands for aadliioraI-
and maintenanes =.
only without protest, Dui ~,
anu pleasure. Why Is ilIis y,
Enlightened public opirIcr
longer looks upon a ca,ld ss
or as Il money making 49,
which an income Is TO 10 d..
earliest possible momen,. NJ,
ana compulsory education las. l.
evidences OF the change In sIs,1
ioEger Is IL possible 10 l,n
or common Scnoui agc, ana q,
process OF law. compel hin, "a r.
and late In the shop. the mil M
or upon the streets. Tho ~
has a right 70 be protected 4,
Tor and given Il chance 10, rnr
mre intended him to grow. "a
This growth Is to be along r.
mental and moral sides o, N.
and provision must be made n
needs One OF the means n r.
the supervised playground.
He was neither man nor =
he was neither beast nor In
But boy, horr.d bSyis
used TO express an accented NJ
lad in his early teens. Knor-
his awkwardncss. his dc6anet Il
n-submission TO restraint h.
energy OF the boy nature fol11
acts OF vandalism and petty II.
made hun creature almost a [.
pale. Dime novels and trssR1
"bunks' IN secluded spots whg1 \
play at outlaw or Indian Win
companions. apple and walstn11
ing. and maybe things that Wt,,
all these appealed to him, and 4
was often no place either In hIs
out Of 1t where his rights as a 1
recognized, nc was forced TO I'd,
citement by stealth and his d
by means forbidden. Il
To g less degree Is this trut
girl, but even she was often roa
use as her own only the tllnu
sired by others; and rs for an d
friend who could teach her t0|
and give her the place and a
use in play-such person vi
unhcard Of ~. h
Fairgrounds Solve Prob
Fairgrounds ard equipment u.
a given neighboyhood meant AZ 4
ment that could be noticed by 4
superficial observer. But Il 4
seen that that little specini1
manity known as the ''sysr<.
really did not know how 10 I'd
benefit or pleasure out Of he
that the neighborhood bully q
came q greater power for efl
he tyrannized the other chHdrf
public playground and made u
his Nnssals or his enemies I'M
the good intended By the fOur51
Fairgrounds was never resliysl
How quick the change Wiz
trained supervisor and leader =
charge OF the Playground ~
out of chaos. each child betar<
as we'll as IN theory. the 90
neiChbor, and the dominion q
and bully came 10 all end. 1dt
necessarily mean that the bo!t
longed TO the "bully's gang
cluded from the playground8
under the skillful leadership o>l
visor they were made 10 81
own rights and privileges iei!
the rights and privileges Of 81
and that the principle OF the
when practiced by all. led 70
ness OF big and little. strong
rich and poor. And then, TOO. &
play led to results OF nors
value TO the children than
hit-or-miss games could dcs
reader ever noticed how ~
play of the kindergarten mesr
more to the child than sns
play OF the street or the oack
same difference can oe ga
grounds according 10 wnethsf
or have not supervision.
a year ago the parks ana ,y
association OF Salt Lake w
work for the establishment oi
plavcrounds. Some ground
park was set aside by the e.
sioners and temporary appaIottr, H.,
stalled by the association. -
pervjsor and an assistant ~" n,
charge. and the success ~ o,r-
taking-from the childrens ~
at least-was instantaneous
went 10 the Fairgrounds daM
gymnastic apparatus. swS H.
giant strides. etc. Learned
and folk songs, went tnrooss, =,
with thorough enjoyment s.
sciously learned how 10 NJ sr' -
their neighbors better tpa''
have done otherwise
Money Needed for super
This year the park eSIa,m'iso conn q
Salt Lake have undertakes,
the equipment at Liberty tsonef
n model playground IN nisyfsI
and to provide n sInallel 20 ipr1
Creek canyon. The expepse ~
be about $4,000. But nv scf 4
no money for the employnicnh> III
s,Ineryjsors and il is TINS HI
Work that the parks ana
mom osenc;atinn must support. ~
lD0r 1nOUI S-''N ,fo fi0r u
purpose. and as the ssn,,hscr1
ance OF $500 on banas, ss us,1|
the amount Of $500 VIII u IN -
salt Lakes citizens ia,' :"
this .s9,nSd1n am9nn'9 not. The appss! 4:
dren is too insistent 70 o,nc,r c -
with the cooperation Oh OIL, ynssiIlt Win o.
friends the necessary a,..s nmm {lA
IF YOU cannot contribute 81 ths
becoming life meno.1h,, .h,ur ard
tion, do the next best TAIN tttnaInins
thus becoming rs thaa q
should this sum 1n vSs,onnds. be %oas bss0a
the army OF active me''
tribute 81 each, and Trus!
acts as treasurer OF the z =, 10 q
oS4,cers of the assoeiaraSS" .uS srats'|
knowiedged promptly anu
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