Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-13

1909 the number had risen to 1886
This year the roster ot cities viii he
about 800
The success of the Fairgrounds for
children created a demand tor recrca.
ton centcrs for grown people cities
found that tho most effective means
of fighting low dives, bad dance halls
ana other vicious pleasure resorts IL
In opening the public school buildings.
on some other suitable place and pro-
yiding u chance for pleasure and
amusement In decent surroundings.
Already school buildings are used as
f-ureation Cgntcrs IN seventeen cities.
When the Playground Association
of America was organized no one
INA 1incd that IN the year lSo9.l9lu
eight American cities alone would an.
thurize bond issues for play ccntcrs
20 the total amount oi $1,000, Goo or
hat cincinnati would this year spend
81 .,H,u.D0O tor public recreation, ana
Grand Rapids s2oooo0. That tour
thousand people would nov bo en-
ploNrd IN The work of directing play
IN the United states. or tha, rural
communities would be ESTABLISHING
Fairgrounds as a. Tamalpais Cen
ter. California, would have been
thought impossible then,
During the last Two years 2i6 Amer.
lean cities have established play.
grounds Tor the first time and other
communities 10 the number OF 1873.
, are nov conducting campaigns tot
them. What the 1875 cities now anxi.
out to hays facilities for play are to
| spend IN the next few wears can only
1 hn.
| piials for the insane. institutions iot
| the feeble minded have made special
| provision Tor the recreation of thcir
| wards The children in schools toi
| the mind are alpost ~ happy IN
Il their ilaN a. seeing children
Churches are giving the use ui thcE
grounds and county fairs have fad
L play ground exhibits IN some cities
noliticnl parties Ia their platforms
have declared Tor outdoor recreation
oenters In stockton and Fresno
cal, Camden, y y, Philadelphia. Nal
timoro and Dallas. thousands OF chill
drcn have marched IN monster pa
tades aslin; Tor Fairgrounds.
The playground propaganda In
few years has attained development
witch MANY causes have reached
unl, after hal u century LIS grea.
est danger has been it's rapid growth
All persons familiar with a certain
500 .uoo playground building IN ~
eastern city know that II the brick
| used IN It's construction had heel
lrlt loose upon the ground the chi
| dren would have PLAYED with the
bricks moro than they usc this cosii.
iii situttnrs Ia another place "A Sln,u''
playground has been as much used ~
| another which cost ten times n
| much Thousands of dollars hav,
been wasted because cities have plan
ned their Fairgrounds without know
| edge of what other muncipaiitlc
have done. The Playground Assocm
ion of America tries To help cite
avoid such sQuanderine at money, $
that every dollar NAV he made e
bring The largest possible amount o
happiness.
Resides the annual meeting whicl
Is now being held In Washington th'
association his year has held pla,
| ground Institutes for New England 4
Holyoke. Mass. In Baltimore. for th'
middle Atlantic states in Detroit to
the North Central. and Tor the north
!
probably be held for The south Thes'
conferences have been for the dis
cussion OF practical playground
problems
The association helps the dideren
cities Ia secure capable playground
workers \ special committee hai
prepared a normal course IN play
which Ia now being used IN seven
teen educational Institutions. Severa
universities have professors OF play
4 representative OF the association
~ giving the greater part of his tiin'
,o visiting normal schools for conirg
ences and lectures
A ,hirty.siN page monthly illnstra'
ed magazine. The PLAY ground, is puo
hshed by the association. II Is ren'
IN China and Japan as we'll as II
America and Europe. 4 Playground
Year Hook Is published annually. CIV
ing q detailed summary of the deve'
opn,ents OF the play movement dur
Ing each preceding twelve months
Special studies of equipment and 9th
ar playground problems are circnlat
ed 80 that the entire country ma,
avoid costly experiments. i.anterl
sliIcs. cuts and photo graphs are loan
ed for special campaigns.
The association has three pla'
ground efficiency enginee,s or eN'
perts, giving their entire time 10 visit
Ing different cities. studying ihel
needs and possibilities aud hclpinl
each 10 work out It's own problens
There are t0o cities Just beginning
Fairgrounds. or in the early stages
their work. and only three held sec
rciarics for all America
The budget OF the association 70
this wear IA t5O. 600 There IN no on