The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-09
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active man. he held. should engage in
ono or moro OF these or similar sports
to keep himself from falling into the
residual state OF seriousness.
Sports like rowing. swimming, walk
ing. and those afforaed by the track,
| said DIR. Cabot, give less satisfaction
because there is absent the spirit Of
give-and-take, and because they are
pursued In many instances under the
false stimulus Of competition. Any
sport which called .or an excess OF
rhythm, said the speaker. brings In the
hypnotic element and is undesirable.
| Dinner Big Occasion.
| THE dinner last night brought to n
climax the seventh annual congress of
the Playground and Recreation Asso-
| citation of America. which has been in
session in this city since Tuesday.
| Wyndham r. Mered,th, OF Richmond
WAS toastmaster, anH moro than 200
| were in attendance. The gallery of
the auditorium was filled with visitors
who turned out to hear the after-din-
! ner speeches.
citation. opened the speechmaking with
discussion of the recreation move
ment In its widest sense and OF the
organizations part in II.
lie outlined the various methods by
which the association serves tho ma
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front. By disseminating playground
literature. and by It's comprehensive
system of correspondence. The asso-
citation, he said. Keeps list of men
and women trained for field service.
and has so far been unable to supply
the demand for them.
The games OF to-day. said MFR. Lee,
are heritage from bygone civiliza-
lions. To have them die out would
be calamity as great as would be
the loss of the inherited accumulation
OF good poetry and good music Chill
dren. said the speaker, inherit the ten
dency to play. but they don't inherit
baseball any more than they do the
Lords Prayer Both are institutions
which must be impaired TO succeeding
| generations.
Archimcdes Invented Rattle.
| Mr.. Lee digressed with considerable
humor into ancient history for the be-
ginnings of modern games. No less n
dignitary than Archimedes. he said. in
vented the rattle, and tennis was the
favorito sport of Maecenas. lie quoted
a sage of the middle ages to the effec;
that kissing games" offer pleasing
recreation to tired business men.
| Seumas McManus the Irish story
teller, wound up the speaking program
with several FOLKLORE tales of his own
country which were warmly applauded.
AT William Byrd Park there will be
der the direction of the Recreation Con-
Eress. an exhibition of children's games
in which youngsters from the public
schools will take part. Glasses for
this event have been especially trained
by n group of volunteer workers from
recreation headquarters. There is no
admittance charge.
Need Broader Play Diet.
The children Of rural Virginia, as
well as the children of rural America
need q broader play diet as much as
they need Il broader food diet" said
President Elect Joseph -. Eggleston
of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
addressing the general session of the
Recreation Congress ut the jefferson
Hotel Auditorium yesterday afternoon.
Too much emphasis has been placed
upon teaching by book with too little
effort TO make school life active ana
Interesting"
The former State Superintendent of
Public Instruction spoke warmly in
favor of the recreation movement. and
expressed the hope that tho Play
ground and Recreation Association OF
America will, at an early date, find it
practicable TO organize rural depart
ment. The Importance OF such a divi-
sion. he said. is apparent from the
fact that g. per cent OF the school chill
dren of the country are in the rural
districts. In the State of Virginia lie
said, between SIS and 80 per cent of tho
school population lives in the country
Mr.. Eggleston illustrated his address
with stereopticon views showing rural
school conditions in this State.
Recreation Work In Virginia.
Field Secretary II. s. Settle spoke to
the congress of the progress OF recrea-
ton work in the rural districts of
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