Bisbee daily review., 1914-01-02
FAIRGROUNDS
 Is REALIZED
Central School Surroundings Transformed in Attractive. ness for Children of District What Has Been Done

SOnetning like 1000 school chil dreD who are in direct reach of the Central school building are rejoicing over the completion at the school of the Play Ground equipment of which installation has been made in the last sew fral weeks through the use of the funds subscribed in the district for the purpose, the bulk of which came from subscription made by the em. ployees in the mines.
 The work of installation has prac. tically been completed. It will all he done by the end of the week and ready to turn over to the children upon the opening of school on Mon. day. However. 1t Is not only the chil- dren of the Central school who are interested. but all Of the children of the district for the Play Grounds are for all-those of school age and those under that age, attendants of the public schools and attendants of other schools, all alike.
 The equipment that has been in. stalled is the delight of the school children of the district who have seen it, and there are some hundreds who have been around to see during the present week and which have tried out the various installations. They have carried enthusiastic reports to their families and to their little friends. In consequence childdom oi the district is all agog over the good things that have been provided and that are available in the furtherance of healthy, wholesome exercise and fun.
 Not to the children alone is the measurable anticipation of the Play Grounds benefits confined, parents the district over are also much inter. ested and no less enthusiastic than are the children. They realize that avenue for the amusement of their children in a beneficial way and they are thankful and appreciative thereof During the week great deal of com
 
 and it is bound to grow The move ment under which the Play Grounds installations came about started more than year ago. At that time it was thought that the old cemetery site might be used to advantage and the Board of Trade took active steps which resulted in the attainment Of this site under certain provisions Subseduently 1t was decided that the Central school grounds would afford a more desirable and accessible loca tion, and decision was made to put the equipment there. Captain Hodg son, Professor Phllbrook and otheri were then made a committee to handl, the matter, with result that the, quickly secured subscription of thu amount of money desired. the miners of the district, rallying to the supper of the plan in splendid manner. Witi funds previously acquired it then be came possible to purchase the equip ment desired, which is similar to tha employed on Play Grounds maintained fin the larger cities of the country
 There is included in the equipmeD wonderful slide for the boys am girls that promises to be the, mos popular of all the devices. There ar horizontal bars. swinging bars an ropes, swinging chains, good old fashioned teeter-totters, swings an other contrivances. Erection of thes has transformed the appearance o the Central ground-also the attra' siveness of these grounds has bee enhanced for the children. They neve dreamed that such a tremendous in proyement could be made.