The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-11
PLAY IDEA IS
NON-SECTAR|AN
r,.her George eislneer, Speaking at
Dinner, says Problem Of citys
Children is Problem
Of All.
OTHER SPEAKERS IDEAS
low one Vote Kept City From Sc
curing Entire Block, Is Re-
lated by E. p. Nc
Manus.

That the play ground movement Is
non.sectarian was the idea advanced
nv Father George Giglinger of st.
marv's Catholic church, who spoke
briefly at the dinner given last even
IN, at the close Of the talk by Charles
Weller. Father Giglinger said
that he felt that the interests OF all
of the children was his interest. he
thanked E. S. Patterson, principal OF
the George Washington school, saying
that Mr.. Patterson was very WILING
to help him in getting his playground
apparatus made and set up. Father
Giglinger took occasion to speak 0.
the cooperation given him by the
Keokuk public school heads and to
thank them FIR the very close rela-
tons that were being maintained.
Father Giglinger sail he was ready to
do what he could for Fairgrounds for
tie children.
superintendent William Aldrich said
that some of the greatest problems
were coming from the leisure time
question. He thought that pupils went
to pieces during the summer vacation,
and that it was taking them several
weeks to get back to normal. Too
many boys and girls spend their time
on the streets, he thought. Those who
do are becoming a constant menace
and burden to the city. Idle hours
work much injury, Mr.. Aldrich said.
Problem is Acute.
E, S. Patterson, principal of the
George Washington school, thought
that the playground problem was a
very acute one.
c. E. Durgee, speaking for the Y. M.
C. A., said it would very willingly CO.
operate. Mrs T. r. Board, president
of the Y. w. c. A., took the same view
of the matter
Postmaster e. P. McManus related
the plan which he and w. j. Roberts
fostered years ago of having the city
buy the entire block between Tenth
and Eleventh and Franklin and Or
leans for playground, and how one
member of the council got cold feet
and the proposition was lost. He
spoke of the freedom afforded the
boys and girls In former years that
is not theirs now because the lots
are taken up for other matters. The
only question he could raise would
be whether the money could be Sc
cured to bring the play expert here.
John w. Rovane, ST., advanced his
plan to close up alleys. j. A. M. Col
Inns spoke of the playground at Sixth
and Franklin, which had to be abol-
ished. r.
Defends schol 1aard.
L. A. Hamill took the boys side OF
the question and made plea for the
purchase of more grounds about
school houses and said he was glad he
was member of the school board
which had foresight enough to buy
more than four feet Of ground about
each building.
Mrs. o. w. Weyer said that the
domestic science idea was fought for
years She thought the domestic
science results spoke for themselves,
and she thought that the playground
idea would come to be thought of as
good thing
W. ]. Fulton spoke of some of the
.lilngs accomplished in other places in
& the work.
" Reid, principal of the high
school, invited the assemblage to the
meeting on Friday, November 10, at
lae nigh school when a parent-teacher
meeting will be held He spoke of the
play problem as being acute.