The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-12
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED
IN RECREATION WORK.
T. s. Settle Submits Report, Showing
How 10 Further This Enterprise
In Richmond.
RECREATION CENTER NEEDED
superintendent Chandler Is In Favor
OF Putting Fairgrounds Under Ono
Board-Graham Hobson Says school
Board Should Handle 1t.

Pointing out the basal needs to
further recreation work in Richmond
and showing just how the conditions
can be improved, T. s. Settle. field
secretary OF the Playground and
who has been making a survey of
Richmond for the past few days, sub
mitted report yesterday afternoon
at luncheon in Murphy's Hotel to
representatives of the Administrative
Board, City Council. State and city
school authorities and the recreation
committee.
Mr.. Settle came to Richmond on the
invitation of the Cooperative Edu-
cation Association and of the State
Department of Education.
While the report commended the
work that has already been done in
Richmond along recreation lines. Mr..
Settle pointed out numerous needs
here, showing that many improve
ments should be made in the work
He pointed out the needs Of recreation
centere with outdoor and indoor facili-
ties for children and adults. He also
urged the purchase OF additional
property, physical education in the
daily school program. and one or more
municipal swimming pools in the city
He also stated that there should be
additional recreation opportunities for
negroes
To Work Out Recommendation.
On motion OF Frank w. Duke. a
committee was appointed by Chair
man l. Nick. Judkins and the MEM
bers were asked to hold a meeting In
the near future to discuss the report
and take some action.
Miss Agnes Randolph expressed
herself as being in favor of Richmond
College and the Medical College Of
Virginia giving credit for playground
workers training. Superintendent J.
A. c. Chandler. OF the Richmond
schools. declared that he liz in accord
with the recommendation OF Mr.. Set
tie Ia put the playground work under
the supervision of the City School
Board and the Administrative Board
or under a separate body. Graham
Hobson OF the Administrative Board,
said that the two boards should be
combined and that the whole play
ground work should be put under the
School Board. superintendent r. G..
Stearnes. OF the Department of Pub
lie Instruction. and Secretary ]. H.
Montgomery. OF the Cooperative Tdu-
cation Association. made brief talks
expressing themselves as being heart
lily In favor OF the playground work.
The two reports follow:
Some Recreation Needs Of Richmond
Basal Need: A recreation system
that will furnish an opportunity for
citizenship developing recreation to
each child. youth and adul. In Rich
wmond each day In the year.
To provide such recreation. there 10
needed:
1. Recreation csnsers operated
srA Sa hs- -
recreation workers. with outdoor and
indoor facilities for children. youths
and adults. In the following commu-
mites:
Fairmount--fuck property and Fair
mount School building.
Chimhraxo--Chimbor playground
and Bellevue School building
Jefferson school-Seabrook Ware
house playground and Branch Baths
No. l.
Fulton-Play field at Seventh and
Orleans Streets and new Robert Full
ton School building.
South Richmond-Bainhridr School
yard tenlarged) and cambridge School
building.
wansbero-Frankiin School yard
and school h1iilding.
Clark Sprfhgs-Clark Springs play
ground and held house on ground Ito
be erectsd).
Binford school-Binford School
yard tenlsrged> and school building
Highland Park-School yard (en-
larged) and school building.
Barton Heights-Sehool yard and
adjacent park and school building.
Ginter park-school yard and school
building.
2. Social center at Madison School
,sg., -. J.k
shall Night School
3. Play grounds for children in sum
mer and after school during school
session at:
Ruffner. Grace Arents. Baker (coi.),
Elba. Springfield. Bellevue.
4. Directed play and physical edu-
cation in the daily school program for
a period Of half an hour to an hour.
S. One or more swimming pools in
city.
e. Summer baseball players organ
ixed after baseball season into soccer.
basketball. football and other leagues
Z Promotion OF school. home and
vacant lot gardening.
s. Normal training classes for rec
reation workers.
g. Requiring all new employees to
have a minimum amount Of recreation
training.
1. More recreation opportunities for
the negroes-Light and operate at
night Baker School yard. and provide,
II possible, some larger play fields.
II. Grade and develop Luck proper
ty. Bellevue School yard and other
properties and school yards
~. Purchase properties in the neigh
borhoods OF Highland Park School.
cambridge School. Binford School.
Navy Hill School (col).
IS. So co-ordinatinE the uses Of
public facilities under the trusteeship
OF the Administrative Board and the
School Board as to provide a maxi
mum OF service to the public at q
minimum Of expenditure. This to be
determined by conference Of these
bodies.
Recreation Activities Conducted For
the BENEFIT Of the RicAnonA
Public In 1919.
tA) Conducted by Administrative
Board:
1. Large Fairgrounds operated
morning. afternoon and evening for
children and adults at:
Clark Springs. June IL. December IS:
attendance. S5.s55.
South Richmond. June IS. November
Is: attendance. 1895.
Chimboraxo. June Is. November Is: