Evening star., 1918-12-02
lished recreation system provided b,
Congress. s'''f

Mshed recreation system provided by
Congress. - Il
Industrial Work" - /
industrial work 10 inersasinely de-
velopsd ON our Fairgrounds. The
teaching Of sewing to every girl has
been found Dsactical and satisfactory.
s1 whs ths at sooik q knns as s
as many more. learned to handle
needle, thread and thlmble-: -
Tho purchase OF square 666. lot 81
which was borrowed land Tor som,
years, gave. the District beautiful.
Three new grounds have been open
cd durtne the year. Maeklfn play
ground on v street between 14th and
18th streets northwest. the loan OF
which for municipal playground IS
low. which 10 the iaame given to a
Heights. transferred from the wash
ington Aqueduct to the Commission-
ers by the chief of engineers. with
pumping station reservation facing
18th street. Rose Park. on 27th street
between N and o streets. which was
loaned this department. for: fcotored
playground in November s1917s BY the
trustees of Early Rose Lodge. NO: 81:
an.order Of tho Sons aaId DhuahtSTs OF
Moses. - -, .t-.- =, - - -
There are three. Glasses 1of. property
used for Fairgrounds: and. supervised
by the playground departmerft OF the
District-ground that is owned by the
District Of Columbia, grou1id that is
owned by the federal government. aha
ground that. Is owned by private par
tiea and loaned to. the government for
playground purposes. The Fairgrounds.
are sll conducted. under similar rules
and regulations; although community
needs vary in the. several sections
of the city, the general plan, of work
and equipment is much the sanhes All
the Fairgrounds aroused hy:both, boys
and girls. ...s. :-~r.sa' - sers~
Public school. athletics. seem to: be
they are supervised by. .the play
grounds rather than by the schools
as. by 3 o'clock. both school teacher
and the children need g. a.changes:
During the fiscal, year covered by
this report special emphasis was. given
tie children. Playground kindergar-
tens are pure play along educational
lines. Excursions made to points o.
interest by the children from :. the
Fairgrounds have proved helpful.
Folk dancing stands out prominent
ly. ,1HIoukh LiAS LobiAkspA $1SA LAY -OPT
portunity is formed to educate. the
social and moral side of. the child in
the foundation Of right. habits and
ideals Of conduct All thee outdoor
dances have been very popular.
Neighborhood entertainments were
conducted At the different Fairgrounds
during the summer. ~. .s~,..f.. :
Through the kindness OF Prof
| George F. Bowerman. librarian Of the
Public Library. three branch Libraries
were opened during the summer, ON the
| fairgrounds. Several grounds spec
i ialized in sending books to. soldiers.
Six thousand six hundred. and tAfty
dollars was subscribed to the liberty
loan through the efforts Of those con-
nected with the playground service.
Three swimming pools are, located on
the Fairgrounds at Georgetown. Rose.
dale and Howard. In charge Of each IL
| a head life guard. who is assisted by a
teacher in swimming. ,Wading pools are
q great joy to the children and afford
relief. comfort and fun during the heat
Of the summer.
Many plays and sales have been given
on the municipal Fairgrounds during. the
past year for the benefit Of the Red
J Cross:
| Mr. F. J. Brunner. superintendent of
| the bathing beach, has had COURSES in
swimming and life-saving a part Of the
regular, program at the beach, The
pools did not omen untf1 June 22,: owing
to the impossibilfty to secure life guards
until after the closing OF the schools.
when high school boys we're. obtained
ing the winter in .anticipation Of obtain
Il. u. .6os bathers' took adyantass Of these @
facilities. Of whom ss:7H were, Women
Attention is tnyited to the reeommen-
dations Of the supervisor .of playgrounds
| in the annual report Of that branch of