Evening journal., 1919-07-10
AMERICANIZiTION
Is taught At PLAY
Third and Madison Streets
Grounds Demonstrate
Value of Work
MODEL LAYOUT FOR
ADVANCED WORK

An Amcricanization course Of the
best and most enduring type. all the
better because the acquisition comes
naturally and almost uncOnsciOusly to
the future citizens, Is being given at
the city Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds
at Third and Madison streets demon
slratcs the value of this work Chill
drcn of almost every nationality that
could be mentioned cOngrcgate there
from every section Of the city. The
grounds are open from o'clock in the
morning until . o'clock i'm the evening.
I'm the late afternoon and evening. Older
boys al this ground and ils annex at
Third and Adams streets are absorbing
good American baseball instead Of lis
tening 90 BOlshcvisiic theories ca
pounded on the street corners. There
Is no Red socialism interesting these
lads. Listen TO their talk and you will
earn a lot about baseball, but no other
iopic comes up To any extent. n 10 We're
not for the playground. these boys
would probably be ont ON the street
hearing much that Is not American in
IDEAL.
For another thing. the children Of an
ages speak English at their play They
have 10 because that Is The language
They hear from an the other players.
The value NJ This is APPARENT when IL
Is considered That many Of these chill
iren come from families where they
hear little but Italian. Polish. or other
foreign language at home They get
American ways Of thinking and acting
during their play hours
Mr. and Mrs. r. q. Nellis are in
structors at the Third and Madison
streets playground Mr.. Nellis is ath-
leie director and instructor in the sci
ence department Of Friends school dur
ing the school year. Mrs Nellis is in
charge OF the free kindergarten in
school No. .. under the auspices Of
Friends School. during the school sea
son. Both are giving their time 10 the
playground. siX days a week from Q
O'Clock in the morning until o'clock
st night. in lieu Of a summer vacation.
The appreciation shown by the chill
dren makes the sacrifice Of personal
leisure well worth while, they say.
Park Guard William g. Doucherly. who
has been stationed az This playground
FOR two years. is also heart and soul i'm
the work. and expert at 10.
The grounds are. model layout
which Miss Jennie NJ Weaver hopes 10
see carried out in other city play
spots They were planned 10y Park En-
eincer Z. r. Mack. and are bolh con-
vcnicnt and artistic a strong wire
fence OF protective height but open
enough 90 let an the brcezcs blow
through The grounds surrounds Them
The gate Is Hospitality open. Lots Of
little folk peer timidly in and then
get courage 10 enter and have a good
time. Just inside is an outer court with
grass-covered turf, and bordcrcd by
trees which I'm time will grow large
and shady. Scttces are placed at i'm
tervals TO give the children a chance
60 rest comfortably.
Inside The grass court ere two dirt
covered Fairgrounds covered with thC
most captivating apparius imaginable
There are 80 many swings that i
makes ihe spectator dizzy trying to
watch them all The swings have
heavy steel ropes. proof against an the
fancy stunts that even the ingenious
Wilmington youths can think mp. And
believe This newspaper man. you can
set pointers on fancy swinging from