East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-13
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g. High schooi--Freshmen sopho-
more, junior and senior classes In re.
quired physical trimming. two periods
each week. per class. This will per-
nit OF graded work from beginning to
close OF high school years. and fulfill
the Requirements OF tho Oregon State
Training Law. TWO Of these classes
should utilize morning hours In order
to permit the high school boys an
equal chance in the gymnasium.
Voluntary team practice for high
school girls. tow after school periods
OF 90 minutes each. In this time each
class. squad, or eight teams, can be
given 25 minutes practice each with
proper rest intervals by thorough or
ganlzation, good discipline and alter
nation of teams. With fewer teams,
longer practices. which however
should never exceed 40 minutes play
ing time for each. could be given.
8. Community House--4:30 to $40
gymnasium class for ladies. two even
ings.
$40 to s:SO Swimming, ladies, two
evenings.
1870 to 400 Saturday mornings
special corrective work for selected
cases from high or elementary schools.
(This work could be done In the high
school gymnasiunl)
B.-For Municipal Recreation Di-
rector-A Man.
/. Community House-4:00 TO 600
gymnasium work. swimming or other
work with boys. three afternoons a
week.
1890 to 1000 mems classes. swim
ming or club work. three evenings a
week.
900 to 1900 Saturday n. m. Swim
ring instruction. team practice. or
class for boy leaders In after school
athletics on school play grounds.
Such athletics can be carried out In
this way by boy leaders TO great ad-
vantage. See Health by stunts
which gives full explanation of the
Detroit plan. Saturday morning.
300 TO 600 boys and mems work.
Saturday afternoon.
1880 to 1890 same. saturday even
ings.
The recreation director should also
be In charge OF the Community House
for q certain number of hours on Sun
day.
2. Elementary school Play Centers
when the Director of Physical Edu-
cation Is In charge of classes or swim
ming instruction at the Community
House during after-school hours. the
Director of Recreation can visit these
centers and by instruction OF pupil
leaders on Saturday mornings ensure
good use of these Fairgrounds with
comparatively little help from the
grade teachers. An Elementary
School Athletic League should be
formed, teams organized. group attn
letics encouraged. competitions ar
ranged for both boys and girls and the
grade school teachers should help IN
this enterprise. II each school has
special instructor on it's GROUNDS one
afternoon a week. this organization /
should hold together and function ef-
fictently.
Summer Program
Summer vacation in me public I
schools, approximately three months
time, is the time when the city has
greatest need of recreatonal leaders.
A staff of two can keep open four CEN
tery one half day each continuously
These may be the three Elementary
school centers ard the Community N
House or the school Centers and (l
Roundup Park, or leadership at the
Park may be substituted on certain
DAYS for that at any one of the CEN
ters. The Park facilities should be
utilized during the summer. II
Trained supplementary leaders can
be easily secureed for the summer
months, and at least one should be
employed to permit much needed
vacation TO those carrying this work
through the year. II
Salaries III
~. To-. asaA
Recreation, $500 to $4,000. III
Municipal Recreation Director,
$4,000 to S250o. iii
These are moderate estimates. with
the size Of the recreation and public
school system taken into considera-
tion. Maximums rather than mini
NUNS should be offered II training,
and personality are TO be
OF the best "The best is always the
cheapest in the production OF whole
some citizenship through work with
boys and girls quite as certainly as In
the production Of commodities. Re
suits must not be expected of meager
allowance of either equipment, salary
or opportunity for fair schedules IN
recreation or physical education. iii
for Immediate Improve
ments and Temporary iii
Organization lE
Asphalting section of school grounds
as shown in sketch.
Purchase of balls. bats. tennis nets !
Jump stands and either swings, slides 8
pr sand pile for each elementary CEN
ter. 9
Improvement of tennis courts at !
park. :
COLONIZATION of pool Mt Park until
liberation and heating OF water can !
be installed.
Improvement of dressing and show
er rooms at high school gymnasium.
Purchase of adjustable ladder. buck :,
md flying rings for high school gym !
nasium, and use of gymnasium by I
evening classes. @
Employment of two recreation d. 4,
.ectors during remaining weeks OF
public school vacation with organiza-
ion of Summer Athletics and play Tor
rial period of perhaps six weeks on
ichool Fairgrounds and at Roundup n
ark.
Trained, supervision of the pool ano :"