The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-04-15
LOGAN IS LAYING
EXTENSIVE
PLANS


for Its supervised playground work
the coming season. according to May
or william Howell who states that
the immense success Of the movement
last summer warrants an extension
of the work. A prograI for the
activities of the coming summer has
been presented to the City Commits
sion by Supervisor OF Fairgrounds.
Norman Hamilton, and this will no
doubt be adopted. SUPERVISE Ham
ilton advises the immediate appoint
ment of a directing COMMITTEES to ex.
ercise general oversight. Further
recommendations include the estab-
lishment of permanent sImmer
camp for boys in Logan canyon. .
similar camp for girls and the or
ganization OF baseball teams wita a
regular playing schedule. II 10 ex-
peeted that Q part Of the city park
win b. laid oot for playground pur-
poser. equipped With suitable agar
atus and provided with an outdoor
swimming pool and field hcure.
During last season part Of the L. d.
8. park surrounding the Cache stuse
tabernacle IS used for the city play
ground.
A vigorous. educational campaign
is being planned to acqua'nt al par
ents with the value Of the supn vised
playground movement. according to
Mayor Howell. The city will cooper
ate with the Chamber Of Commerce
and support the playground activities
whole heartedly.
Supervisor Hamilton has just pre-
sented an Official report of the work
for last summer to the City Commits
sion. This report shows that cllsses
were organized for all ages frorn the
Kindergarten grade to the high scnoDl
including such activities as gaiae'.
swimming. westling, basketball, base
ball and football. The average daily
attehdnce at the playground was 157
with a minimum attendance Of 275.
Canyon trips were conducted as part
of the playground work. The ,epurt
charcterizes the summers actAities
as follows:
The activities of the playground
consisted of free play, dancing, swim
ming. singing, football, basketball.
baseball. volleyball. wrestling, gym
nasium games. hikes and canyon
trips. A playground baseball team,
was organized and contested with the
various ward teams. The arranging
of games, placing of men on the
teams and all details were handled by
the boys themselves through their
captain and manager. A class was
orgnized and the boys were given in
struction In wrestling which proved
to be very popular. Some of the most
enjoyable events were the hikes ar
ranged for Saturdays. OF these the
hike up the canyon to Spring Hollow
and the fishing trip to the Logan
river west of town were two OF the
most pleasant trips of the year.
Swimming proved to me most pop
ular of the playground activities,
there being a good attendance at all
times. Special attention was given
to the boys and girls who were I'M
able to swim with the result that 35
girls and SO boys learned to swim at
least once across the pool.
THE biggest events OF the year
were the canyon trips Of the play
ground and the members OF the Gar
den club. Forty eigth girls spent
three days at the camp of George Q.
Rich where they engaged in mountain
climbing, fishing. ball games, etc.
The boys, sixty-three in number, went
by auto to the forks and then liked
TO Red Banks, where camp was es-
Chief among the activi-
tics was the hike TO White Pine lake