East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-13
Comprehensive Report Made
Following Survey of Local
Conditions Meets With Warm
Approval OF Committee.
COMMUNITY BUILDING
Is ONE SUGGESTION
Expert Urges Carrying Out of
Plans to Put City in First
Rank for Work of This Char
acter, Serving All.

III "A practical yet comprehensive re.
port on the subject of Fairgrounds and
community recreation in Pendleton
Miss Mabie Cummings. or the Univer-
sity of Oregon. has outlined a course
of action for the city. She suggests
the establishment of good playground
facilities at the Washington. Haw-
thorne and Lincoln schools. the pur-
chase Of some additional property
where needed, a more thorough use Of
the Roundup Park, trained in
structor at the NatatorIum and when
possible the construction of COM
munfty building near the center of
the city TO serve the recreation needs
Of the people. She would have an
auditorium in this building and make
the building the center OF activity for
a recreation scheme that would serve
all people of all ages and sexes at all
times of the year.
Miss Cummings' report was made at
tho instance of Joint committees rep
resenting the Parent Teachers Asso
Citations. the woman's Club and the
Commercial Association. The report
was formally submitted to the com
mittccs this morning. elected enthu-
siastic approval from those present.
Since so much OF the report deals with
suggestions relating to the school
property the report was referred to
the school board with request that
the suggestions be carried out insofar
as may be possible with the funds at
hand. @. NJ. Rice. who was present
representing the Commercial Club. de-
clared the board would do its utmost
though he said iie spoke as but one
member and not for the board
Councilman Taylor. also present.
Joined in commanding tho move un-
derway and said he believed the coop
GRAFTON of the city government would
be given to the extent of their ability
to act
Miss Cummings report was accom-
panied by chart showing how a
school ground might be equipped. The
report In fun is as follows:
Report of Survey of Rccrcatlonai
Facilities, Pcndicton, Ore.
Whether a city proposes to meet all
or only some of the recreationai needs
OF the community. comprehensive
plan is desirable In the interests Of
economy. For this reason. and be-
cause II Is obvious that public support
has been secured for nothing less than
thorogoing, substantial municipal inn
provements In Pendleton the follow
ing plan is submitted:
The plan Is as colse an adoption of
up-to-date methods to local conditions
as could be made after two days spent
In their study. This included care
full inspection of present recreational
and educational facilities. study of the
geographic features of the city, some
investigation OF it's social and indus
trial conditions and a consideration of
it's size, rate of growth and approx
mate population center. No statistics
we're gathered, except those of the
school and city census.
Municipal Year-Round Recreation
System
It is believed by the writer that
nothing short of a complete municipal
yoar-round recreational system will
fully meet the needs of Pendleton
Such system provides for the recrea-
tional needs of no one group In the
community and at no one season of the
year, but is planned to enrich all
phases OF community life and to rem
der service three hundred aud sixty
five days Of the year. II furnishes op'
portunity for and direction to the play
life of children: II provides physical
activity for botf sexes and all ages; Il
stimulates and directs into wholesome
expression the musical and dramatic
instincts of community through pro
vision for amateur and professiona
performances. and encourages co-ope
ratlve enterprises of the most demo
cratic character. 1t includes the es
tablishment of one or more communit.
recreation centers and the year-rount
employment of at least one trained
recreational director. 1t should co
ordinate and utilize all existent facili
ties and provide such additional one
as are necessary to meet the recrea
tional needs of all.
Location of Ccnters
In order be to use by children unde
six years of age TO play center must. b
within a quarter OF a mile, accordin
to experts. For children from six I
twelve the radium OF a mile to on
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