Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-13
43PLAYGROUND
SITES CHOSEN
70 START YEAR
Number May Go Beyond 81
Conducted shy City Last
Year.

Locations of forty-three municipal
Fairgrounds to be operated this summer
were announced today by Edward W..
Mcbride, director of recreation. Oper-
alton of nineteen is contingent upon
agreement between the board Of school
commissioners and board of park COM
missioners upon contract covering dam
ages, pay oil custodian and other de
tails. Fifty -four grounds were operated
last summer. This summer probably viii
be surpassed later this year, according
to the director.
New play ground equipment has been
ordered and old apparatss repaired, at a
cost of approximately 81 600. Every hing
will be in readiness for formal opening
of the grounds June Is, one week after
school closes. The Brightwood, Greer
street, Lauter Memorial and Ringgold
grounds will be opened for use out of
school hours Monday, Mr.. Mcbride said.
He will ctufer with the school board
Tuesday on the contract for the school
grounds.
The swimming pool at Ringgold is be-
ing repaired and cleaned and the outdoor
basket ball floor at Greer street has been
rebuilt All slides are being repaired SO
as TO eliminate danger of injury and torn
clothing from splinters or exposed nails
and screws.
Besides the four grounds to be opened
Monday, which are operated In connec-
ton with community houses. play
grounds will be operated in the follow
ing parks: Ellenberger. Garfield, VIII
lard, Riverside, Brookside, st. Clair,
Spades, Riley, Military and Douglass
and also at Thirty Fourth street and
Central avenue, Jewish Communal house,
Chr.stamore community house. Fall
Greek and College avenue, Orphans
home at 4107 East Washington street,
Twenty-Second and Almont streets, Nor
wood Immigrants Aid settlement, South
Side Turner'S and city hospital.
Public school grounds selected sub
1ect to the school boards approval are
as follows:
%. Twenty-First street and College
avenue; 20, Spruce and Prospect streets; .
p, Arizona and Talbot streets: 40, Nor
ris and kappes streets; 30. Bellev:ew and
Ohio streets; 80. Elder avenue and Wash
ington street; 30. Forty Sixth street and
Central avenue; IS, Twenty-Eighth street
and Capitol avenue; 50, State and Lex
ington avenues: 81, Lincoln and La Sale
streets; 4s, Silver and York streets; II,
West and Eleventh streets; 40, RAIDER
and Twenty Fifth streets. IS. Traub and
Eleventh streets: a. North and Agnes
streets; 64, Cottage avenue and Golay
A, Twenty First street and Sugar Grove
avenue and %, Thirteenth and Missouri
streets.
Trained instructors matrons and GUS
todians will be In charge of each play
ground. The recreation department OPP
crates a school at the Lauter Memorial
community center through the winter to
train young women for directors and
supervisors of playground activities such
as dancing. singing and art work.
Park and playground baseball dia-
monds and tennis courts have been open
for some time. They We're reclayed
early IN the spring.
The recreation department will have
an exhibit at the Health Exposition at
the State Playground Young women
from the department win demonstrate
various activities on a miniature play
ground. Story telling will be the pro-
gram from 3 to o'clock each afternoon
and other phases of the work will be
displayed in the evenings. Miss Lois
Riley and girls from the Brightwood
community center will give the program
Friday evening. Miss Sarah Sisson will
have charge of the Saturday story hours,
Miss Rose Lynn and girls from the Greer
street community center win appear Mon
day evening. Miss Lola Phillips and girls
from the Lauter Memorial have charge
OF the Tuesday evening program, Miss
Verdi Miller and Greer street girls will
demonstrate dancing classes Wednesday
evening Miss Edna Keller will tell sto-
ries Thursday afternoon and Miss Ethel
Hughes and Junior students from the
training school will appear in the eve
ming, Friday evening Miss Clara Ledig
give a demonstration and Miss Miller
will be in charge Of the Saturday pro.
gram.
Miss Alice Mescall, one OF tho assist
ant directors of recreation. has general
charge Of the booth and demonstrations.
Rogue courts will be opened at Thirty
Fourth street and Central avenue and
Garfield and Ellenl erger Parks some time
next week, Mr.. Mcbride announced.