Evening star., 1922-04-11
UNABLE To LOCATE
PROPER PLAY SITE
At ADAMS SCHOOL
Children Looking for Space
to Play Base Ball and
Basket Ball.

ADAMS SchOol, li2U X street nOrtn-
west, and their teachers are clamoring
for a place for them to play base ball
and basket ball. They have small
playground adjoining the school, which
is not large enough for those comes
like base ball and basket ball. which
only large enough for the small chill
dren of the school.
There is a large population of chill
dren in this district, and, it was point
ed out, if they are to have play facili-
ties in the future. steps should be
taken Immediately to provide the nec-
essary land. Otherwise this section
will be in the same condition as the
downtown precincts at the present
time.
No Grounds Near School.
Miss NJ. E. Sheads, principal of the
Adams School. pointed out TO a re-
porter for The Star that at the present
time there is no place near the school
where the children could play base bali
and basket ball. Formerly they played
at the distant Gallinger playground.
on F street between 21st and 22nd
of one-third of an acre was taken away
from them.
There are several lots on r street
just across from the school, and
around the corner on New Hampshire
avenue, Miss Shreads pointed out, that
purposes. She suggested that if the
loan of this property could be OBJ
tanned, it would fill a great need for
the children. The r street plot, she
said. could be used very nicely as a
basket ball court for the girls, and
the New Hampshire avenue lot as
base ball diamond for the boys.
Report on Conditions.
The report of the children's bureau
shows the following conditions in
this precinct:
There is a playground. the Bloom
ingdale. for white children at 1st and
Bryant streets northwest, consisting
of three and three-fourth acres, and
the Mackin playground, v street be-
tween 14th and 18th streets north
west, consisting of one-half an acre
For the colored children there is the
Howard playground, three acres, at
5th and W streets northwest
Also for white children there are
equipped schoolyards at the Grover
Cleveland and Emery schools. These
are operated from S:45 am. until
dark by the department of PLAY
grounds during the summer. The
white children, the report pointed out,
also have a vacation school play-
ground at the Dennison schoolhouse,
in addition to four unsupervised
equipped schoolyards.
The report also pointed out that
neither of. the two high schools for
white children. the Business and Nc
kinley, have out-of door facilities.
For the colored children, the Phelps
School is open for only sixteen days
during the summer. as also is the
Mott School. There is one other equip
ped. but unsupervised school yard for
these children.
Recreationnl Needs.
Pointing to the recreational needs
of this precinct, the report says:
Precinct No. s has 1883 children
to be served, of which S,051 are white
and 6,s37 are colored. This district
has a large total population of chill
dren and adults, 5s.ss3, and the sec
ond highest density in the city, 64.7
persons per acre.
This is one of the precincts where
there is every evidence of increased
growth. The Bloomingdale play
ground is at the extreme northern
corner of the precinct. 1t is of fair
size, three and three-quarter acres,
and serves well that part of the Dis
trict which borders it. as we'll as part
of precinct No. 10. In the southern
part of the section, however, there is
practically nothing. At present the
Mackin playground helps to some ex-
tent, but it is loaned land and small,
consisting of one-half an acre. To
serve this section ten acres should be
obtained for white children and five
for colcred. This should be done
Immediately. before this district
duplicates the difficulties found in
the in-town precincts"