Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-03-28
EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF PLAY.

EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF PLAY.
The season approaching when the public schools of not only
county but of the entire State will be making preparations
for the annual athletic meets.
There keen rivalry the and villages of each
county, attended by thousands of interested
friends of the competing youngsters Indeed the
Meet considered the the and apparently
general holiday declared The day given over to regular
attraction that
Fair.
All this in face of many who attend these yearly
gatherings ousspoken in their opposition to not only
the public school but to other student activities
Dranatics Economics Manual Training School Journalism
Movies and possibly exraucular Subjects have been
ad and occupying time which could be more ad
vantageous spent in acquiring knowledge OF the
nstancethe branches 1--WE used to study
when went to school"
Possibly tho athletics come larger share of adverse
criticism other activities because sports
que outdoor the public has opportunity to see that
spent by students in training and the tendency IS
to conclude all this time is wasted.
extent the sort of objection directed to-
ward other features life the editor of the with
one his assistants directing his toward
the print shop the school paper there for
the purpose carrying correcting proof class IS seen
visiting poultry house. oredr to get practical knowledge
selection feeding what not if the done with regard
to stock butchered if committee is out soliciting
advertisements for the of the annual play party
boy girl off hike it, indeed sort OF socaed
student outside the walls Of school building
that stamps the mind of useless and as IN
tererng prosecution those studies which
preemnenty important in the education of the child
It not purpose to decry of the fundamentals We
believe much the efficiency of the hree RS does
ese and also believe that possible to over emphasize
the Importance what many believe be non-essentias
But also of the opinion that large percentage of OBJ
econs socaed fad fail educational values in
thing which takes the boy and girl outside of books Study the
majority concentration printed and knowledge
information gained from the leaves of nicely bound
volume.
We shall not attempt to discuss all extra-curicuar
subjects began by referring to the which invites out
games, and desire conne what have
factor the rounding out OF students
cational life
suppose everybody admits that natural to young
people, everybody played when young And everybody
played at school well elsewhere The absolute necessity OF
play recognized by all schools whether public college, uni
versty oherwse would not be allowed Play part of young
life INDUCED all young things whether human
other of animal and the poets the leaves dancing
the b1eezes.
say those who look back upon their
school will admit that they went to the limit of their
tuntes sport and if they did not play much the later
generations because sports have developed along with other
lines Of endeavor the and the present show the
trasts in play they do in many forms of labor.
Frequently the DIRECTORS claim that their did
with their study nmatng that play and education
separate and distinct and that absorbing such
lengths of time the due acquisition of knowledge
This claim generally made by those who judge merely by
comparison of the they used spend play and that by
the modern student idea of educational value entering
into their consideration
impossible space short editorial
go deeply the Importance of play in school economy but
have estancy saying outright that the best educators de-
fend play from educational viewpoint
Deen
girls and they have be effective aduncs successful
administration Of the law In rural districts they form much
needed community center In connection with schools
the chdren athletic festivals they may by Hart
their accomplishments with other schemes out
just where they strong weak.
King, in his book Education for Efficiency claims
that the playground effective agency
REORGANIZATION than the school ITSELF Foreign children he saws
will learn the American point of view and the English tongue
quickly through playing with native children than through any
the formal instruction of the school,"
All writer's the subject endorse proper supervision play
and furnishing the child itself just
desires.
We realize that this matter of the relation play just
touched this article All have hoped do start