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

EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF PLAY.
The approaching when the public schools OF not only
this county of the entire State will be making preparations
for the annual athletic meets.
There rivalry between the towns and villages OF eacn
county, and attended by thousands OF Interested
friends relatives of the competing youngsters ndeeo e
Meet considered the banner event of the and
general holiday declared The day given over to regular
pcncng and the attraction that OF the
Fair.
All this face of the fact that many attend these yearly
gatherings have been ousspoken their opposition to not only
athletics the public but other student ACTIVITIES
Dramatcs Home Economics Manual Training School Journalism
scored as fas and as occupying which could be more ad
vantageousy spent acquiring knowledge of the
the three RS for nstancethe branches we useo W s"y
when went to school,"
Possibly tho athletics for larger share OF adverse
criticism than that given other activities because Sports
que outdoor room the public has opportunity to see that
time spent by students in training and the tendency Is
to conclude all this time is wasted.
extent the sort of objection is directed TO-
features of school life 1t the editor OF the paper WIFI
of his assistants is seen directing MS way 1owar
the print shop the school there Tor
the purpose carrying orcorectng proof class IS seen
visiting poultry house. oredr to get some pracca Kno"eog
in selection feeding what not the done with regard
to live stock butchered meat if committee is out solcng
advertisements the of the annual play II party
of boy girl scouts is off on hike IT, indeed any sort OF
side student outside the walls OF school Dudng
that stamps once the mind of useless and as IN
terrng prosecution Of those studies which supos
ed to be preemnenty important the education of the child
1t purpose to decy of the fundamentals We
believe the efficiency of the hree Rs as does any
ese also believe that possible to over emphasize
the Importance many believe to be nonessentials
But of the opinion that large percentage Of OBJ
jecons fad fail educational values in
thing takes the boy and girl outside of books Study to the
majority printed and knowledge
means information gained the leaves of nicely bound
volume.
We shall not attempt discuss all the extracurricuar
subjects began referring the which invites out
games desire conne what have say to some
factor the rounding out OF students edu
catonal life.
We suppose everybody admits that play young
played we'll elsewhere The absolute necessity OF
play recognized schools whether public college, uni
versity would be allowed Play part of young
life and it INDUCED by young things whether human
other sort of animal and the poets the leaves dancing
the breezes.
And it is safe to say those who now upon their
school days will admit they the limit of their oppo1
sport and they did not play much the later
generations because sports have developed along with other
lines endeavor the past and the present show the same con-
trasts in play they do in many forms of labor.
Frequently however, the DIRECTORS claim that their play did
interfere with their study ntmang that play and education
separate and distinct and that sports absorbing such
lengths prevent the due acquisition of knowledge
claim generally made by those who judge merely by
comparison of the time they used spend play and that by
the modern student idea of educational value entering
into their consideration.
1t would be impossible space of a editorial to
go deeply the Importance of play school but
have hsancy saying outright that the best educators de-
fend play from al educational viewpoint.
large cities grounds have been built for the boys and
girls and they have to be effective aduncs successful
administration of the In rural districts they
needed community center In connection with schools social
the chdren athletic festivals they may said
their accomplishments with other schemes and find
just where they strong weak
King in his book Education for Social Efficiency
that the playground effective agency toward
REORGANIZATION than the school itself Foreign children he says
will the American point 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
necessary and furnishing the child itself with what
desires.
We realize that this matter of the relation of play just
touched this article All have hoped