Evening star., 1935-05-19
OH|OAN IS OFFERED
RECREATION POST
Tam Deerings, Now Cincin'
natl Official, Selected to
Unity Program.

Tam Deering, director of recrea-
ton of the Public Recreation Com
mission. Cincinnati, Ohio. yesterday
was officially offered the post of su-
perintendent of recreation here to
whip into shape a unified program.
The tender was made by the Dis:
trict of Columbia Recreation Commit
tee, headed by Frederic A. Delano.
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission. after
he and his colleagues had given care
full consideration to a number of ap-
plications and interviewed some Of
the aSpirants from out of the city, in
cluding Deering himself From the
National Capital alone some 80 per-
sons sought the job. Just how much
salary will be paid was not made pub
lie at this time.
Thomas S. Settle, secretary of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, who also acted as tenn
| porary secretary of the Delano Com
mittee, in announcing Deering's choice
yesterday afternoon declared the COM
mittee carefully weighed the qualifi-
cations of every candidate and felt
that Mr.. Deering was the best
equipped for the job"
Wife Writer Of Note.
A native of Seattle, Wash, Deering
is 46 years old. Is married and has
two daughters, enc of whom s gradu-
ating from college and the other Is in
high school. His wife is considered a
writer Of some note and he himself
has had varied career in social serv-
ice work, community service, recrea-
tional activities and Is at present an
instructor at the University of Gin
cinnati
With the position offered him YES
terday afternoon, the authorities said
that Deering has not yet had time tc
consider If he will accept He has been
at his Cincinnati post since March
1882. From 1929 to 1882 he was exec
utive secretary of the State County
Parks and Beaches Association of Sar
Diego, Calf, where he created a name
for himself. From 1923 to 1882 he was
executive secretary of the Community
Service in San Diego. During the
Summer of 1927 he was an instructor
at the University of Oregon. In 1925
and 1926 Deering was superintendent
of recreation, Board of Playground
Commissioners, San Diego, and direc.
tor of physical education, Board OF
Education, in San Diego.
From 1921 to 1928 Deering was
executive secretary of Community
Service, in Ventura County, Calf. Ir
1920 and 1921 he had been commu.
nifty organizer for the National Recre.
alton Association, at Eureka, visall
and Santa Barbara, Calf. In 1920 hi
was special investigator for the Uni
versity of Oregon's School of Social
Work. In 1919 and 1920 Deering was
executive secretary of the Seattle
Community Service and prior to thai
had served in the Grays Harbor dis.
trict of Washington State.
Community Organizer.
Deering was community organizer
from 1918 to 1921 for the Nationa
Recreation Association, with head
quarters in New York City. From
1916 to 1918 he was head worker II
the Jamaica Plains Neighborhoot
House, Boston, Mass; chairman of tn,
Committee on Social Legislation o
the Boston Social Union and inter
ested in wage problems particularly
From 1914 to 1915 he was executive
secretary of the School Of Expression
at Boston, Mass.
From 1909 to 1914, while studen
at the University of Washington, HI
organized a sales force for a com
mercial company employing agents il
the United States, Canada, Hawai-
and Panama. From that university
he secured bachelors degrees in art.
and law. He was president of vari
GUS students activities, including th'
board of control. He majored in po
litical and social science. He tool
post graduate work at Harvard Uni
versity, Boston University and at Sa1
Diego State College. He has has
extensive experience in speaking OF
various parks. social and church pro
grams and has contributed article
to a number Of national magazines.