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the fact that Weestemeyer moved and Stapleton seconded that we ae
authorize his euploynent for two months for a total of $500, and
assure him every effort would be made to finance the 3rd month, e
The motion and and second were withdrawn when the ensuing discussion as
revealed that we needed more accurate information as to whether —
hie contract would cover 6 hrs. a day for 6 days a week, his re-
sponsibility for ime practice sessions boys might feel necessary,

the possibility tha: the brown-out reguletions for wartine might

make playing under lights impossible, the division of time between

the children - who are the Council's chief concern - ari adult

players, ete, etc, etc, Also on aceurete estimate of equipment

inventory and probable purchases, or extra supervisory help to

be employed, responsibility in case of accidents etc, ete.

There are questions involved which mst be thought over
earefully, since decisions made now will have farereaching conse=-
quences, Mr. Houston is genuinely interested in the seneral summer
program and in its eventual expansion te more ——— limites ; he
qssured us that there was no wish to jeopsrdize any other of
the recreation program. I am afraid thet the Silisshtion of :
ef chest funds has resulted in over optomism as to the ease with
which we frame our budget for next summer, since $2000 plus
our aan refully hoardied balance sounds — Rapes i ip
for “ygrounds, if we can secure it at all come
much higher than last sumer. Unless "D, 5."

return, the search for a trained director will = ll and costly.
egg BK ‘s long-coveted downtown craft center project which
she hoped to start next summer by our providing one or two toachers

for afternoon supervision as an experiment torard the realization 3
of the larger goal, is one of the expansions we had hoped to get 4
from our “margin”, Joie Stapleton will be gone mxt summer so ,
dhs on even if Red Cross continues to pay the head swimming instructor, 4
our responsibility for the safety of the children will necessitate ,
our employing more helpers by the hour. The eost of all our leaders

will be greater, proved by the fact that Dr. Allen recommended at

least $1 an hour for the holiday gym supervisors, W111 there be
unpleasant repercussions if we pay our teechers who serve as our
playground leaders $100 for the six weeks, as we did last summer,

when we pay another teacher $150 a month or $225 for the same six

weeks, and give him additional income of $450 as contrasted te $1007
Their actual supervision hours are fewer, but their —— and
planning hours are far greater,

I aplogize for the lack of brevity, but our decisions in -
the mext few weeks and months will be a measure of our usefulness
to the commmnity at large, and our excellent record of progress

Jin Lawrence schools under present salary schedules is sore tan
difficult, and our cooperstion by giving summer employment to some
of them whose retention in the system is highly desirable is one
way of getting oar good for the greatest number", Just
how far we can ith wheat degree of concentration on certain
individuals late activity should be expanded first and to what
degree - - food for before next Tuesda Gay’ s meeting and for
all our meetings this spring. A full-time trained eity recreation
director, which we've asked for sinee 1940, should be o
but we aust Suneteen as & correlating body "until he materializes.

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