wation, It is important that we have as nearly full attendance as

le, ‘since the program com mittee will submit its report for approval,

s impossible for you to be present, please determine your attitude

(on the major issues of the suggestions below and delegate your proxy to
member who will be present, ae Wan ee ae es

 

office, 422, on or before Mond

 

  
 

 

 

Miss Stapleton's search for trained supervisors reveals the
_ fact that our playground program mst be scheduled for afternoon hours,
Since the only persons we can interest at our stipend of $35 for six weeks
@re those who will be enabled to take morning classes on the Hill. It is
thought best to delay our hours until 3 Pem. and close at 5:30; these
hours will enable the small children to take & nap after lunch, and to
be dismissed after the intense heat. The P.T,A, umits are being asked to
recruit volunteers from their membership, so that.each supervisor will
have an assistant to help with the younger children who wish to stay for
the entire period, It may prove feasible to use these recruits for the
story telling and "quiet hour" work, — yee | eB GSle
! The Ministerial Association Wishes to ally the vacation bible

school with our program, Since attendance would necessarily be on a.
voluntary basis, the program committee suggests that interested children
be asked to appear at 2:30 for a half hour of instruction preceding our
regular recreation program. I have asked Mr, Koelb, their representative
who contacted me, to write a representative number of cities with similar
programs for details. por he 4

os _ The Chamber of Commerce has notified me that the swimming
pool will open on or before June ist, ‘The swimming will be under the
direction and supervision of the Junior Red Cross, Miss Santee has
secured for us an assistant who holds a Red Cross certificate, and she
will schedule her time to fit the convenience of the instructors, Our
extremely limited funds may make it necessary for us to pay the pool
entrance fee only for those children who are unable to participate other-
wise, The instruction will be free, and the children who qualify will
be awarded Red Cross achievement certificates,
a The question of our petition for inclusion in the Community
Chest must be decided, There seems to be little question as to the
legitimacy of our claim to community funds, but the amount to be asked
for mast be given serious consideration, - tf we are not permitted to
solicit funds in addition to the Chest allowance, our figure aust be
high enough to assure a well-rounded city program. Since the Board of
Education will be unable to carry either the Art School or the Recreation
Program on its budget next year, and since the city has no funds which