Nearly three thousand Lawrence school children will be
released from routine next Friday, and many little newcomers |
will be anxious to make friends with them and to share a happy
summer. The Lawrence Recreation Council has planned a six weeks
program of pleasure and profit for them all. Trained supervisors,
university students who are majoring in physical education, have
been employed to take charge of the elementary schoolgrounds during
the late afternoon hours. They will be assisted by volunteers, from
Parent-Teacher membership, mothers who will serve without paysdnce
they covet the program for the children. The Ministerial Alliance
will offer a half hour of bible school instruction for all interested
children from 2:30 to 35 p.m., then our supervisors will be responsi-
ble for the children until 5 p.m.

The morning activities have been planned for children of all
ages and varied interests; free swimming instruction, Red Cross
courses for the young home front soldiers, Miss Fllsworth'ts summer

art school, and Miss Bushong's marionette studio. A reading program ©

has been outlined in cooperation with the public library. This year
we have an employment bureau, under the direction of Kenneth Franks
of the high school teaching staff, which will contact employers for
the boys and girls who want jobs during the summer months.

We realize that our program is rather a sober one for the
children of junior and senior high school age. Many of these young
people will be working, or they will be anxious for Red Cross courses
or for participation in some similar war activity. Our committee,
however, has held a joint meeting and many conferences with the
mayor's committee on recreation and with "Phogn Allen; we are now
cooperating with them in planning evening activities for this age
.group. Every effort has been made to eliminate duplication of
expense and effort.

The Recreation Council is opening its program on June 8th
with confidence that our limited funds will be increased by gifts
from people who recognize the necessity of keeping our childrents
lives as happy and normal as possible. Such a provision is a vital
part of our community war effort.

If you feel that you can contribute to the program, please

send your check to Supt. Clifford Deen or Mrs. Frank T. Stockton,
The committee realizes that you have many demands; we shall be very

grateful for any sum.
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“Nrtene DS. Sse Aten

Chairman Executive Committee,
Lawrence Recreation Council.

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