. This experience has been a profitable one for me, I have seen a new
side of child life and needs. The future recreation program could make up
in the summer time for the deficiencies of the winter school program.: There
is the possibility of presenting a program of art, music, crafts and
literature thet cannot possibly be done in the preeen-cny school environ-
ment which is so tied by traditional "fact learning." May I suggest that
this type of Prorram could be built avound practice teaching from the summer
session at the university, The program could remain divorced from the idea
of school and accomplish much, There is much that can be done with the term

"play". In recreation work, children often mix the words 'play' and °work’?~
and work can be fun—it can be play, * * This summer, I have learned that there
is all the difference in the world between directed and undirected play, I.
understand fully that it is the latter which leads among other things to
ee

tRecarding age groupings: during playground and gym periods in the

regular school term, from necessity, children of one grade age play together.
For instance, fifth graders do not want fourth graders playing in their games, °
This creates a problem during summer playground, when three gerade levels must
play together. _In most cases, this summer, this was taken care of in a
sportsmanlike manner, It seems that the regular school term set-up is at
fault, * * Janitor service should be supplied at least once each week, as
keeping the building clean entirely alone is too great a task for a woman
leader, * * The children enjoyed their art period, library reading period,

and story hour so thoroughly that the leader feels it was an outstanding part

of the daily p®o-ram. The children loved to lie on the gym floor, during
rest period, and listen to such musi¢ as the Peer Gynt Suite."

"I question the advisability of having bible school proceed playground
activities, For some of the children it was rather tiresome to go from
bible study into art work or any activity that kept them indoors, * # The
staff meetings on Fridays were helpful in clarifying plaveround rians and ~
receivine suegestions from other playground leaders. *

"We. are not reaching the children who really need playground. The nan
who need it are still running in the streets and alleys. Playground does not
appeal to them, The children who come to our playground are the ones whose
parents are taking good care of them, This was proven by the number who had
to miss playground for various camps, parties, etc.# * # The pre-school
youngsters should have the same = in charge of them all the time, as
ae do not like strangers,"

"To me, the janitor's duties were the hardest. For instance high gym
windows to be locked and unlocked. It was difficult for our 6th grade boys,
and I was afraid they would fall on the floors from the step ladders."