Dr. Forrest C. Allen, #2

meeting; the consideration of the importance of recreation to community
life in the year's program. Speakers for such programs might be a
recreation superintendent, a Scout or Camp Fire leader, a director of
music or manual arts or physical education in the schools, 4-H Club
leader, a member of the Grange interested in this whole question of the
recreational use of leisure time, and others. The subjects might be:
importance of Recreation in Community Life; Play: A Vital Necessity to
Growth of the Child; Relationship Between Recreation and Health, Conduct,
and Good Citizenship, etc. Specific objective such as: children's
playgrounds for after-school and vacation; school center evening adult
social recreation, music, dramatics, parties; holiday celebrations, etc.,
or possibly a special drive to provide wholesome recreation for the youth
age particularly those in high school and out of school.

 

I should then present this program to the associations by way of
state bulletin or magazine; or a special mimeographed bulletin of your own
(if your state office can do it); at the state convention and district
conferences; and in any other ways.

The National Chairman is so tremendously far removed from the line
of fire you face that he sometimes wonders just how effective and helpful his
suggestions and advice are. J am banking on you, since we're both members
of the national committee, to write and ask for help and frankly say so if
the help given doesn't specifically meet your particular problem.

With heartiest good wishes.

Sincerely yours

one age

de We. Faust
National Chairman
JWR : IVA Committee on Recreation

Enc.

Signed in the absence of Mr. Faust.