education in this work. Cooperate with officials and directors of recreation in
the development of public opinion for the support and use of recreation,

A. Work in urban areas for -

1, The establishment of a municipal recreation department, recreation
commission or board, or a separate recreation department under the
school board,

e. Municipal appropriations for an all-year-round recreation program
for all ages, under trained personnel, Recreation is as definite a

lien on tax funds as is education.

3. Sponsor local conferences for the consideration of the problems of
recreation planning,

B, Work in rural areas for a rural community program through either -

 

1. A lay committee including representatives from such agencies as the
Farm Bureau, the Grange, 4-H clubs, Future Farmers, church, school,
etc., with leadership and funds obtained through these agencies or
by their support in a campaign for public funds.

2, A county recreation commission to direct a county-wide recreation
program, supported from county tax funds, when this is permissible.

3, Enabling-legislation to lay a foundation for (2) where necessary.

C. Make permanent the gains realized through the Federal Emergency Recreation
Program,

Great impetus has been given by the Federal emergency program to education on the
vital need of recreation and to the development of facilities for recreation,
Federal aid was set up as an emergency measure only. It will ultimately be with-
drawn. We must conserve this great gain, as suggested in A-l1, Bec, and B-3 above,
and make it serve as a spur to increased local initiative and action toward a
sound and sane program of recreation for everybody,

II. Continue -

Use of volunteer recreation leaders

Leadership training

Classes in family recreation for parents

Town, county, and state committees of volunteers to plan and promote
recreation

Sponsoring supervised playgrounds and other recreation facilities

Use of schools as neighborhood centers

Providing equipment, supplies, apparatus

Fostering participation in play, athletics, arts, music, dramatics,
crafts, hobbies by all ages and economic grouns

Beautification of school properties and playgrounds