- For further information phone FROM National Recreation Association 515 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, Ne Ye / "Adults, as well as children, need play," says Anne Livingston of the National Recreation bikeeietton. The wise leader will start his adult parties with an activity which is simple but not childish." Many other éotivities and methods of the "wise" recreation leader will be demonstrated by Mrs. Livingston in her Recreation Leadership Training Institute to start locally on « Herself a skilled musician and recreation leader of wide experience, she has trained hundreds of leaders of adult recreation in institute classes. As a specialist in recreation leadership training for the National Recreation Association, Anne Livingston has conducted classes for leaders of children, teen agers, servicemen, and adults in recreation departments, schools, churches, service centers, youth agencies, avid many types of local organizations, This Training Institute is er sponsored jointly by the National Recreation Association and the local . Leaders in parent teacher associations, YilleCeAets, YeWeCeAe’s, churches, and othe loal institutions; in rural groups at servicemen's centers, will find games for adults, for banquets, for annual meetings, holidays, picnics, and family fun nights, taught by Anne Livingston in a play way at the Institute, but with variations which will make them adaptable to each individual organization's party theme. Classes will be held daily at - 30 = FROM National Recreation Association x ' $15 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, Ne Ye "You never know where good leaders will come from," says Anne Livingston, Recreation Training Specialist of the National Recreation Association, who will arrive here next . to open. a Leadership Institute for all individuals interested in recreation, both professional ssid Youaeboss "Many rest= less. youth who may be considered predelinquents have excellent leadership qualities, initiative, skills, end abilities which need only to be redirected by an understand+ ing adult leader, Much delinquency is caused by meelont of parents, lack of neighborhood advantages, and the desire for things that money can buye if recreation leaders can help these young people obtain some of the security, the opportunity LOY selfwexpression, and the thrills which they now lack, many will become useful citizens, "We must, however, find these restless, alert children when they are young and trein then in as club leaders, monitors, junior leaders, and members of such groups as youth councilse Sometimes the shy child has unexpected een abilities but doesn't know it. It is the Leaders job to help these young people develop confidence in themselves and put their abilities to work for the benefit of all," continues Mrs bivibeston, who will devote part of each session at the Recreation Leadership Training Institute to be held in the building, to leadership methods and ways of organizing end using junior and senior councils, leaders! clubs, and volunteerse Anne Livingston, herself a recreation leader of long ssocpienes. has for the past seven years trained hundreds of professional and volunteer recreation leaders in institute courses, most recently in connection with the servicemen's center at Miami Beach, Florida, ‘the third largest in the countrye. The local institute is sponsored jointly by the Nationel Recreation Association and the local with classes being held daily from to All who are interested in recreation leadership training are urged to register early with For further information phone SSO “ < FROM National Recreation Association 315 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, Ne Ye "One of the functions of the volunteer recreation leader is to help young people turn their energies into the right channels," says Anne Livingston, Poh Training Specialist of the National Recreation Association, who will arrive on to conduct a Recreation Leadership Training Institute sponsored jointly by the Association and the local "Don't try to tshush' adolescents at parties or they will make more noise than you ever heard in your life. Remember they are suffering from war jitters too, x and their way to relax is to make noise," says Mrs. Livingstone "Give them a chance to gather around the piano, sing the songs they want to sing, or arouse their interest with a challenging game om the first two or three arrive. Then get ous into a very active musical mixer accompanied by a popular tune ac oh is played faster and faster until the young folks are breathless and willing to stand still or sit down to ‘ quiet games They recuperate quickly, however, so a wise leader will have a number of such games available for use at fifteen minute intervals so that the group will never get out of hand but will thoroughly enjoy the party." ‘Training youth seatoee. both profosetunal and vo baatedy: to lead stamping and clapping games , partner snatching mixers, and musical marching games to the latest hit parade tunes so what’ tis newest adolescent and the soldier to whom gemes may be a new experience will have "the time of his vice une Sean Mrse Livingston's eee and play for yearse For over seven years she has conducted institutes in which many hundreds of volunteers have been trained. “A skilled sma ohen and song leader herself, she has led thousands of young people and servicemen in recreation activi- ties and has supervised many hundreds of volunteers before joining the staff of the = D2 « National Recreation Association to conduct institutes, one of which will be held here in the : building from te at : e Hor further information phone UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION MARCH 30, 1944 Dear Recreation Leader: The tremendous demands made by the war on recreational personnel have resulted in the entrance into the field of many young, untrained work- ers and many new volunteers of all ages. To help equip these individuals for the responsibility of leadership we have secured Mrs. Anne Livingston and Pat Rooney, from the National Recreation Association of New York, to bring us inspiration, a new vision, and to stimulate us in doing a better job than we could do without their help. Their leadership is resourceful. The National Recreation Association has a very simple but far-reach- ing purpose: “‘That every child in America shall have a chance to play; that everybody in America, young or old, shall have an opportun- ity to find the best and most satisfying use of leisure time.” We have arranged these evening sessions to fit into the schedule of the worker and of the teacher. Our Saturday session will begin at 10 o’clock and will end at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Please return the enclosed enrollment card, or phone K.U. 83, the Of- fice of the Department of Physical Education, and register with Mrs. Alberta Hulteen, secretary of the Department of Physical Education. Remember, April 10 is the deadline for the minimum registration of 75 members. hysical Education. : Why Not Hald a War-Time RECREATION TRAINING INSTITUTE Ou the K. Y. Campus? Conducted by a staff from the National Recreation Association The National Recreation Association of America, sponsored by the Depart- ment of Physical Education of the University of Kansas, will offer a one- week Recreation Training Institute, May 16-20, IF an advance enrollment of 75 members is secured by April 10th. We will use every available facil- ity to bring this institute to Lawrence, but YOUR cooperation is needed. WHY have a Recreation Training Institute? “ To train volunteers for War Time Community Recreation programs in Kansas. * To bring new vision, inspiration, techniques and activities. * To revitalize existing programs. * To develop higher leadership standards. * To help volunteers obtain better results and give better service. iis —— will the Institute be held? For those volunteers who are concerned with the recreational needs of the community. * Chamber of Commerce Secretaries. * Service Clubs: Rotary, Kiwanis, Co-Op, Lions, etc. * Farm Bureaus. * Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. “ Fraternal Organizations: Elks, Masons, !.0.0.F., Eagles, etc. 2 YIWCA,. = ¥.M:GA: * Youth Clubs: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H Clubs. * Churches and Leaders of Youth. * Camp Counsellors. * American Legion. * Parent-Teacher Associations. * Community Recreation Councils. * Women’s Clubs — A.A.U.W., League of Women Voters, Soroptimist, City Clubs, etc. * Physical Education Directors. * Anyone interested in this type of work. WHAT is the content of such a course? * Activity programs. * Music for fun. * Techniques. “Mixers. * Organizational procedures. * Parties for special events. * Practical suggestions. DAILY SESSIONS — May 16-20 — 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. 7:00- 8:20 Lecture-discussion Saturday Sessions 8:20- 8:30 Intermission 10:00-12:00 a.m. 8:30-10:00 Practical activities 2:00- 4:00 p.m. FEES for the Institute: General fee for entire course $1.50 Student fee 1.00 Saturday sessions only a KFKU © May 11, 1944 ee On the K. U. campus, the National Recreation Association of America, will offer a Wartime Recreation Training Institute, sponsored by the Depart- ment of Physical Education of the University of Kansas, the week of May 16 to 20, inclusive. ) The time: The time will be weer evening beginning Tuesday, May 16, from 7 util 10 Dem, during the week days, and on Saturday, the 20th, the eosndens Wilk Wters in Ui Wernine 0A 1D o'eteok end run util noon; and in the afternoon the closing session will be from oto 4 peme, so that the registrants will be able to get to their homes before dark. We have arranged these evening and Saturday sessions to fit into the schedule of the worker and the teacher. On Saturday a luncheon will be served for members of the Institute at Lindley Hall. Colonel Watson iicMorris, commandant of the Military Science division of the University, has generously cooperated with us, end the-noon meal on Saturday will be davens from 12:50 to 1:50. Arrangements have been made so that all members attending the Institute may have this exceptional G.J~ meal for forty cents. The places mm All sessions of the Recreation Training Institute will be held in Robinson Gymasium, on the first floor at the east end of the building. 7 The fee for the Institute for the entire week is but $1.50. Students of the University and other colleges ure admitted for $1.00, while any single session is fifty cents, This question has been asked: What is the content of such a course? These are the things that Mrs. Anne Livingston will teach you people attending the Recreation Training Institute: Activity programs -° Techniques -- Organizational procedures -- Practical suggestions «= Music for fun <= Mixers s° Parties for special events. The word recreation, or “reecreation" is heard today on every hand. Yet widely different monings are attributed to it, and it is applied to a great ' warlety of activities. During war time this Recreation Training Institute is most timelye ‘The tremendous demands made by the war on reoreational personnel have resulted in the entrance into the field of many young, untrained workers and many new volunteers of all ages. : | To help equip these individuals for the responsibility of leadership we have secured Mrs. Anne Livingston and Ir. Pat Rooney, from the National Recreation Association of New York, to bring us inspiration, a new vision, and to stimulate us in doing a better job than we could do without their help. Their leadership is resourceful. : The National Recreation Assooiation has a very simple but farereaching purposes | "That every child in Amerioa shall have a chance to plays; that every- body in aries, young or old, shall have an opportunity to find the best and most satisfying use of leisure timo." | | Dr. John H. Finley has pointed out that the word recreation is broad enough to inolude "piny" in its every expression and also many activities that are usually not thought of as play -= music, the nin, the crafts, every free activity and especially creative activity for the enrichment of life. To you who are listening in tonight, should you be interested in attending this Wartime Recreation Traihing Institute in Robinson Gymnasium on the campus of the University of Kansas at Lawrence, I suggest that you write the office of the Department of Physical Education, or phone K.U. 83, and Mrs. @ Ser Alberta Hulteen, secretary of the Department of Physical Education, will be glad to enroll youe Remember = this institute is for those volunteers who are concerned with the recreational needs of your comunitye If you are handling the resrention of your club, whether it be a service elub, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, or any of the classification clubs, this conference will serve @s a real benefit to youe If you are a field recreation representative of the various commmity war services, or an agricultural agent of the Farm Bureau, or & home demonstration agent or state club leader, thesd sessions will be particularly valuable for yous. The institute is plemed elso for business and professional women's clubs, dea baaialer organizations, Blks, Masons, Odd Fellows, Hagles, Y.W.C.A. and YeMleCeAe secretaries, youth clubs, - Boy Seouts, Girl Scouts, 4+lf Clubs, leaders of youth in churches, canp | counsellors, ParenteTeacher Associations. Someone in the /merican Legion could profitably enroll for the benefits of such a coursee Certainly comunity recreation councils and their workers could find mach helpful inspiration heres women’s clubs, such as the . nop etiéusociation of University Women, League of Women Voters, Soreptinist, city Clubs, - physical education directors © in fact anyone interested in this type of work oarmot ordinarily enroll in such a | course for less than $25.00. The Department of Physical Education at the University of Kensas obtained these recreation specialists for the obvious need of volunteer leaders. Remenber, this will not be all dry theory. Rather, it wiil be a well balanced program. The first part of the evening sessions will be given to theterendigesentins, then au ixteraiecion of ten abetes Sefure the practical auttvitied Sects = inddaling ‘waye Of wtertice 0 padly, browkane ts Sei act introducing folks, sipple musical mixers end square dances. The activities will include creative games - active, quiet and musical games and stunts for crowdéd places and unusual conditions; conducting activities for 2k girls and women, co Lien or meeting the needs of the boy crasy girl; folk dances and games for little ohildren and growing girls; the conduct of parties and dances, Grand March, Paul Jones and Old Time Couple dances; organizing and using junior and adult councils, gemes and musical activities for)too many women, not enough men or ‘visa versa; recreation for industrial girls and women; recreation for families of defense workers; day or evening recreation for overworked homeemakers; community recreation for service men, day or evening. In securing lMirse Anne Livingston to conduct the Institute, the Department of Physical Education brings you one of the outstanding leaders of the country in conduoting leadership training courses for professional end volunteer leaders. For the past seve years she has trained hundreds of ‘leaders in institute Courses.» Among those groups who have already declared their inhibins of enrolling in the Recreation fraining Institute are members of the Lawrence Recreation Council, Girl Scout representatives, Sunflower Ordnance recreation leaders, Recreational Therapists from the Meminger Senitarium of Topeka, under the | diver tiee of Mr. Ke Woolworth who says he si a staff of seven Recreational Therapists, each of whom specializes in some phase of the work. It is his intention to send two or three of then ata time to the meetings that will be "most valuable to them. Mrs, Lillian Webster, the principal of Woodlawn School, and Mrs. Thelma Hayter, representing the reorestiona2 interests of the colored people of Lawrence, have evinced a desire to attend. Letters have been received from State Club Leaders at Manhattan, Salina, Leavenworth, mmtxOskeloosa and Topeka, seeking informtion as to the nature of the Institute. Advance enrollment is advisable because on Monday evening a planning committee will meet te go over the list of registrants with the idea ‘ef working out programs to give these people who have enrolled the most beneficial course \ according to their needs. ~ @5e Miss Ruth Hoover, head of the women's Physical Eiucation Department, Miss Joie Stapleton, assistant professor in Physical Education, and Mrs. Dorothie C. lhmt, dance instructor in the department, will be the hostesses, while the men of the department « Henry Shenk, Reginald Strait, Ray Kanehl, Dean Nesmith, Elmer Schaake, Vernon Hayes and Jack Austin e will assist in making the Institute a most enjoyable affair for everyone. Why do we have play, or reoreation, leadership? Parents, sisters, brothers, and companions are still teaching children to play either by offering an example for them to imitate or by actually instructing thea, But valuable as it is, this natural, informal, and often unconscious seaching is not anaes cient. In supplementing the Renghing of parents and companiens, the play : leader gives a deeper significance to the child's play life by bringing it to a wider experience and trained understanding. This would have been true even in a more Letwavely age, as modern education with its great emphasis on the “ Amportance of child life has revealed. Today it is especially truco, for the conditions which made playgrounds and recreation centers a necessity have also made the play leader indispensable. : (Adults are taking a more active part in mmicipal reereation programs than ever before, and many of the new facilities are primarily for adult use. Large numbers of school buildings have been opened for caummity recreation use for the first time. The value of recreation in systeining morale and in affording joyous, niieiben healthful use of leisure time has been more widely Gamons trated end is more generally beh gba than ever before. Universities om colleges have become deeply interested in veurention ‘and have considered the desirability of egtebl ishing courses to prepare individuals for recreation leadership. War has emphasized the need for osrrying out recreation programs. Experience over nearly forty years has shown clearly that recreation is a fundamental human need equally in peacetime as in wartiinee War has emphasized the need for carrying out this PUrPOSe> Experience over nearly forty years has show clearly that recreation is a fundamental humen need equally in peacetime as in wartime. The national reereetien movement from a very small begiming has come to have a central part in American life. ‘The shinicidiiie movement strives to offer opportunities for wholesom: leisureetime activities to every age group in every cormuni ty. Yet all over the world are groups who don't kmow how «e groups that are groping for the right answers to their recreation problems. FEE. a May 2» 1944, Mrs Harry Lewis, Perry Packing Company, Manhatten, Kansas. — Dear Harrys As I promised you yesterday at Rotary, ? am sending you printed material regarding our Recreation fraining Institute. Miss Mary Eleie Border, of Mane hattan, wrote me for some information, which we sent to her. I trust that sone of your people interested in recreation can attend some of these sessions. it was e@ delight to get better acquainted with YOuie : Rotarily yours, ’ Direotor of Physical Education, ; -PCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Eno. People to be contacted; - K.U. *Physical “ducation Major students Js” Students interested in recreational summer positions Students of Esther Twent@ - Community organization + Students of Mabel Elliott - Sociology ' +-Occupational therapy students - Miss +Public School of music students -lMiessner, Mr. Home Economics students - Edna Hill Navy Welfare Officer pi Kenn od — pa a wy. W. Ce A ou’ = ae Cy ‘A. on an” Men's Depts P.E. Women's ak “p, EE, Jewett 3 1\ Tia City Chamber of Commerce - George Hedrick: Rotarians - Dr. Allen vKiwanis -.Fred Montgomery fn-° -Coenr- Mir) "Woestemeyer ~ qe bard yrsT.A. President - Mrs Guy Keeler, Mrs rye Bill Branch Presidents of PT.A. /Board . of Hducation vhecreational Council - Mr. Clifford Dean vliinisterial Alliance - Rev. Hughes «2% “#dueational Gounehie- Miss Marian Lane, Cordley School A.A.U.W. =- Mrs. O'Brien FP. Gn fe. -League off Women Voters - Mrs. Allen Crafton 222321 N- MBusiness «rd Professional Women's Club - Miss Meyerss Ant Beta Sigma Phi - Frances Andrews — Stew fac... Sed P.E. Teachers of pierre “LCDS Perry, “Donis Me Dermond - Junior High School ‘Mrs. Cornwell - High School riips. Maurice Sannady - Junior High School Gien'@o@chs*bawréntekHigh School “Community Service League - Mrs. Frank Stockton Senior High School students interested in recreation / Ur. A. 3. Hamilton, Housing Supt., Hercules Powder Co., Lawrence Publicity: Letter to these people with enclosure enrollment to be sent or called to Dr. Allen's Office by Ayre 2. = Story in Kansan and Journal World Out of City Contacts: e vBaker University - Charhotte Curran - Emil Liston, Bdna Me Cullough _ ——S of Cone fren yHmporia §.7T.C. ‘Washburn University —~ Ottawa University - rHaskell Institute - Superintendents of Schools: “Ottawa Baldwin -iimporia -Tonganoxie eiudora “DeS8ote -hbeavenworth Lecompton wPerry “Oskaloosa “Topeka petro vive W.C.A * Wu.d.aA. Topeka “qin © a , , gf TRA IM IN Cm a ° a NT fewer e | : / ota oes : —— Coweuetoro BY A, acer eee The” in Tis we ERE CRTE Ty HEROES a Tov : L te a i i ie eo = cee! ng ele | ’ Pins oO necealten brac1e¢ : p : Ye te 4 2 , | Aereee evi : Kesteracd « 3 : : & a Z \ | : % “bub ‘ bor OT ee ie Wis |e eo Ag , oo. Gar tnee | a. $ 2th, / | e ‘ | - / ff | ; et acedll] ade aie cia cbt aseck = Sees : = vor Ols Ct e 7 ae wyuliconel igus Jterto crbenes + Ab tee! (pb ee. ta; 2 fe? “pone at ) pve, Maile heeeeen —May/ in 26 ~ T'60 — C0100 oat i : day : (ous Be ee shies ~Ee} re beret ae ,., Mea? 0 Lener, pa $F) — nico: @ | “aueeems cio wee gies — gre PH ja Jes th je | ‘So UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION MARCH 30, 1944 Dear Recreation Leader: The tremendous demands made by the war on recreational personnel have resulted in the entrance into the field of many young, untrained work- ers and many new volunteers of all ages. To help equip these individuals for the responsibility of leadership we have secured Mrs. Anne Livingston and Pat Rooney, from the National Recreation Association of New York, to bring us inspiration, a new vision, and to stimulate us in doing a better job than we could do without their help. Their leadership is resourceful. The National Recreation Association has a very simple but far-reach- ing purpose: “That every child in America shall have a chance to play; that everybody in America, young or old, shall have an opportun- ity to find the best and most satisfying use of leisure time.” We have arranged these evening sessions to fit into the schedule of the worker and of the teacher. Our Saturday session will begin at 10 o’clock and will end at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Please return the enclosed enrollment card, or phone K.U. 83, the Of- fice of the Department of Physical Education, and register with Mrs. Alberta Hulteen, secretary of the Department of Physical Education. Remember, April 10 is the deadline for the minimum registration of 75 members. Very/sincerely yours, NATIONAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION ‘Founded 1906 AS THE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 315 FOURTH AVENUE NEW YORK 10, N. Y. March 22, 1944 Dre Forrest C. Allen, Director Physical Education Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mre Allen “enclosed you will find publicity material for Mrs. Anne Livingston of our staff which may be used in connection with your fortheoming institute in Lawrence. We are also enclosing a sample registration card which may be used as a guide in printing your own. Sincerely yours Charles E. Reed Manager, Field Department CER/pm | 4 Lent unt Arnitthy, Cover SRE RS EO LES TE AN ST \ \ ee * SUMBYA HTRYOT ere Be ea ok 7 OFFICERS BOE (8S dou ‘ . , HOWARD BRAUCHER, PRESIDENT _ ROBERT. GARRETT, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD JOHN G. WINANT, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT stotoetig «Sueded» Diet SECRETARY OF THE BOARD MRS. OGDEN L. MILLS, SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT SUSAN M. LEE, THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT oo ko GUSTAVUS ITs aKIRGY¢ TREASURER | ; wtterveviany exened ‘ 3 | SaaS , SOeTHRI ( >); BOARD OF DIRECTORS \ F. W. He . : | ROBERT GRANT, 3RD OTTO T. eka oe Coe ee Sa Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education.