AN ATTITUDE AND A REALITY IN COMMUNITY RECREATION
Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Director of Physical Education
Varsity Basketball Coach
University of Kansas

Someone has said there are seven stages to man: first,
he sees the worlds second, he wants it; third, he starts out to get it;
fourth, he would be satisfied with one-third of its; fifth, he further
modifies his desires; sixth, he would be satisfied with a space two feet by
seven; and seventh, he gets it. |

| May we discuss the first three stages of childhood and
youth, because never before has there been need for greater effort on the
part of parents and older people to be understanding with reference to the
problems of youth than today. Our first job should be to try in particular
to make sure that boy meets girls in the right sort of atmosphere. Re-
creation and recreational leaders have a vital part to play in winning the _
war and winning the peace. There is need in these war times that our homes
and our municipal recreation centers should have a vital spiritual influence
even trough the word religion be not mentioned.

For many years the emphasis has been upon rights under our
system of government. Sey ten tea WK teen Sica vemrenties onitann wm
emphasis on responsibilities, even though we try to see that such responsi-~
bilities are carried lightly and joyously. Ne:

 

service is in itself
an important form of recreation. Never before has there been greater need
that all churches, all neighborhood groups, all recreation centers should work
tagether in eouperation.