AN ATTITUDE AND A REALITY IN COMMUNITY RECREATION
Dr. Forrest C. Allen

Vareity Basketball Coach
University of Kansas

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

May we discuss the first three stages of childhood and
youth, because never before has there bedn neod for greater effort on the
part of parents and older people to be understanding with refereme to the
problems of youth then today. Our first job should be to try in partioular
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 wiméing the
war and winning the peace. ‘There is need in these war times that our homes
end our mmicipal recreation centers should have a vital spiritual influence

For many years the emphasis has been upon rights under our
system of government. How we may well have in our recreation centers an
emphasia on responsibilities, even though we try to see that such responsi-
bilities are carried lightly and joyously. Neighborhood 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
together in cooperation.