Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 201, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1916 — Increase in Playgrounds. [ARTICLE]

Increase in Playgrounds.

Neighborhood playgrounds under the direction of play leaders are being maintained in 432 cities in the United States, according to the annual report of the Playground and Recreation Association of America. The number of new playgrounds opened during the year was 1,000, bringing the total to 3,294. More than one hundred cities employed 1,053 play leaders throughout the year. In 250 cities playgrounds like parks and schools are administered by the municipality itself. Seventy cities maintained classes for training recreation workers. Last year the expenditures were $4,066,357. Bond issues in 17 cities amounted to $1,6€3,750. In 4> cities neighborhood playgrounds have been donated by private individuals.