Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1917 — Playgrounds in Parks. [ARTICLE]

Playgrounds in Parks.

That city could well boast of being nearly ideal for residential purposes could it be said that it provided a wellequipped playground within easy reach of every home, says a playground expert. Primarily and fundamentally the writer believes in a complete separation of park and playground, but this is impossible in any city called to mind, through lack of suitable area for play and this is more to be desired than parks for mere breathing space. The onlyreasonablesolution then is to have some equipment gnd conveniences for play in every park unless close by an official playground. Yet the history of small parks where special provision for juveniles has been made plainly show that it has usually brought spoliation «nd general untidiness impossible to overcome except when confined to well-defined areas within protection of hedge, fence or wall. And this should be provided in the original plan of every park, or later the park design will have to undergo changes to admit of this very necessary provision for childhood’s happy play-