Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Annual Report, Open Air Playgrounds Committee of the Civic Improvement League, 1904
The playgrounds were open six days of each week from until 5 30, not being closed during the noon hour, and the four larger playgrounds were also open in the evening until The usual daily session varied slightly according to the idea of the director. The morning session for girls at the larger playgrounds was supervised by a woman director with a paid assistant and volunteers on different days of the week. The occupations were raffia and needle work, basket ball, swinging, bathing, singing and games. The afternoon session for boys, supervised by a man director, with a paid assistant at the four larger playgrounds, was devoted to swinging, light gymnastics, baths, and baseball. The playgrounds and baths, which were open in the evenings, were under the supervision of a paid attendant. At some of the playgrounds the swings were in use by in the morning and continued in use almost unceasingly until in the evening.
The Committee and Directors were ably assisted by a volunteer committee of ladies, to whom our thanks are gratefully extended.
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