Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1927, Page 15

SWALL RECREATION ' GENTERY URGED: “™:r" Symphory Park Development = Should Benefit Nearby Sections, Says Col. Grant. When the time comes to add to t recreational facilities now provided the people of Washington in the parks of the city, the expansion should the form of small neighborhood recre ation centers, in the opinion of Licut Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of public]| buildings and parks. ‘Within the past few months tlonal Capital Park and Planni mission has collected a mass of on the subject of neighborhood rec tion centers, which is to be carefu studied by the commission at an early date. Certain Groups Not Served. ‘The base ball diamonds, tennis courts and similar facilities for out door recreation that have been avail able for some time in Potomac, Rock Creek and Anacostia Parks serve cer taln groups of the population satis factorily, Col. Grant observed, but he points out that there are many others who for various reasons cannot make the journey to these central points to enjoy public recreation. This is par ticularly true of young boys and girls the colonel believes. The decision of the park and plan ning body-a year ago to build a series of small swimming pools in a chain across the city in preference to con structing large bathing beaches atj Potomac or Anacostin Parks was in} reality a first step toward this new * thought of placing future recreational facilities within the reach of residen tial areas that are long distances from the big parks. Certain Conditions Barriers. Centenary Brings Back Beethoven’s 2 By the Associated Press. BERLIN, April 2—The world- wide celebration of the centenary of the death of Ludwig van Beetho- ven recalls to German admirers of the great composer the little known the famous “Ninth Sym- a masterpiece which a king rded with a fake diamond ymphony was dedicated to rederick Willlam 11T of about 90 years ago. Beetho. in his customary financial , and he expected a substan reward. The King sent a letter nd a diamond ring, which Beethoven showed to a friend with the remark, “How can I live off that?” He cherished the gift, however, until a few years before his death, when he was on the point of starva- tion and offered it for sale to a jeweler, Beethoven was stunned to learn that the supposed costly ring contained only glass stones and was virtually valueles: At that time King Frederick was obtaining grants of $7,000,000 a year from the people for personal expenditures. VARIED EDUCATION SYSTEM PRASED Result of Economic and So- cial Conditions in U. S., College Women Told. Park officials in gathering informa- tion on the subject of developing com- munity recreation centers have found that certain physical conditions in a city act as barrlers that tend to con- fine the residents of certain sections to their own communities and there- by contribute to the need for com- munity recreation centers. For illustration, Col. Grant pointed out that a busy traffic artery will have a tendency to discourage the people of one neighborhood, especially children, from crossing it to reach a recreation center in some other lo- cality. Park officlals realize that with the city building up rapidly, available sites for these small recreational + parks will be more difficult to find as time goes on. For that reason they regard the question of neighborhood recreation centers as one for early consideration. They realize also that the law restricting the purchase price of park and school sites to 25 per cent above assessed value is golng to make it hard to acquire land for this purpose. Favors Recreation Areas, Col. Gtant belleves these small neighborhood areas should be devel oped primarily for rectreation, in ad- dition to_carrying on the movement to extend those parks which are for the beautification of the city. It is not absolutely necessary, he said, that all of the recreational facili- ties for a given community be on one plot of ground if an adequate site is * not available, but he pointed out that operation would be more economical if the various recreational facilities could be kept contiguous. Small park areas for development as recrention centers could be ac- quired from time to time out’of the annual lump sum for extension of the park system, but the office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, which directs all outdoor recreation activities, would have to obtain the necessary funds from Congress under its appropriation to provide the fa- cllities, such as tennis courts. Still in Tentative Stage. The discussion of community recre- ation centers is still in a very tenta- tive stage and will be gone into more thoroughly by the Park and Planning Commission later this year before any definite plans are formulated. A preliminary report on the subject ‘ot meighborhood centers was preparéd in February by Charles W. Eliot, 2d., city planner of the commission. In that report Mr. Eliot said that in the neighborhood center there comes first the school, with a playground yard for small children and to which there may be attached an assembly hall, gymnasium, library facilities, swim- ming pool and perhaps other similar service. “Near the center,” he continued in his report, “location must be vided for, the service of the unit for fire and police protection. And, finally, the ‘small park,’ such as has been developed in Chicago, is needed to serve as a recreation place for groups of all ages and both sexes.” '~ James G. Yaden, president of the Federation of Citizens' Associations, in a recent conference with Col. Grant (n the subject of park develop- ment, )aid stress on the acquisition of small park areas in thickly settled residential communities. With the opening of courts on Friday' the exist tional facilities in Rock tomac and Anacostia Parks are now in full operation for the Sp and Summer. The base ball dlamonds were made available March 15. With the exception of the few weeks in mid-Winter, when the weather fis severe, the public golf courses are used virtually without interruption. The golf courses furnish what is probably the most striking fllustra- bion of how the use of public outdoor { tacilities has grown in| - pecent yes In 1914 only 4,100 per: ised the public golf courses. In 4.680 played on the last year the num- same the tennis recrea- Creek, Po. ilities for white persons in|1634 I street, at 4 o'clock ally tion the e parks Bolling | | attend church service at St, | Church Bmphasizing that competition is of the cut-throat varlety in Europe, both in education and in _business, Dr. Stephen P. Duggan, director of the Institute of International Education, told the members of the fifth national convention of the American Associa- tion of Universtly Women, meeting in the Chinese room of the Mayflower Hotel yesterday afternoon, that if a man fails in business in Europe he is done for, while if a man falls in this country he starts over again. “It is the same with education,” he snid. “If an American is educated to be & lawyer and finds he cannot maka the grade, he turns to some other vocation. 'His education is varied and his opportunities are enormous. In Europe education is taken seriously. They have neither money nor inclina- tlon for the extraneous school activi- ties such as we find in this country. The competition is too keen and they must devote every energy to make a place for themselves in their chosen lines. “If a young man in Europe inherits & business he conserves it. If a young American inherits a business he ex- pands it, and if he fails, he simply starts over again. Thus we find that the national educational system of a country is the result of economic and social conditions.” Urges Co-operation in Education. Speaking about international educa- tion, Dr. Duggan said that before the war there was no thought of such a thing in this country. He said that it has only been since the war that courses on internatiopal politics and Oriental relations have been given. ““The problem in the United States,” be said, “is what to do with the hordes of young people who want to go to college and what is to become of them after they are graduated. We can absorb them, but the same thing is taking place in Europe since the war, and there is no room for them—hence there is growing an intellectual pro- letariat.” Dr. Duggan suggested that the American Association of University Women co-operate with the Interna- tional Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A, the Institute for International Co-oper- ation in Education at Paris, the Cen- tral Council of Forelgn Missions in New York and several other organiza- tions, in their world work for educa- tion. Cites Individual Instruction. Dr. C. R. Mann, director of the American Council on Education, said that much progress had been made since the war on co-operation in édu- cation. He said that now in business, as well as in schools, individual differ ences were being considered in the child’s education. Mrs. Maud Wood Park, counselor for legislation, League of Women Voters, urged that the assoclation de- fend itself against slanderous abuse from ignorant gritics. She said that women's organizations co-operated now more enthusiastically because of the binding influence of woman suf- frage, the waste of duplicate effort, and because it has been shown that although each organization has a spe- cial field of activity, all are better able to make headway under a direct- ing head. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. Herbert C. Hoover, who intro- duced the speakers. Organization Conference Held. A conference on organization was held in the reception room of the May- flower at the same time, at which Mrs. Guy Stanton Ford presided. At 5 o'clock Mrs, Herbert Hoover enter. tained the delegates at a tea at her home, 2300 S street. Later in the evening an open meeting was held in the ballroom. Dr. Alexander Melklejohn, Brittingham professor of philosophy, chairman of the Experi- | mental College, University of Wis- consin, spoke on the prineiples of college education. A reception was held in the ballroom following the meeting. Tt is planned for the delegates to John's at 11 o'clock today and to {have tea at the mational clubhouse, The con- vention officially closed last night, after a four-day program commencing | last Wednesday { One of the high lights of the con- population, Clyde-Burton, in facilities in the ce, public build in dixcussin of existing fa 1 Park conld be smonds that there does n nd for them so He said the northern r additional ourts, b courts part Monu- | those engaging in athletic BOBBED HAIR NO BARRIER Co-ed Leader Finds Short Are Not Handicap. WINTER PARK, Fla., April 2 () Bobbed halr res are not compatible ¥ this lady of Rol my i 18 vice president of the Student ssociation, the highest office held by co-ed, and also ix president of the i, In addition, she has been entered in a contest to select (Lhe most beautiful coed in the South ) . 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