798 Rural School Leaflet. 



Jane Addams, and Mrs. Humphrey Ward. The Association has head- 

 quarters at 624 Madison Avenue, New York, with a strong official staff, at 

 the head of which as President is Dr. Luther Gulick, Supervisor of 

 Physical Training for New York City. These facts are mentioned to show 

 that the playground movement has dignified support, that the play- 

 ground is to be a growing factor in education, and that play, organized 

 play, play for young and for old, is recognized as one of the funda- 

 mental needs of humanity, one of the most important concerns of life. 



WHAT PROMINENT MEN HAVE SAID ABOUT PLAY 



Ponder upon these quotations. 



"Man is wholly man only when he plays. "-^Schiller. 



"Play is the purest and most spiritual activity of man. It holds the 

 source of all that is good. The plays of children are the germinal leaves 

 of all later Hfe. "—Froebel. 



"The impulse to play is as natural and normal as the inclination to 

 sleep or the desire to eat; and, when we learn its meaning, we' see that 

 it is not simply a permissible thing but a divinely ordered thing." — 



Dr. Josiah Strong. 



"A lack of the proper sort of play unfits a boy for the battle of life." 



— Beard. 



"The boy without a playground is likely to be father to the man 

 without a job." — -Lee. 



"It is doubtful if a great man ever accomplished his life work without 

 having reached a play interest in it." 



"I hope that soon all of our public schools will provide in connection 

 with the school buildings, and during school hours, a place and time 

 for the recreation as well as study of children. Older children who 

 would play vigorous games must have places specially set aside for them, 

 and since play is a fundamental need, playgrounds should be provided 

 for every child as much as schools." — President Roosevelt. 



PLAY IS THE RIGHTFUL HERITAGE OF COUNTRY CHILDREN 



AS WELL AS OF CITY CHILDREN 



Now all that has been said above applies to the country as well as 

 to the city. The Playground Association of America recognizes this 

 and has a committee on rural playgrounds of which the author of this 

 article is chairman. To promote play in rural districts and to give 

 helpful suggestions and advice in the matter of equipping playgrounds 

 is the function of this committee. The opportunity is welcomed to 



