156 Farmer and his Wife as Leaders of the Young 



Let us suppose that the farm home selected for the 

 model playthings has at least one small boy and one 

 small girl therein. Then, the following might be set 

 up:- 



A swing, a seesaw, a sliding board or pole, a pair of 

 rings, a trapeze, and a horizontal bar. Have all 

 under shade if possible. Provide also a small play 

 wagon and a cart or two, with a sand box for the 

 small child. 



Inspect the district school in reference to play facil- 

 ities and you may find nothing other than the bare 

 ground with perhaps a baseball diamond. Here, 

 then, is a rare opportunity for constructive work. 

 Organize in your own way a boosters' club and pro- 

 vide play apparatus. In Chapter VIII you will find 

 full details as to the equipment best suited for the 

 purpose. Provide in every case that the expense be 

 minimized. Nearly all of the apparatus may be 

 constructed free of cost by interested persons in the 

 home neighborhood or in the near-by village. 



A NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY 



Another very enticing line of endeavor for the rural 

 leader is that of establishing the country library. 

 Some one in the neighborhood has a big house, one 

 room or more of which may conveniently be set 

 apart for the purpose. Induce the owners of this 

 house to clear up a room and remodel it, if need be, 

 and make their home a sort of intellectual center for 



