THE RECREATION SERVICE DIVISION 745 



The Department of Parks, Rochester, New York, issues the following 

 permit for those wishing to use picnic grounds: 



DEPARTMENT OF PARKS 



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Rochester, N. Y '. 1925 



Permission is given to 



to have the use of grounds 



at on 



192 , from M. 



Commissioner of Parks. 



Papers, or other rubbish, must be deposited in the boxes or baskets provided for the purpose 

 and not thrown on the ground. Failure to comply with this rule will deprive you of the grounds again 

 during the season. 



Problems of maintenance. Repairs for apparatus, care of grounds and 

 physical facilities are matters generally handled through the maintenance 

 division of the Park Department. It is desirable, however, for the care- 

 takers who mark the grounds for games and activities and who have charge 

 of the layout and equipment of games and the inspection of apparatus to 

 be directly responsible to the executive in charge of the recreation division. 



Relation to the public. The recreation division, which is concerned 

 with the human uses of parks, which ministers to the needs of the commu- 

 nity in its free time, has a very definite responsibility in all its relations 

 with the public. The way in which people are received at the office, the 

 way their requests over the telephone are answered, in no small way reflects 

 the general attitude of the department. The recreation division is an infor- 

 mation and service bureau; it should be prepared to answer any requests 

 regarding facilities and programs, ready to serve all community groups, to 

 provide them with play space, to arrange programs, train leaders and help 

 them in their activities. The recreation division, however broad its pro- 

 gram and effective its staff, cannot conduct a community-wide recreation 

 program by working alone. There are other municipal groups, such as a 

 school board with its facilities and programs. There are private groups 

 controlling properties and equipment. In many cities there is a recreation 

 commission which can very often provide leadership which will vitalize 

 public park property. It is only by the pooling of the resources of all these 



