THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 



Large play or athletic field, 



Separate gymnasiums for men and women, 



Swimming pool with dressing quarters and shower rooms, 



Tennis courts, 



Children's playground. 



Children's gardens. 

 The outside grounds are adequately designed and fitted for practical use. 

 Trees, shrubbery and plantation give every appearance of shade, comfort and 

 rest. 



DIRECTORS, ETC. 



The Field House and grounds are in charge of the Playground Director, 

 who directs all activities. Under him is a force of instructors, attendants, 

 life guards, janitors, laborers, etc., who conduct the activities, and insure 

 safety and comfort to the using public. 



PLAN OF OPERATION 



An excellent general jilan of promoting the playground activities has 

 now been effected in our parks. There is, to a great extent, a definite, uni- 

 form program of work, with superior methods of carrying it out, so that 

 our playground parks are adequately meeting the specific needs of their 

 communities. 



ADDENDA 

 Soap, suits, towels, furnished free of charge. 



Swimming Pools and Gymnasiums are under the supervision of trained 

 instructors. 



Life Saving Station operated in connection with all swimming pools. 

 Since the creation of our small parks, there has been no death 

 from drowning in our swimming pools in the seven years of their 

 operation. 

 An Infant Welfare Station was provided at Eckhart and Dvorak Parks. 

 Tuberculosis and similar educative exhibits are held in the various 

 Parks. 



No charge of any kind whatever is permitted for the use of the As- 

 sembly Hall, or allowed to be collected within it. 



SPECIAL ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO THE CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



(See cover illustration.) 



The children's gardens, each .5 feet x 4 feet in size, are a distinct form 

 of educative amusement. Each child, upon application, is allotted one of 

 these plats of ground for cultivation. The Park Board furnishes the vege- 

 tables and flower seeds, together with the services of a trained kindergar- 

 tener. The children enjoy the gardens immensely, take great care of them, 

 and raise as many as three crops of vegetables in one summer. They are 

 allowed to take home what they raise. The work is carried on in class form, 

 the children coming after school twice a week for a period of one hour. 



This woi'k is producing pleasing and permanent results, which are mani- 

 festing themselves in the appearance of small gardens in the front or rear 

 of buildings in the neighborhood, and in boxes of flowers in the window sills. 



PUBLIC LIBRARY 



A branch station of the Public Library is one of the most popular fea- 

 tures of the indoor activities. The Park Commissioners furnish the room, 

 light, heat, janitor service and furniture. The Chicago Public Library fur- 

 nishes the books and the help. 



Yearly circulation, average: 55,835 books; 



Reading attendance, average: 66,000. 



