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June to September, inclusive, because of 
the greater work of upkeep incident to 
swimming pool operations. The hours of 
work and pay of this man are the same 
as given above for janitors. 
PARK AND CEMETERY. 
dressing quarters of the pool, see that all 
take the cleansing bath before entering 
the pool, and control the orderly disposition 
of bathing suits and towels, and sweep, 
wash and keep sanitary and clean all dress- 
In addition to the above workers who con- 
stitute the staff in direct charge of activ- 
ities and facilities, other workers from 
other divisions of the park service are as- 
signed to held houses and playgrounds as 
WOMEN'S GYMNASIUM AND CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, STANFORD PARK. 
One building foreman (man) is assigned 
as supervisor of the work of men and 
women attendants, janitors, swimming pool 
guards and attendants. He is also held 
responsible for receiving supplies, towels, 
bathing suits, keeping inventory and rec- 
ord of same, answering telephone and as- 
sisting the director in handling groups in 
dance halls and club rooms. The building 
foreman is also placed in direct charge of 
the swimming pool from June to Septem- 
ber, inclusive. His hours of service are 
from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m., including Sun- 
day service. His pay is $100 per month. 
During the swimming pool season the 
above staff is supplemented by the follow- 
ing workers : two to three swimming pool 
guards (according to size of pool), whose 
duties consist in safeguarding those who 
make use of the pools, the care of bathing 
suits and towels and the sanitary condition 
of the approaches and surrounding sur- 
faces of the pool. The hours of service 
for these men are from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m., 
seven days each week. The pay is $60 per 
month. 
Two or three men and the same num- 
ber of women are also employed to serve 
as swimming pool or dressing booth at- 
tendants. Their function is to guard the 
ing booths and accessories. The hours of 
service for these workers are from 10 a. m. 
to 10 p. m., seven days each week. The 
pay is $50 per month for women and $55 
per month for men. 
Pianists' are employed to play for gym- 
nasium classes during the indoor season, 
from October to April or May, inclusive, 
at the rate of 25 to 50 cents per hour. 
All of the above workers, for each of 
the eleven recreation centers, are under 
the general supervision of one man — the 
general director of field houses and play- 
grounds, Mr. J. R. Richards. He is as- 
sisted in his supervisory and administra- 
tive work by one man, styled general 
building foreman, whose function it is 
to give general supervision to the work 
of the building foremen, attendants and 
janitors in each of the field houses. One 
instructor (man) is assigned to super- 
visory work in athletics, caring for regis- 
tration of competing athletes and teams, 
refereeing games and tournaments. He is 
also placet' in charge of playground and 
gymnasium supplies, keeping record and 
making pel iodic inventory of same. One 
man is also assigned as gymnasium rigger, 
whose function it was to make mechanical 
repairs in all gymnasiums and playgrounds. 
follows : One to three policemen, one or 
two men in charge of the lunch room, a 
foreman and one to six laborers in charge 
of the upkeep of the grounds, outside re- 
pairs, skating preparations and main- 
tenance ; also one engineer and one fire- 
man, whose function it is to take entire 
charge of heating and lighting. The 
librarian in charge of the reading room 
and library is supplied by the public library 
board. Her duties and responsibilities are 
defined by that board and not by the park 
authorities. 
Mr. John R. Richards, the recently ap- 
pointed superintendent of the South Side 
Chicago playgrounds, has been revising the 
rules governing the small parks and has 
been establishing a separate group of regu- 
lations for each park, to suit the needs of 
the neighborhood in which the park is 
located. He says: “Each park will be 
governed by regulations that peculiarly fit 
the home conditions of the community 
where the park is situated.” The parks 
will be so taken to the people that they 
will become more and more a part of the 
daily life of the community. 
The work of acquiring and • developing 
the small parks and field houses in the 
West Park system was begun in 1905, when 
