This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...is eliminated in this way, but public opinion does not always support the board, so that much that is questionable still appears. The educational and recreational value of the higher type of moving pictures is, of course, generally recognized. Clubs and Associations.--There are many associations in the city ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...is eliminated in this way, but public opinion does not always support the board, so that much that is questionable still appears. The educational and recreational value of the higher type of moving pictures is, of course, generally recognized. Clubs and Associations.--There are many associations in the city supported by individuals who are interested in providing the right kind of recreation for those who need it most. The College Settlement, at 433 Christian Street and 502 S. Front Street, is a place where college women live and conduct a kind of club house and recreation center (Courtesy of the Board of Recreation) FUN AT A SWIMMING POOL for thepeopleof the neighborhood. Among the recreational activities provided by the settlement may be mentioned the summer play yards, shower baths, occupation clubst basket-ball clubs, and dancing classes. Some of these are for children, others for grown people. Not all of the activities are recreational; for instance, they carry on a savings bank and engage in many forms of educational work. Activities similar to these of the College Settlement are carried on at the University Settlement, located at Twenty-sixth and Lombard Streets; at the Light House in Kensington; at the Southwark Neighborhood House, 101 Ellsworth Street, and at a number of other centers, also made possible by private contributors. Probably no private organization does more to bring real joy and sunshine into the lives of the children of the poor than does the Children's Country Week Association, with headquarters at 1602 Arch Street. This association provides real vacations, lasting a week or longer, for# several thousand adults and children who otherwise would have to remain in the hot city all summer. Ten thousand more are entertained...
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