lost a valuable co-worker. The Governor of
New York, campaigning for re-election in the
fall of this year ( 1914), advocated that public
schools should be surrounded by playgrounds
at "no matter what cost."

Tremendous impetus has been given to the
playground movement throughout the entire
country by individuals and societies organized
for the purpose. Wise men and women have
expounded the social philosophy of play and
recreation, pointing out that these may afford
wholesome expression for energies which might
otherwise be diverted into channels disastrous
to peace and happiness; that clean sport and
stimulating competition can replace the gang
feud and even modify racial antagonisms. The
most satisfactory evidence of this conviction is,
of course, the recognition of the child's right to
play, as an integral part of his claim upon the
state.

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