Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . o get up and carry through a programme of organizationand leadership big and broad enough to serve all who haveyearnings for any part in the use of the equipment at hand. The latter aspects of service are comparable in a meas-ure with the service rendered by the public libraries, publicschools, and public museums. Up-to-date public librarieslong ago ceased to consider their functions ended in merelywaiting upon the public. Extension, promotion, and leadership are now the watch-words in public library service. Public schools in m
Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . o get up and carry through a programme of organizationand leadership big and broad enough to serve all who haveyearnings for any part in the use of the equipment at hand. The latter aspects of service are comparable in a meas-ure with the service rendered by the public libraries, publicschools, and public museums. Up-to-date public librarieslong ago ceased to consider their functions ended in merelywaiting upon the public. Extension, promotion, and leadership are now the watch-words in public library service. Public schools in many citiesno longer close their doors at the end of the day of intellec-tual training supplied to children, but promote and furnishleadership in the use of the school plants for informal educa-tion, recreation, and social welfare of the community. Mu-seums of art and science in many cities no longer halt with areceptive service, but seek to extend their usefulness throughadequate leadership and promotion. The spirit of the times, therefore, is to use all public. Ph Ph PLAY—THE ELIXIR OF LIFE 257 property in a manner to include in specific public service agreater degree of general social service. Although customs and traditions in public park servicehave been those of supplying and conserving bits of naturefor the undirected use of a self-directed public, the concep-tion, development, and equipment of the new parks suggestmeeting in adequate manner all three groups of problems out-lined above. In such a comprehensive scope of service thenew parks keep pace with the march of a complex civilization,even as the schools, libraries, and museums strive to keep pacewith it. It is quite obvious that the greatest service that eachnew park may render lies in supplying a constructive environ-ment in the neighborhood in which the park is located. Thishas from the beginning been supplied most admirably in thearchitecture of both grounds and buildings, in the artistictreatment of interiors
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