Belleville social survey . he mostpart without active recreation. The favorite recreation of the ma-jority, both of men and women, was readiag. More than one man?gave work as Wb favorite recreation and a large number of womenmentioned church-going and se-wing. These replies show that themajority of grown-ups do not realize the real value of many think that play and recreation are childish and foolish forthe grown-up man and womanfj tjln Belleville there is a strong tendency to provide for adult re-creation. There is a Volley Ball Club with a membership of four-Iteen, meeting onc
Belleville social survey . he mostpart without active recreation. The favorite recreation of the ma-jority, both of men and women, was readiag. More than one man?gave work as Wb favorite recreation and a large number of womenmentioned church-going and se-wing. These replies show that themajority of grown-ups do not realize the real value of many think that play and recreation are childish and foolish forthe grown-up man and womanfj tjln Belleville there is a strong tendency to provide for adult re-creation. There is a Volley Ball Club with a membership of four-Iteen, meeting once a week. There are four tennis courts utilized byabout thirty grown-ups. Indoor baseball has been successfully car-ried on. 7 This development in adult recreation is to be strongly com-mended. The recommendation is made that the movement be fur-ther extended to include more persons. The city should plan for apermanent city park outside the city limits large enough for pic-nics and for social recreation or gatherings. «. 1 9 \CfHJrchSecio^s ^i&tits J COMMERCIAL RECREATION. Under the head commercialrecreation, the moving-picture show, the pool halls, and the publicdance were studied. THE MOVING PICTURE. There is one moving-picture thea-tre with a seating capacity of 278. f^s. study of the age groups in theaudience showed that 2 per cent were under five years of age, 28 percent were between six and fifteen years of age, 30 percent were be-tween sixteen and twenty-five years of age, and 40 per cent wereover twenty-five years of age. If 30 per cent of the moving picturegoers are under sixteen and 70 per cent or more than two-third areover sixteen years, we must recognize that the moving-picture showis primarily for adults and only secondarily for children. J There-fore, the moving picture proprietor, from the commercial standpoint, 28 BELLEVILLE SOCIAL SURVEY cannot afford to adapt the character of his films to the needs ofchildhood. Community action is necessary to meet the situa
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