"Children in China need to be taught to play," says Mrs. J. Irving Parker, "they are so thoroughly cared for by their amahs that their very games are Played for them! Often children play alone in their gardens or if they meet other children in parks each amah is so jealous for the rights and privileges of her own charge that the spirit of community play and the ideals of fair Play are lost. It is to cultivate this group-play idea, which children in China so often miss unless they have the advantage of a large family, that I am organizing a regular playground course for children of pre-school age."
Mrs. Parker is a trained kinder-partner and holds a diploma in playground _—instruction, Five-mornings a_ week, from 9.30 tw 11.30, she will. supervise the play of a group of children too young for school work and will also teach them folk songs and dancing, fuger plays, songs, and will tell them stories. The fees for the course, $4 4 month, and $6 where there are two in the family, will be used for the permanent equipment of the playground, swings,. sand-gardens, wading pools and. the like. This project would seem to offer a very pleasant opportunity for children to enjoy the normal give and take of group play, with emphasis on the spirit of fair play and unselfishness and an opportunity to develop initiative. Further information may be obtained from Mrs. Parker, 722 Avenue Joffre, West 2488.
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