Evening star. [volume], September 21, 1939, Page A-19, Image 19

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'Playground of Tomorrow'
Unveiled at Park Conclave
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1 FIELD HOUSE ON WHEELS—For the “playground of the future”
' recreation officials in Washington and throughout the country
may adopt the above suggestion of how trailers may be used in
i place of permanent field houses. Here is how amateur theat
ricals might be put on. At other times musical, dance and
movie programs could be held with sound equipment incorpo
rated in the trailer. A platform in front or seating arrange
ments could take care of gatherings of all kinds. Office space,
shelter, locker and sanitary facilities, and many other things
! could be incorporated, if desired.
There is a “playground of the
future-’ just as there is a “World of
Tomorrow.”
A glimpse of what form it may
take was possible in Philadelphia
j this week at the annual convention
! of the American Institute of Park
Executives at which Prank T. Gart
side, acting superintendent of Na
tional Capital Parks and a senior
director of the institute is in charge
of the educational exhibit.
The "playground of tomorrow,” as
presented at the convention by Mr.
Gartside and others will, among
other things, possess three improve
ments which are of primary im
portance.
One is a surface planted with
a new species of grass that will pro
vide a suitable and almost inde
, structable turf for playgrounds.
The second is a system of mobile
field houses, built as trailers, which
may be hauled from playground to
playground, or allowed to provide
shelter to playground users in
definitely; and which can be hooked
up to city water, light, gas and
sewer systems. The third is a court
surface, made from a carefully
worked out proportion of cork and
bitumen, which will be durable, resi
lient. hard and yet soft.
Grass Gift of Orient.
Contrasted to the dirt, cinder and
weed picture presented by many
playgrounds in Washington and
throughout the country, this future
playground should prove heaven to
the metropolitan youngsters in fu
ture years, it was pointed out.
The grass was described to the
convention by Dr. John Monteith,
director of the green section of the
United States Golf Association. The
discovery of this durable turf, which j
may spell the end to the skinned
knees and barked shins that have
been the badges of the Americar
youth seeking to improve his leisurt
hours on city playgrounds, wai
hailed as a distinct advance in pari
and playgrourfd development by tht
assembled park executives.
Dr. Monteith turned to the Orien
to find a grass that would meet re
quirements for a tough green carpe
for playing areas, after exhaustinf
the possibilities of the more that
1,200 varieties of grass native to thi
Western Hemisphere.
The name of the Oriental grasi
he finally hit upon is Zoysia. It ha;
been tested by the United State;
Department of Agriculture and dur
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ing the last two yean It has been
given actual performance tests In
small patches In the parks and play
grounds of a score of American
cities including Washington. Due
to the limited amount of seed availa
ble in this country widespread use of
the new grass is precluded as yet.
However, by catching seed in
especially constructed lawn mowers
the strain can be propagated and
Improved as time goes on, Dr. Mon
teith told the convention.
Samples in Washington.
Mr. Gartside has a limited amount
of the grass in Washington at the
present time and hopes to be able
to plant restricted areas with it
soon. So far it has been carefully
guarded behind hedges and in
greenhouses until enough seed is
gleaned U> enable its use on a trial
recreational area where it can be put
to the acid test of pounding feet.
The beauty of the new grass, as
described at the convention, is that
it grows laterally, throwing out
roots from the grass stems, some
what after the manner of crab grass.
Thus it spreads quickly into a thick
mat. Besides this its perpendicular
growth is practically nil, which
means that it will have to be cut
only once or twice a season and, in
addition, it is said to have camel
like qualities for going without wa
ter over extended periods of time.
Utilization of the automobile
trailer in the development of the
“playground of tomorrow” was sug
gested at the convention by Mr.
Oartside himself. He presented pre
pared studies of the use to which
such trailers might be put.
Economy, flexibility in use and
adaptability to meet the existing
conditions of the site were the fea
tures of chief value in their use, the
studies revealed. Mr. Gartside
pointed out that the use of this type
of equipment would make it possible
to provide at low cost the most de
sirable features of the modern, but
costly, recreation field houses, which
frequently are beyond the means of
a community. In other instances,
he explained, the trailer units might
serve temporarily in newly acquired
areas, pending permanent develop
ment, their mobility making them
readily available for use at any
other site.
Facilities for dramatic presenta
tions. projection of motion pictures,
social dancing, amplification of edu
cational programs and symphonic
music, civic gatherings and the hold
ing of patriotic meetings and pag
eants, office space for recreation su
pervisors, dressing and locker rooms,
first aid stations and sanitary ac
commodations could be provided by
the trailer units suggested in Mr.
Oartside’s study.
The new “hard but soft” surfacing
which was included in the institute's
educational exhibit, is another im
provement on which Mr. Oartslde
has devoted much time and study.
Repeated trials have resulted, he ex
plained before leaving for the con
vention, in a surface material for
courts and other hard surface areas,
which can be treated to a permanent
green color and on which permanent
lines can be painted. With its corlc
base and bituminous binding mate
rial the surfacing can be indented
with the thumb and forefinger and
come back to normal after the pres
sure has been released.
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