An introduction to the study of the work of child-helping societies, presented at the National Conference of Charities and Correction in 1906.

WILLIAM H. PEAR was manager of the Provident Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

This 1909 paper argues that the great increase of child labor at the time led to a sharp increase in children giving up the opportunity for an education as well as for proper physical development through recreation spaces and playgrounds.

E. W. LORD, Playground Extension Committee, Russell Sage Foundation

A 1910 report of the Fairview Garden School Association of Yonkers, N.Y., detailing the origin and growth of the school garden, including costs and plans for maintenance.

A. L. LIVERMORE was chairman of the Executive Committee of the Fairview Garden School Association.

Reprinted from the Independent of August 20, 1908, this paper, written by the originator of the whole juvenile court system of the United States, calls for the establishment of playgrounds and juvenile courts around the country in order to combat the increase in crime among youth at the time.

BEN B. LINDSEY presided over the Juvenile Court of Denver, Col.

From the Playground Extension Committee of the Russell Sage Foundation, this paper explores a variety of games for children in the winter months.

ARTHUR LELAND, Playground Extension Committee, Russell Sage Foundation

An ideal development for a playground on an irregular tract of land between five and six acres in extent, reprinted in 1909 from Hygiene and Physical Education.

LORNA H. LELAND, playground architect and organizer

This 1908 pamphlet, from the Playground Extension Committee of the Russell Sage Foundation, examines the benefits specific to young girls of recreational spaces for their proper mental and physical development.

BEULAH KENNARD was president of the Playground Association of Pittsburg, Pa.

In this 1909 pamphlet, from the proceedings of the third annual Playground Congress, George E. Johnson argues that children in the modern era need facilitation and supervision of play.

GEORGE E. JOHNSON was director of the Pittsburgh Playground Association.

This 1909 paper from the Playground Extension Committee of the Russell Sage Foundation outlines the reasons for recreation: that it encourages mental control over motor skills, physical development and conditioning, and even the growth moral and social qualities like respect and sympathy in children.

GEORGE E. JOHNSON was director of the Pittsburgh Playground Association.

An address delivered before the Association at the National Recreation Congress in 1908 that points out how fundamental recreation, as well as the public spaces that provide it, can be.

CHARLES EVANS HUGHES was Governor of New York and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.