~ectteatlo~ l~ Qeottgta Vol. 2, No.2 Published by The Georgia Recreation Commission Septembe r-October, 1967 GOVERNOR MADDOX TO KEYNOTE CONFERENCE-Governor Lester Maddox has accepted an invitation to deliver the keynote address on the evening of October ~ The Chie~ ~xecutive is shown above discussing plans for the Conference wath some prmc1pal figures of the Georgia Recreation and P~rk Society. They ~re (left to right) Charles C. Clegg of Dalton, President; R1chard G. Lane, Drrector of Recreation in East Point and a member of the Georgia House of Representativ.es; the _Governor, and James A. Colley, a member of the Georgia Recreation Commission's staff and Conference Program Chairman. The United States Army Infantry Center Band, Fort Benning, Georgia will perform at the 23rd Annual Georgia Recreation and Park Society Conference at Callaway Gardens. State Recreation and Park Conference, October 9-11 Recreation and P ark leaders from throughout the state will converge on Callaway Gardens for the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Recreation and Park Society, October 9-11 , 1967. Over 400 lay and professional delegates representing a variety of agencies and institutions are expected to be present on the evening of October 9 when Governor Lester G. Maddox delivers the keynote address. Representatives from public and private agencies, state, federal , hospital, armed forces , churches and educational institutions will study and discuss a multiplicity of recreation and park related problems and developments during the two and one half day meeting. James A. Colley, Program Chairman, states that "We have tried to harness some of the nation's foremost authorities as well as quality leadership from our own state as program participants and I believe that the Conference has something of value to offer to everyone in our field ." SPECIAL APPEAL Since the opening session will be a meal function , the P rogram O:lmrnittee finds it necessary to ascertain the number of those planning to attend. Therefore, it is extremely important that delegates pre-register prior to October 5. Instructions and information regarding registration can be found on the back page. " In view of the increasing interest in recreation and parks and the over-all leisure movement, it is our hope that all city and county officials and other agencies will make a concerted effort to have someone represent them at this most important conference," states Charles C. Clegg, President of the Georgia Recreation and Park Society. l FEAT U.. R- E j I Our Profession Needs YouIf You're A Professional! MR. COLLEY, Assistant Director of the Georgia Recreation Commission. October 9-11 State Recreation and Parks Convention Georgia Recreation and Pork Society Calloway Gardens, Georgia * * * * * * December 3-7 Notional Recreation and Pork Convention Notional Recreation and Pork Association Fontoinbleou Hotel Miami Beach, Florida "Recreation in Georgia" A publication of the Georgia Recreation Com mission, Many Building - Room 801, 1655 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309 JOHN H. DAVIS-Executive Director JAMES A. COLLEY-Assistont Director W . TOM MARTIN, JR.-Assistont Director Commission Members WILLIAM R. TILLE.R, Chairman Evans VERNE J . PICKREN, Vice Cha irma n Folkston MRS. CICERO A. JOHNSTON Atlanta EARL MANN Atlanta JAMES W . KEY Columbus JAMES E. BROWN Dolton ANTON HUBER, II Moultrie ROBERT T. BAGGOTT, JR . Newnan MRS. W. A. BOWEN Statesboro LUKE L. RUSHTON Yaung Harris by JAMES A. COLLEY, President-elect Conference Program Chairman The 23rd Annual Georgia Recreation and Park Society Conference is quickly approaching the target dates-October 9-11. This state-wide conference for lay and professional personnel provides an excellent opportunity for an in-service training program of high caliber. Originally, our district organizations within the Society framework provided an opportunity for professional personnel to meet, exchange ideas anti discuss new programs, but more recently the district level organization has been devoted almost exclusively to the discussion and promotion of athletics. Therefore, very little professional training is provided through our district organizations. Our profession, in many respects, has less opportunities for sound in-service training programs than any known profession. True, we have our regional and national conferences which are excellent, but up to this particular time, Georgia's participation and attendance has been less than satisfactory . Therefore, every lay and professional person in our profession should make it their ultimate goal to have every department, agency and institution represented at the conference. It is reasonable to assume that this 23rd Annual Conference will be the most important function of the professional society this year. This is as it should be. The Conference Program Committee has endeavored to formulate a program which will be of interest and helpful to all of the many interests represented in our organization-lay as well as professional. The Committee has secured speakers from Georgia and throughout the nation who are well qualified to speak in their respective areas of interest. It should be the intent of every delegate to attend group discussions, each meeting and all sessions, returning to their respective positions better prepared to do a more effective job for those they serve. In addition to the splendid speakers and conference sessions, the membership of the Georgia Recreation and Park Society will have an opportunity to voice their opinions and vote upon several issues which are of upmost importance to the growth and development of the organization. Among these are: (1) the approval or rejection of an Athletic Association-its constitution and by-Jaws, (2) the consideration of a newly devised scholarship-loan program for deserving students, (3) a proposed program of licensing for all publicly employed recreation and park personnel in the State of Georgia, and (4) the always important task of electing new officers to lead the organization during the corning year. Hardly anyone would disagree with the fact that we face numerous complex problems in our field. By the same token , approaches and techniques in recreation as in other fields are radically changing. It is difficult to keep abreast and to be well informed to the extent that our services hold quality and meaning for our constituents. How th en, if this be the case, can we ignore an opportunity of such magnitude-an opportunity to render ourselves better qualified to meet the ever increasing challenge of our profession . . . THE CHALLENGE OF LEISURE!! The Conference Committee believes that it is important that every community in Georgia be represented at the conference. CAN YOU REALLY AFFORD TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY? Commission Corner VERNE J. PICKREN is a member of the Georgia Recreation Commission representing the Eighth Congressional District. The Folkston resident is shown above with his two attractive daughters as they enjoy an air boat ride in the nearby Okefenokee. Cecil Carter (standing), Manager of King's Landing, a private fishing and wildlife preserve embracing 20,000 acres, conducted the excursion into the primitive refuge. Member of the Commission staff were also on hand for the trip which took place while surveying the recreation resources of the area in conjunction with a recreation appraisal being done for the City of Folkston and Charlton County. Mrs. Howard Leveritt, Mayor Protem, examines the flower arrangements at the Decatur Flower Show. DECATUR FLOWER SHOW A BIG SUCCESS The Decatur Recreation Department's Community Center was recently turned into a sea of flowers as over 1,190 entries were entered in the flower show sponsored by the Decatur Flower Show Association. The Decatur Flower Show Association is composed of ten garden clubs with an average membership of 25 . The Association Show was a one day event with over 800 people attending. THE RECREATION DIRECTOR ... THE OLD AND NEW IMAGE 1'The Old lmage11 Scraped the diamond Mowed th~ grass Sold the pop, Picked up the glass. Ran the dance And led the band. Stopped a fight With a strong left hand. He taught and coached and drove the bus Handled all with little fuss . Baseball, basketball and mumbley-peg Volleyball, tennis and a broken leg. Senior, adults and teenage boys, Action cameras and lots of noise. Swimming, ballet and tournaments run, This was not work, you see, 'twas fun. Reports and budgets and letters wrote With problems gripping him by the throat. Criticized, and with friends few, Because he offered nothing new. As hard as he did work and strive, He probably died at thirty-five. 11The New lmage11 Now the director sits at his desk, And tells others to do their best. At ten he arrives upon the scene, And then at two he's on the green. Appoints ~ommittees and watches them work, While he smokes his pipe in his TV shirt. Organizes his crew and staff. Tells them his jokes, they have to laugh. Occasionally he may take a ride, To watch his program grow and thrive. He travels over state and nation, As befits a man of station. He joins the clubs and hunts and fishes. And does pretty much just what he wishes. He feels an administrator is most effective, When he can issue a directive, And let others fuss and run, While he soaks up the summer sun. Now what is it I really mean? I mean that this is just a dream. --WALTER GILLETT "Professional Housekeeping and the Professional Growth of the Administrator" at the Great Lakes District Recreation Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 1-4, 1962 RALPH C. WILSON Ralph C. Wilson is Vice-President of the American Park and Recreation Society. He is a graduate of Colorado College and currently serves as Recreation Specialist with the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. His diverse experience in the recreation field includes service as an athletic supervisor and playground director in Colorado; Municipal and County recreation and park administrator in California and Virginia; and hospital recreation director at the National Leprosarium in Louisiana. Mr. Wilson will be principal speaker at one general session and will also speak to hospital and student concurrent meetings. ROBERT T. BAGGOTT, JR. Reverend Robert T. Baggott, Jr. is Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Newnan, Georgia. This native of Augusta bas served as a member of the Georgia Recreation Commission since its inception in 1963 and is a vitally interested layman in the area of leisure pursuits. As an active member of the Board of Directors of the Newnan-Coweta County YMCA and President of the Community Council, be bas been instrumental in the organization of a municipal recreation department in Newnan. Recognized as a "strong voice for recreation" be has spoken to such groups as the Southern Recreation and Park Conference, the Georgia Recreation and Park Society, the South Carolina Recreation Society, the South Carolina Senior Citizens Annual Conference and the Georgia Youth Workshop. He will serve as principal speaker at the Lay Awards Dinner on Tuesday. State Conference On Recreation And Parks Oct. 9-11 Callaway Gardens Ga. CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS 9:00- 1:00 P.M. 1:00- 5 :30 P.M. 2:00- 4:00 P.M. 7:30 P.M. 9:30 P.M. Monday, October 9 Golf ... Fishing . .. Sightseeing On Your Own Conference Registration Opens GRPS Board of Directors Meeting Opening Session of Conference Speaker : Honorable Lester G. Maddox Governor of Georgia Reception for Governor and First Lady 7:45- 9:30A.M. 10:00-11 :00 A.M. I :30- 2:30 P.M. 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, October 10 Dutch Breakfast Session "New Innovations in the Recreation and Park Field" Speaker: J. Austin Smith "Let's Combat People-Risks" Speaker: Dr. Betty van der Smissen "Recreation and Mental Health" Speaker: Dr. Martin W. Meyer Lay Awards Dinner Speaker : Reverend Robert Baggott Wednesday, October 11 10:00-11 :00 A.M. "A Golden Past-A Sterling Future" Speaker : R al ph C. Wilson ll:l5A.M.- 12: 30 P.M. Annual GRPS Business Meeting 2:00- 4:00 P.M. Three Part General Session Subjects: "New Concepts in Programming" "Beautification of Areas and Facilities" "Staff Communication" Speakers: Temple R. Jarrell Carl Hust Cliff Kerby, Jr. 7: 30 P.M. Annual Conference Banquet "The Dynamic Power of an Activated Want" Speaker: J. Austin Smith J. AUSTIN SMITH is a member of the National Recreation and Park Association Board of Trustees. A self styled recreation and conservation lecturer, this Ohioan was special envoy of Ohio's Governor James A. Rhodes to the Third World Congress on Recreation in Brighton, England, and a speaker at the recent Recreation Symposium in Canada. Only this year he led a concerted effort to prevent the construction of a fire bouse on the site of a park in his hometown of Loudonville. Mr. Smith reports in effect that "this is the third try in three years to desecrate our park-talk about slow learners!" BETTY VAN DER SMISSEN Dr. Betty van der Smissen, Associate Professor of Recreation at Pennsylvania State University in charge of the Graduate Program and Research for Recreation and Parks, is a featured general session speaker and will also appear before a student group. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas where she received a degree in law and holds a doctoral degree in recreation from the University of Indiana. From 1956-64 Dr. van der Smissen taught at the University of Iowa and also served as Director of Research for the National Recreation Association from 1964-65. As a former member of the American Camping Association Board, she is still active in outdoor education. MARTIN W. MEYER Dr. Martin W. Meyer, a graduate of New York University, is the Director, Division of Planning and Evaluation, Indiana Department of Mental Health and also serves as Executive Director, Indiana Mental Health Planning Commission. He has distinguished himself in Indiana as Chairman of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Recreation in 1959-60 and as Chairman, Governor's Conference on Recreation in 1957-58. He was recognized by the Indiana Parks and Recreation Association in 1964 as "Man of the Year" and received a special citation from the ARS, Hospital Section, in recognition of exceptional service to his fellow men through the medium of recreation. This noted author, teacher, lecturer, consultant and recreation therapist will speak to a general session and also to the Hospital Section. Summer Time Is Fun Time At Day Camp The Statesboro Recreation Department has added a new and interesting facet to its program this summer that is gaining a great deal of support in that the new program is meeting the need of two age groups that have heretofore been excluded from the planned programs of the department. Day Camping began at the beginning of summer and thus far has been highly ucces ful with two week se sion planned for boys and girls who will enter th e first four grades this fall. Under the leadership of Lonice Barrett, Program Director, the activities of the Day Camp, Camp Cherokee, have included arts and crafts, nature and wildlife study physical fitness , riflery, archery, group games, group singing and a special treat each day, story time. The last two sessions will be conducted for youngsters entering the second grade and this fall's first graders. Mr. Barrett stated that of particular interest will be the latter session in that it will give these pre-schoolers a group les on exper ience that might lessen an oftentimes frightening experience of starting school. Lasting from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 Noon each morning, Camp Cherokee is proving to be a most exciti ng program for boys and girls enrolled in the four two week graded sessions. Anyone de iring additional information on Statesboro's Day Camping program should write for further information. The expenses are very mall for so large a dividend!! Big Hugh Now In Recreation These headlines in a recent issue of the Atlanta Constitution attracted the attention of many of the R ecreation and Park Professionals in the state. Charlie Roberts, in his article, was writing of Hugh Frank Radcliff, Director of R ecreation for the City of Cordele and Cri p County. Roberts cjted the outstanding record of Hugh's accomplishments in baseball. Listed among the accomplishments were: Struck out 28 Lanier batters in a nine inning game, averaged 2.5 strikeouts per inning for two seasons, and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on June 5, 1948 for a bonus of $40,000. Hugh was Georgia's first big baseball bonus boy. Temple R. Jarrell Honored Temple R . Jarrell NRPA's Southern District Representative, has been elected to the Washington Metropolitan Softball Hall of Fame. During his career as a pitcher from 1939 to 1960 he won 258 games while losing 23. In 1944 Jarrell pitched a perfect game in which every batter struck out. f JOB MART Statesboro Recreation Department's Day Camp Program includes among its many activities, the proper courtesy to our American Flag. Shown folding the flag at the conclusion of the day's activities are: (left to right) Brownie Childs, Jimmy Hill, Brian Sikes and Dancy Dodd. Shown in the background is Bob Hook, Day Camp Counselor. .. Individual desiring to apply for positions listed in the Job Mart should apply directly to the Agency which has the opening. The Georgia R ecreation Commi ion maintains a Personnel Service file for reference to prospective employer . The Commission will be happy to keep your credentials on file upon request. Recreation Therapist Recreation Therapist-Central State Ho pita!. MS-12 Entrance $5 ,244, Maximum $7,032, Periodic $240. MS-13 Entrance $5 ,784, Maximum 7,752, Periodic $260. Benefits: Vacation and sick leave, eleven paid holiday , automat ic salary increases, retirement plan , low cost life insurance, health insurance and other . Male preferred, but will accept female. Puties: Conducting a physical education program for the emotionall y disturbed children. For information contact: Bruce R. Prosser Recreation Therapy Director, P.O. Box 325, Milledgeville, Georgia. 1 1967 The United States Infantry Center Color Guard, Fort Benning, Georgia will participate in the Opening Session and Annual Conference Banquet of the Georgia Recreation and Park Society. EMERGENCY "77" This 14 minute film presents several emergency situations faced by individual their families, and their doctor in a typical community. The film points up the importance of knowing what to do quickly in an emergency requiring medical attention . It is a teaching tool suitable for u e by a wide variety of community organizations. The film is produced by the Metropolitan Life. Insurance Company and may be secured without charge by writing: Health and Welfare Divi ion, M etropolitan Life Insurance Co. , One Madison Avenue, New York, N .Y. 10010. FACT BOOK AVAILABLE! The Georgia Fact Book on Agz'ng, compiled by the Georgia Gerontology Society and funded by a Title III grant, is now in print and available for distribution. Under the original contract, a number of copies were distributed by the Gerontology Society and by the Council on Gerontology of the University of Georgia. Initial distribution has been made and reports have reached us that the data in the Fact Book are extremely useful to planning groups. In addition to descriptive content, concerning the services availab le to the aging in Georgia, a section dealing with statistical information for each county in the State is included. If your organization has not receiV'ed copies of the Fact Book, one or more may be obtained by writing to: STATE COMMISSION ON AGING Suite 224, 881 Peachtree Street, N .E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 f l NEWS BRIEFS s (.L TO CO Many children of Clayton County enjoyed their first supervised recreation activities as a result of program and funds provided by the Economic Opportunity Authority. The program was directed by Doug Cobb and included 15 professional supervi sors, 34 aides and 4 lifeguards. HUNTER MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATED IN DOUGLAS COUNTY The u ual July 4th activities in Douglas County took on a note of seriousne thi year as dedication ceremonie were held in memory of all ervice men from Douglas County who have lost their live for their country. A special tribute wa made to Lt. Robert Gerald Hunter, who was hot down in combat over Vietnam Ia t year, by naming the park in memory of him. A. A Fowler, Jr. , Pu blic Service Commi sioner and personal friend of the Hunter family, who introduced Lt. Hunter to ai rpl anes by giving him his first ride at an early age, made the dedicatory remarks. Other who participated in the ceremonies were: J . M. Haddle, M ayor of Douglasville; R . L. Smith, Chairman of the Douglas County Commiss ioner ; Charlie Overman, President of the Dwglas County Chamber of Commerce; Richard Waggoner, Pastor of the Douglasvi ll e Church of Chri t; and Sam Roberts, President of the Douglas County Jaycees, who served as master of ceremonies. The parents of Lt. Hunter and hi widow are pictured ju t left of the memori al marker. M r. Waggoner, who erected the monument, pointed out that it was contructed of native stone to repre ent the homeland Lt. Hunter loved so much , and alumin um, the same metal as that u ed in the construction of Mr. Hunter's pl ane. Other July 4th activitie included a parade in which hundreds participated and thou ands watched. The parade, along with the majority of the local people, migrated to the Hunter Memorial Park for the dedication ceremonie , an aU-day barbeque, ball game , swimming, boat ride , ga me and a L ittle Mi s Fourth of July Conte t. The Fourth of July activities are spon ored jointly by the Douglasvi lle-Douglas County Park Commission and the Dougla County J aycees. And Park Conference spec Events WIVES OGRAM TUies