Vol. 3, No. 3 Published by The Georgia Recreation Commission March- April 1969 Edition HIM NO TOUCH WITH THE EARTH , WITH NATURE - AND MAN BEGINS TO DETERIO- RATE. AND IT IS WORSE FOR THE CHILD . CHILDREN CANNOT BE REAL CHILDREN WITHOUT ACCESS TO LAND THAT IS REALLY THEIRS. THE HUMAN RACE M UST EVER KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE L A N D." HOWARD BRAUCHER l ~ CO~ING EVENTS April 12-13, 1969 Lake Semi nole Bowfishing Tournament Jack Wingate Fish Camp Bainbridge, Georgia May 14-16, 1969 Fontana Conservation Roundup Fonta na Village Resort Fontana Dam, North Carol i na June 8-10, 1969 Georgia Forestry Assn . Meeting Jekyll Island , Georgia November 16-19, 1969 State Conference on Recreation and Parks, Savannah Country Club Inn, Savannah , Georgia. " Recreation in Georgia" A publication of the Georgia Recreation Com- mission, Mony Building - Room 801, 1655 Peachtree Street, N . E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Telephone 873-1607, 1608 JOHN H. DAVIS- Executive Director JAM ES A. COL LEY - Deputy Executive Director TOM DRUMMOND- Assistant Director T HAD STUDSTI LL-Assistant Director D R. HAROLD D. MEYER- Consultant Commission Members LUKE L. RUSHTON, Chairman Young Harris JAM ES E. BROWN, Vice Chairman Dalton MRS. CICERO A . JOHNSTON Atlanta ROBERT K. BROWN East Point JAMES W. KEY Columbus ROBERT T . BAGGOTT, JR . Newnan MRS. W. A. BOWEN Statesboro VERNE J. PICKREN Folkston WILLIAM R. TILLER Evans ANTON HUBER Moultrie ROGER K. BROWN, new Southeast Regional Director for NRPA is a native of Sycamore, Georgia. He holds degrees from Georgia Southern CoUege and the University of North Carolina. NRPA EXPANDS FIELD SERVICE The National Recreation and Park Association has expan ded its fiel d service to include five regional service centers. The service centers will be located in Fresno, California ; Denver , Colorado ; Chicago, Illinois ; New York City an d Atlanta , Georgia . The NRPA Regional Directors will concentrate on recreation and park problems in their respective regions. The director will assist state commissions professional organizations, private an d volunteer gro ups upon request to the service center. Roger K. Brown has been appointed Regional Director for the Southeast Region with the headquarters in Atlanta , Georgia. Formerly the Director of Recreation for Durham , orth Carolina, Brown has also se rved as director of Recreation for Dalton, Georgia ; Aiken , South Carolina an d Calhoun , Georgia. ******************* Information in this publication may be used with or without credit (except items where credit is given herei n) in the preparation of news stories, radio ta lks, etc. STATE CERTIFICATION LAW IMPLEMENTED The fust recreators in the State of Georgia to be Certified under the 1968 Recrea tion Certification Law were presented their certificates in Atlanta , Georgia on February 7, 1969 . Dr. H. Douglas Leavitt , (far right) Chairman of the Recreation Examining Board made the first presentation to Richard G. Lane , (3-r) Cirector of Recreation for the City of East Point and author of the state law. The secon d certificate was issued to John H. Davis, (2-r), Executive Director of the Georgia Recreation Commission . Bruce R. Prosser , (1-r) Presi dent of the Georgia Recrea tion and Park Society an d a member of the Board of Recrea tio n Examiners was presen t for the ceremony. - ELMER MORROW, Dekalb County Board of Education, FITNESS. KERMIT PERRY, Director, Newnan-Coweta YMCA, PRIVATE AGENCIES. MAX LOCKWOOD, Director, Macon Recreation, CITY GOVERNMENT. TOM MARTIN, Instructor, Georgia Southern College, EDUCATION. JAMES 0. OATES, Director, Cobb County Recreation, COUNTY GOVERNMENT. JAMES H. RAINWATER, Director of Recreation, Southwestern State Hospital, THERAPEUTIC. GEORGIA RECREATION COMMISSION'S ADVISORY COUNCIL The law (Georgia Act 350) creating the Georgia Recreation Commission established an Advisory Council to be composed of individuals who by virtue of training, experience and interest in the field of recreation might be helpful in advising the Commission and staff on problems and needs as they occur in the state. A1 its most recent meeting, the State Commission addressed itself primarily to the task of reorganizing the Advisory Council. The Commission appointed twelve persons to the Council. The Council will hold a minimum of two official meetings each year and their term of office will be for two years. Chairman Luke L. Rushton of Young Harris expresses delight in the fact that all twelve distinguished Georgians accepted this challenging task. "They epitomize the expertise in their respective areas which we are proud to have in Georgia," stated the Chairman, and we will rely heavily upon them to keep the Commission and staff apprised of the problems in the ever expanding field of Recreation." ROBERT T. WARD, Minister of Christian Recreation, Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, RELIGION. CHARLES M. GRAYES, President, The Graves Organization, PLANNING. CLAUDE M. LEWIS, Director, Warner Robins Recreatipn, CITY GOVERNMENT. J~ WAYNE FEARS, Coastal Area Planning & Devel~pment Commission, OUTDOOR RECREATION. BILL WHITE, Director, Gainesville Recreation, CITY GOVERNMENT. GEORGE McELVEEN, Director, Richmond County Recreation, COUNTY GOVERNMENT. RECRUITMENT: A CHALLENGE TO THE PROFESSION!! by Dr. H. Douglas Sessions University of North Carolina NEVER in the history of our nation have we faced as critical a manpower shortage as that we are now experiencing. We need doctors , planners, social workers , public health officials, ad infinitum. There is hardly a profession that does not have more positions available than people to fill them. Recreation is no different and the competition among professions for young, bright people compound the problem for the service professions of which we are one . According to the Recreation and Park Manpower Study completed in 1968 by the National Recreation and Park Association , the need for recreation personnel will quadruple in the next twelve years . The anticipated demand for recreation services will create serious deficiences of trained professional and allied recreation-park personnel. In fact , the situation is already critical with several thousand jobs going unfilled. WHY THE SHORTAGE? It is the direct result of both economic and social change. We are experiencing the leisure explosion . Our technology is providing us with new recreation opportunities while shortening the work week. Americans have more discretionary money to spend than did their forefathers. Recreation is no longer considered an idle of unproductive activity. At the very time we are experiencing these economic and attitudinal changes, we are also experiencing the harvesting of three major population processes. The fust is the tremendous expansion in our urban population with the accompanying demands of city dwellers. Urbanites have traditionally required more public service and structured activities than have their rural counterparts. Secondly, we are being affected by the declining birth rate of the Thirties and early Forties. We do not have an available supply of thirty to forty-five year old professionals to give direction to the many public recreation departments created in the past twenty years. Consequently, there is a shortage of staff at the upper echelons and many young people achieve executive positions in their late twenties. Finally , there is the reaping of the post World War II popula- tion explosion . The high school and college age group is enormous and require more recreation opportunities than do other segments of the population. So with an increasing demand for services, a decreasing work week and a shortage of mid-career professionals, the manpower crisis was inevitable. Like most professions, recreation has depended upon the colleges and universities to provide them with their professional leadership. It can no longer afford this luxury as its recreation curricula are unable to meet the demand. At best, the 145 colleges and universities graduating recreation majors cannot expect to meet the attrition losses of the profession , much less provide personnel for new positions, until 1974. There simply are not enough students majoring in recreation to accomodate the profession's needs . At present, there are less than 10,000 students pursuing degrees in recreation and parks at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Less than onethird of those majoring in recreation will remain in the field for more than five years. Marriage , military service , change in career objectives and other economic opportunities contribute to the outward mobility of recreation graduates. Having defined the problem and recognizing its critical dimensions, the question is one of corrective action. Improved recruitment and selection techniques are obvious answers but the solutions is more involved than the simple attraction of more students to recreation. Possibly a redefinition of the role of the professional and the recognition of the reasons for job dissatisfaction would have more lasting results . HOW DO STUDENTS SEE RECREATION AS A CAREER? This question was asked 600 undergraduates at the University of North Carolina in the fall of 1967 ; the response of these students was quite interesting. They rated recreation as the lowest of all service professions in terms of occupation prestige. It was ranked between school teaching and police work. Of the twenty-five occupations included in the survey , recreation ranked sixteenth. When asked the basis for the ranking of occupations according to prestige , the students listed financial rewards and length of study to achieve professional standing as the basis for their judgments. They did not identify recreation as a field which required special preparation and long-term train.ing as occupational realities. It was ranked average as an income producer. Granted the UNC study was limited to a single campus and had some built-in biases but the results compare favorably with the work of industrial sociologists who also identified recreation as a low-ranking profession on the occupation prestige scale. This indictment of our profession must be met with POSITIVE and DECISIVE action. The image of recreation must be altered . We must be seen as a field with defmite admission standards, a viable career ladder and good opportunities for salary advancement. Our recruitment efforts are destined to be moderately successful unless u6ur occupational prestige rating is advanced . The manpower crisis is directly related to the way others see us. As our image improves, so will our attractiveness as a field of professional endeavor. It is impossible for the universities and colleges to graduate enough students to meet the demands of all our service professions. Recreation must have its share but it is questionable if we will radically alter our piece of the pie. Possibly the solution lies in changing our definition of the role of the recreation professional and the number of professionals who should be employed in a recreation agency. We must rely upon the use of other specialists and upon lesser trained staff to conduct the recreation service. Professional preparation will continue to be required of those who plan and administer the recreation service ; those responsible for judgment decisions. It is essential that the two year colleges enter into the preparation of program staff and join with the graduate and four year programs in the training of recreation specialists. The redefmition of the professional's role would aid the situation in two ways. First, it would reduce the number of professionals needed and secondly , allow the recreation service to employ a more heterogeneously trained and skilled staff. The manpower crisis should not be taken as a negative in the growth of the recreation movement. Rather, it should be seen as an opportunity to rethink the task of the professional and take its rightful place as a respected profession . ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. H. Douglas Sessoms is Chairman of the Recreation Curriculum at the Univenity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He holds the rank of Allociate Profeaor in the School of Education. He holds an A. B. Desree from the Univer- sity of North Cuolina, a M. S. DeJree from the Univenity of Illinois and a Ph. D. from New York Univenity. His profeaional experience includes aerving u a consultant to The Outdoor Recreation Retourcea Review Commisllion, 1960; Consult ant to the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation; Consultant to the North Carolina Recreation Commisllion; and many other high profeaional responllibilitiea. Dr. Sessoms is an ~etive member in the profeaional organizations: National Recreation and Park Allociation, Society of Park and Recreation Educators, North Carolina Recreation and Park Society, and the Southern Soct ologica.l Society. ~EW~ BRIEFS NEWNAN ewnan artist , art hopefuls, art lovers, families and friends turned out by the hundreds to attend the recent annual Winter Art Exhibit at the local YMCA . The program sponsored by the local YMCA is taught by a local artist , Tom Powers. ********** TRENTON The City of Trenton has received approval of a $4 ,500 grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. The grant was to acquire 5.8 acre park in Trenton. ********** ROSSVILLE The City of Rossville , recognizing the need for a strong recreation program , has hired an architect to design a 33 acre park and to prepare a master plan . ********** LAFAYETTE The City of LaFayette has received approval of a $182,000 grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. The grant will be used for expansion and development of three parks in the city of LaFayette. ********** ATHENS The City of Athens has received ap- proval from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a grant of $45,000 to purchase 18 acre addition to Athens Memorial Park. ********** STATESBORO The City of Statesboro has approved the construction of two new lighted ball diamonds for the City Recreation Department. When completed, these will give the department five lighted athletic fields . ********** EATONTON-PUTNAM COUNTY The Eatonton-Putnam Recreation Commission, in a joint meeting with City and County officials were approved for their 1969 budget of $29,970.00. Bobby McNair is the Director of the Department. GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS - Something New in Conservationby Robert E. Hanie Executive Director If you ask the people involved in the Georgia Council for the Preservation of Natural Areas what it does, you are likely to get many different answers . The Council , which was established by the Georgia General Assembly in 1966, is principally concerned with maintaining the high quality of natural environment in Georgia and promoting man's proper use of this enviroment for recreation , study , research and personal growth. The Council has many activities which work for the attainment of these goals. The Council is composed of eight men professionally involved with Georgia 's environment and personally concerned with its maintenance, protection and use. Council members include : Jack Crockford , Assistant Director of the State Game and Fish Commission , Dr. Phillip Greear, Chairman of the Biology Dept. of Shorter College , Lamar Franklin , representative of the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee , Dr. Robert Platt, Chairman of the Biological Sciences Department at Emory University, Dr. Donald Scott, Chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Georgia and Chairman of the Council , W. H. McComb, Chief of Forest Management for the State Forestry Commission and Dr. Charles Wharton , Professor of Zoology at Georgia State College. This appointed council provides the necessary blend of theory and practice idea and action that is all important in guiding the Council's many educational, informational and preservation-aimed activities. Looking back over the Council's first fuU year of operation , (September 1967September 1968), offers only a glimpse of what can and must be done if Georgia is to continue to have a wealth of natural areas. Under the enthusiastic guidance of the Council's Executive Director, Robert Hanie, the Council has begun an inventory of Natural Areas in the State that are of special value as plant of animal habitats, or uniquely represent one of the many different types of natural areas Georgia offers her citizens. The Council has registered ten such areas during the past year. The Council is not a land holding agency of the state but through registration encourages private land owners, the State Government and the Federal Government to protect their lands from destruction , and to promote their use as natural class rooms for Georgia students and to make them more available to scientist and citizens who want to know more about man's ties to his natural environment. Fifty-six natural areas are now under consideration for designation as registered natural areas. Besides taking trips into the field to seek out and study these areas , the Council and its staff has brought the need for careful use of our environment to the attention of Georgians through numerous articles, speeches and seminars. Several excursions have been conducted for legislators , educators and owners of Georgia's natural areas and other individuals and groups who are involved in salvaging the rich resources we have. The Council is presently planning a movie with the Georgia Forestry Commission, beginning a vegetative map of our state, and working on a textbook with several Georgia scientist that will provide the public with more information about the efforts currently being made to preserve, wisely use and enjoy the natural areas around us . Also during the .corning year , the Council plans a more intensive campaign to involve interested citizens, private groups an d state agencies in efforts to preserve for future generations what we enjoy today. JO~ ~ART Individuals desiring to apply for positions listed in the Job Mart should apply directly to the Agency which has the opening. The Georgia Recreation Commission maintains a Personnel Service file for reference to prospective employers. The Commission will be happy to keep your credentials on file upon request ********** DIRECTOR OF RECREATION & PARKS (Salary open) Qualifications : B.S. Degree in recreation or closely allied field. Prefer 2-4 years full time recreation experience. Duties: Plan an d direct a well rounded recreation and parks program for the City of Cartersville, Georgia. Contact: Richard Barton , City Manager , City of Cartersville, City Hall, Cartersville , Georgia , Telephone : 382-1171. ********** DIRECTOR OF RECREATION & PARKS (Salary $6500-up depending upon qualifications.) Qualifications: B.S. Degree in recreation or clcsely related field. Prefer some fulltime experience. Duties: Plan , organize and direct a fulltime program for all age groups in Waynesboro-Burke County. Responsible to a legal recreation Commission. Contact : Dr. Hugh Scott, Chairman , Waynesboro-Burke County Recreation Commission, P. 0 . Box 68, Waynesboro , Georgia ********** ATHLETIC DIRECTOR (Salary open dependin g upon qualifications .) Qualifications : B.S. Degree in recreation or physical education , prefer one year of experience. Duties: Plan and promote a well rounded athletic program for all age groups. Good Fringe benefits. Contact: Al Bishop, Director of Recreation , P.O. Box 305, Marietta , Georgia. Telephone : 427-3751 , ext. 58. ********** ATHLETIC SUPERVISOR (Salary $565-700 per month) Qualifications : B.S. Degree in recreation or allied field . Prefer some experience. Duties : Plan and coordinate Countywide athletic program. Directly responsible to Superintendent of Recreation. Contact : James Cone, Superintendent, Dekalb County Recreation Dept. , P.O. Box 1087, Decatur, Georgia . Telephone: 404/371-2557 McCALMON HONORED. Grady McCalmon, Director of Recreation for the Griffin Recreation Department has been selected by the Griffin Jaycees for their Distinguished Service Award. Buddy Irvine (r), President makes the presentation. GAINESVILLE RECREATION DEPARTMENT COMPLETES NEW INDOOR RANGE. Emory Martin, a member of the Gainesville Archery Assn. shows off his " Robin Hood, split arrow shot" on the new archery range located in the Civic Center. ********** DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAM APPROVED AT UGA The University of Georgia officials made a significant step forwar d for recreation in Georgia when on February 5 1969, the University formally approved the Doctoral Degree program in Recreation and Park Administration. Information about the program may be secured by wirting to: Professor James R. Champlin , Recreation and Park Administration , Stegman Hall , University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia. PERSONNEL CHANGES RALPH G. TURNER , Director of Recreation for the Dalton Recreation Department has resigned effective May 1. He has accepted a position as Vice-President an d partner of Statesboro Burger Chef, Inc. ********** ROBBIE SMITH , ranked number one in tennis while a student at Oglethorpe University has joined the Maco n Recreation Department to head their tennis progra m. He will be responsible for plannin g a county wide tennis program for youth and adults. ********** FRED CASWELL, Director of Recrea tion for the City of Cartersville has resigned to accept the position of Executive Director of the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce. He has been a member of the recreation profession for twenty five years. ********** RICHARD GLENN BAKER has joined the Forest Park Recreation Departme nt as Program Director. He is a graduate of Forest Park High School an d is presently attending Dekalb Coll ege. ********** LEWIS V. JOHNSON , a 1968 gra duate of Georgia Southern College is the new Program Director for the SylvaniaScreven Recreation Department. ********** BILLY C. CARMICHEAL formerly with the Brevard County Recrea ti on Depart- ment is the new Director of Recreation for the Swainsboro Recrea tion Depart- ment. ********** GORDON DELO has been named Direc- tor of Recreation for the City of Hape- ville. He was formerly with the Fore t Park Recreation Depart ment. ********** STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS MOVED TO NEW LOCATION The Department of State Parks has rrioved its general offices to a new location in the State Capitol complex . The new mailing address is : Georgia Department of State Parks, Room 707 , 270 Washington street, S.W., Trinity-Washington Building, Atlanta, Georgia, 30334, Telephone 523-1 791 (Job Mart Cont'd) COMMUNITY PARKS DIRECTOR (Salary $6900) Qualifications: B.S. Degree in Recreation. Experience preferred. Duties: Plan and coordinate a varied program in specific area in the county. Good fringe benefits. Contact: James 0 . Oates, Director of Recreation , Cobb County Recreation Department, P.O. Box 649, Marietta, Georgia , Telephone: 427-7346 . ********** CITY OF CEDARTOWN RECEIVES AWARD. The City of Cedartown and its City Recreation Department received the Municipal Award from the Georgia Recreation and Park Society for its accomplishments in recreation for the citizens of the City. James G. Brock, Director of Recreation for the City displays the award to the City Officials. (LR) Councilman Clyde Tuck, W. H. Hardison, Dr. Don Schmidt, Chairman of the Council, Robert Veal, City Manager, James Brock, Recreation Director, Ralph McCarson and Ed Wilkes, Councilmen. ******************* RED CROSS INITIATES NATIONWIDE RE -TRAINING PROGRAM The American Red Cross has initiated a nationwide re-training program for aU currently authorized water safety instructors who wish to remain on an active status. This mandatory re-training program, which is to be accomplished by December 31, 1969 is necessary because : 1. There is a change in our philosophy and approach to teaching swimming. 2. The new swimming and water safety text is now available. 3. A new instructor outline has been prepared. 4 . The content of our swimming and life saving courses has been changed. 5. There are changes in and additional techniques to be taught. 6. It is nationwide in scope and acceptance, and it is extremely important that aU persons teaching Red Cross swimming and life saving courses be thoroughly grounded in the new aspects of the program. Additional information regarding the retraining program may be secured by writing to: Arnold Winkenhofer , Area Director, Safety Programs, American Red Cross, 1955 Monroe Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30323 . ******************* LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND GRANTS TO GEORGIA According to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation , Georgia has received a total of 45 grant approvals as of December 31, 19 6 8 for a total expenditure of $3 ,773 ,077 . This total includes the planning, acquistion and development grants. ********** Ours seems to be the only nation on earth that asks its teen-agers what to do about world affairs, and tells its goldenagers to go out and play. - Julian F. Grow . DAY CAMPING WORKSHOP SCHEDULED A one day workshop on day camping programs and activities will be conducted in Atlanta (location to be announced) on Friday, April 25th. The workshop format will be a how and what to do type of program in day camping. Discussion will center around staff, staff supervision, an d recruitment. Persons having specific problems or questions concerning day camping and those desiring additional information are requested to contact : Miss Edith Klein Asst. Professor of Recreation , Women 's P.E. Building, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia. DIRECTOR OF RECREATION (Salary open) Qualifications : B. S. Degree in Recreation or closely allied field. Prefer 2-4 years fulltime experience. DutieS': Responsible for planning and conducting a fulltime county wide recreation program for aU age groups. Directly responsible to a legal Recreation Commission . Contact: Mr. A. C. Perry, Chairman, Rockdale County Recreation Commission, 1147 West Avenue , Conyers, Georgia , Telephone : 483-7231. ********** (News Briefs Cont'd) DALTON The Dalton Recreation Commission has acquired 45 acres of land and water for development of new and additional recreation facilities in the Southwest section of the city. Plans are currently underway to begin this development as soon as BOR funds are approved. ********** ROSWELL The Roswell Recreation Department has a long past dream nearing reality in the purchase and development of 60.2 acres for a park site. The project is a combined effort of the entire citizenry of Roswell. ********** THOMSON The City of Thomson and County of McDuffie has recently appointed a legal city~ounty Recreation Commission. The commission will administer a comprehensive program for the citizens of McDuffie County. ********** WAYNESBORO The City of Waynesboro and County of Burke have united their efforts to give the citzens of the area a fulltime and comprehensive recreation program. Dr. Hugh Scott is the new chairman for the Commission.