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the development of the project since its inception. The work was highly praised and

the unanimous opinion of the meeting was that the project should continue on a year-

round basiso

Plans were then made to effect a speedy transition from the intensive summer pro-

gram of recreation activit;es to the more highly organized winter schedule. With the

opening of the fall school session these plans were put into operation, using, sin

the summer work, the R. F. c. workers through the coordinating and cooperating agency

of the Los Angeles County Department of Recreationo

Although this plan did not contemplate any expansion of the program, it did pro-

vide for a continuous driving effort to put into complete use all existing recreational

facilities in Los Angeles county, particularly the many fine school properties with

their outdoor play areas, gymnasiums, auditoriums and vocational equipment. The form-

ulated plan was a broad one , not only covering the ensuing school year but also looking

forward to a comprehensive program for the summer vacation period of 1934.

The transition from the summer activities to the winter program was no small job

in itself. The changes were necessarily drastic , in that day-time activities had to

be remodelled to fit the available periods remaining from actual school work, or after

school hours, and Saturdays and Sundays. It also included the development of recrea-

tional activities for adults during evening hours. Despite these problems, the trans-

ition was imde during September without lessening the efficiency or momentum of the

project in any particular •

.An unusual amount of work was necessary in the smaller communiti es in which had

been establi shed the 37 new recreation centers due to the fact that in addition to the

training institutes and the promotion of the program itself, carried forward by Marion

Miller, official sponsorship had to be secured and trained by her in the work.

As the R. F. C. program of relief Employment drew to a close during November, it
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was apparent that this project was one of the conspicuous successes of the year. That

its work should terminate with the R. F. c. was unthinkable and hence, with the advent

of the Civil Works Administration (C. w. A.) into the national unemployment situation,

the delinquency project was one of the first to be transferred to the new regime. The